|
Insensatez
"How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sting on lead vocals for his album, ''Antônio Brasileiro''. Background In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor. Recorded versions The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as: *Frank Sinatra *Peggy Lee (1964) *Andy Williams on His Album ''The Shadow of Your Smile'' in 1966 *Shirley Bassey *Telly Savalas *Olivia Newton-John *Petula Clark *The Monkees (Recorded in 1968, Released in 1996) *Liberace *William Shatner *Iggy Pop *Judy Garland *The 5th Dimension *Sinéad O'Connor *Robert Wyatt Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre: * Joao Gilberto *Laurindo Almeida *Wes Montgomery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Brasileiro
''Antônio Brasileiro'' is the fifteenth album by Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was released days after his death in 1994. The album was completed 11 months before his death, and was a critical and commercial success. Track listing # "Só Danço Samba (song), Só Danço Samba" # "Piano Na Mangueira" # "How Insensitive" ("Insensatez") (featuring Sting (musician), Sting) # "Querida" # "Surfboard (Antônio Carlos Jobim song), Surfboard" # "Samba de Maria Luiza" # "Forever Green" # "Maracangalha" # "Maricotinha" # "Pato Preto" # "Meu Amigo Radamés Gnattali, Radamés" # "Blue Train" ("Trem Azul") # "Radamés Y Pelé" # "Chora Coração" # "Trem de Ferro" Guest vocalists: * Sting (musician), Sting on "How Insensitive" * Maria Luiza Jobim on "Samba de Maria Luiza" and "Forever Green" * Dorival Caymmi on "Maricotinha" * References Antônio Carlos Jobim albums 1994 albums Albums published posthumously Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album Columbia Records albums {{Brazil-album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays
''The Composer of Desafinado, Plays'' is the first album by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Released in 1963, the album features a dozen instrumentals arranged by Claus Ogerman, whose work would mark the beginning of a lifelong musical relationship with Jobim. Of these twelve songs, nearly all of them are jazz standards. The opening track "The Girl from Ipanema" is believed to be the second most recorded song in history behind The Beatles' "Yesterday (Beatles song), Yesterday," and a recording of the song by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz became a worldwide hit in 1964. Jobim plays both guitar and piano on the album, the latter of which producers resisted because they wanted to present the image of the Latin man and his guitar, which is evident from the album cover itself. Jobim, in a 1988 interview on NPR's ''Fresh Air'' with Terry Gross, recalled this struggle with American producers:...when I got to the stage, they wouldn't let me play piano here. You know, they said, listen, Antonio, you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |