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The Astrud Gilberto Album
''The Astrud Gilberto Album (with Antonio Carlos Jobim)'' is the debut studio album by Astrud Gilberto. With Antonio Carlos Jobim on guitar and the arrangements by Marty Paich, it was released via Verve Records in 1965. It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. In 2017, NPR placed it at number 73 on the "150 Greatest Albums Made by Women" list. Track listing Personnel * Astrud Gilberto – vocals * Antônio Carlos Jobim – guitar, vocals (on track 2) * Joe Mondragon – double bass * Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute * João Donato – piano * Stu Williamson – trumpet * Milt Bernhart – trombone * Guildhall String Ensemble – ensemble Charts References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Astrud Gilberto Album 1965 debut albums Astrud Gilberto albums Verve Records albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Albums arranged by Marty Paich Portuguese-language albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilberto was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a German father, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. She was raised in Rio de Janeiro. Her father was a language professor, and she became fluent in several languages. She married João Gilberto in 1959 and had a son, João Marcelo Gilberto, who later joined her band. Astrud and João divorced in the mid-1960s. She has another son from a second marriage, Gregory Lasorsa, who also played with his mother. Later she began a relationship with her husband's musical collaborator, American jazz saxophone player Stan Getz. She immigrated to the United States in 1963, residing in the U.S. from that time. She sang on two tracks on the 1963 album ''Getz/Gilberto'' featuring J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meditation (Antônio Carlos Jobim Song)
"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese language, Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. The English language, English version has lyrics by Norman Gimbel. In Finland, the song was recorded in 1963 by Olavi Virta with lyrics by Sauki under the title "Hymy, flower and love". Erkki Liikanen recorded the song in 1967 with lyrics by Aarno Raninen under the title "Taas on hiljaisuus". Recordings *João Gilberto on ''O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor'' (1960) *Cal Tjader on ''Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil'' (1962) *Herbie Mann on ''Right Now (Herbie Mann album), Right Now!'' (Atlantic 1962) *Charlie Byrd on ''Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros'' (Riverside 1962) *Antônio Carlos Jobim on ''The Composer of Desafinado, Plays'' (1963) *Pat Boone released this song as a single in 1963, reacing number 91 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. *Cliff Richard on ''Kinda Latin'' (Columbia EMI, 1965) * Doris Day [Latin for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Donato
João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto. Career A professional at the age of 15, Donato played accordion at the Sinatra-Farney Fan Club. He recorded for the first time with Altamiro Carrilho. Soon after he joined a band led by violinist Fafá Lemos that played in Brazilian nightclubs. His first solo album came out in 1953. He led the bossa nova band Os Namorados which performed songs such as "Tenderly". Donato became arranger and pianist for the band Garotos da Lua and was joined by João Gilberto. After moving to São Paulo, he played in the Luís César Orchestra and the band Os Copacabanas. In 1956 he recorded an album for Odeon that was produced by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Donato wrote "Minha Saudade" with Gilberto, and it became a hit. In an interview during the 1970s, Gilberto said Donato inspired the creation of bossa no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Shank
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first-call studio musician in Hollywood. In the 1970s and 1980s, he performed regularly with the L. A. Four. Shank ultimately abandoned the flute to focus exclusively on playing jazz on the alto saxophone. He also recorded on tenor and baritone sax. His most famous recording is probably the version of "Harlem Nocturne" used as the theme song in ''Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer''. He is also well known for the alto flute solo on the song "California Dreamin'" recorded by The Mamas & the Papas in 1965. Biography Bud Shank was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States. He began with clarinet in Vandalia, Ohio, but had switched to saxophone before attending the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon (February 2, 1920 – July 1987) was an American jazz bassist. Early life Mondragon was born in Antonito, Colorado, and raised in the Española Valley region of New Mexico. Mondragon was of Apache and Hispanic origin. Career Mondragon was an autodidact on bass, and began working professionally in Los Angeles. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and then joined Woody Herman's First Herd in 1946. Over the next two decades, he became one of the more popular studio bassists for jazz recording on the West Coast, appearing on albums by June Christy, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Buddy Rich, Buddy DeFranco, Marty Paich, Claude Williamson, Georgie Auld, Chet Baker, Bob Cooper, Harry Sweets Edison, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Bud Shank and Ella Fitzgerald. Mondragon can also be heard on soundtracks for films such as ''The Wild One'' and '' Pete Kelly's Blues''. Mondragon never recorded as a leader. Personal life Mondragon died in San Juan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Lees
Frederick Eugene John Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States, where he was a music critic and lyricist. His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall. Biography Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Lees was the eldest of four children born to Harold Lees, a violinist, and Dorothy Flatman. His sister, Victoria Lees, is the former Secretary General of Montreal's McGill University, and his brother, David Lees, is an investigative journalist and science writer. Beginning his writing career as a newspaper reporter in his native Canada, between 1948 and 1955 Lees contributed to ''The Hamilton Spectator'', the ''Toronto Telegram'', and the ''Montreal Star'', and first worked as a music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo Sonhando
"Vivo Sonhando" (a.k.a. "Dreamer", translated literally as "I Live Dreaming") is a bossa nova song from 1962 with words and music by Antônio Carlos Jobim. English lyrics were added later by Gene Lees. In 1990, for a Brazilian album project, Susannah McCorkle received permission from Jobim to compose new lyrics in English, entitling her version, "Living on Dreams." The first recording of "Vivo Sonhando" was by Os Cariocas in 1963. Jobim recorded an instrumental version the same year for his debut album, '' The Composer of Desafinado Plays'', and recorded a vocal version in English on his 1980 album, ''Terra Brasilis.'' Recorded versions * Os Cariocas - ''Mais Bossa Com Os Cariocas'' (1963) * Antônio Carlos Jobim - '' The Composer of Desafinado Plays'' (1963), ''Terra Brasilis'' (1980) * Marcos Valle - ''Samba "Demais"'' (1963) * Leny Andrade - ''A Arte Maior de Leny Andrade'' (1963) * Eumir Deodato – ''Inútil Paisagem – As Maiores Composições de Antonio Carlos Jobim'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotografia (Antônio Carlos Jobim Song)
"Fotografia" (also known as "Photograph") is a bossa nova song written and composed in 1959 by Antônio Carlos Jobim. English lyrics were published in 1965 by Ray Gilbert. "Fotografia" was one of Jobim's first compositions for which he wrote the words as well as the music. According to author Ruy Castro, this came about partly because Jobim's songwriting partner, Vinicius de Moraes, had left Rio de Janeiro to take up a diplomatic post in Montevideo, Uruguay, during much of 1958 and 1959. The change allowed Jobim to work with other lyricists, such as close friend Newton Mendonça, Dolores Duran and Aloísio de Oliveira, and to try his hand at penning his own lyrics. Jazz critic Gary Giddins, writing in The New Yorker, referred to "Fotografia" as an "ingenious" composition full of "flirtatious romance," while Mark Holston at Jazziz Magazine said the song was "mesmerizing." Thom Jurek at AllMusic called it "a tome of memory and longing." Brazilian vocalist Flora Purim, who recorded " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloísio De Oliveira
Aloísio or Aloysio de Oliveira (December 30, 1914 – February 4, 1995), also known as Louis Oliveira, was a Brazilian record producer, singer, actor and composer. A key figure in the internationalization of Brazilian popular music, he contributed to Carmen Miranda's career abroad with his own musical ensemble: Bando da Lua, which he founded in 1929 with Hélio Jordão Pereira, Afonso Osório, Stênio Osório, Armando Osório, Osvaldo Éboli, Ivo Astolfi, Diego Astolfi and some other cousins of the latter for a total of 12 people. With the death of Miranda in August 1955 the group disbanded. Back in Brazil, Aloísio directed the command of Odeon Records, then created his own record label: the Elenco, producing dozens of discs and launching important names of bossa nova as Tom Jobim. Biography Aloísio graduated in dentistry, but never practiced this profession. From an early age, he had a strong relationship with music. In 1929, Aloísio joined Bando da Lua band and already in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dindi
"Dindi" ( - which sounds like Jin-jee in English) is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova and jazz standard song. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book "Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado"). In December 1966, just a short while after Telles had recorded this piece with the guitarist Rosinha de Valença, she was killed in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro. :Céu, tão grande é o céu :E bandos de nuvens que passam ligeiras :Prá onde elas vão, ah, eu não sei, não sei. English version English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert: :"Sky so vast is the sky / with faraway clouds just wandering by / Where do they go / oh I don't know." Discography * Sylvia Telles - ''Amor de Gente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Insensitive
"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] |
O Morro Não Tem Vez
"O Morro Não Tem Vez" (loosely translated as "The Slums aren't Given a Chance"), also known as "Favela", "O Morro", and "Somewhere in the Hills", is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Ray Gilbert. The song was first released in 1962 by Pedrinho Rodrigues as an a-side to "O Amor e a Canção". In 1963, it was popularized by Jair Rodrigues. The most famous versions are by Astrud Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Stan Getz. Context In 1964, not shortly after the song was released, the Brazilian government suffered a coup and was replaced by a military dictatorship. During this time, many musicians and composers, including songwriters Jobim and de Moraes, were arrested and interrogated by the police or had their calls and mail tapped for creating "subversive" music. While bossa nova has not usually been regarded as having political themes, the song became one of the genre's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |