The ''Sinatra–Jobim Sessions'' is a 1979 double LP

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of American singer

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's work with

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

. The album was published only in Brazil by producer Roberto Quartin, and had never been re-released on

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or CD until 2010 when it was re-mastered and released under The Frank Sinatra Collection and became available worldwide. All but three songs recorded by Sinatra and Jobim in 1967 and 1969 were released on '' Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim'' (1967) and '' Sinatra & Company'' (1971). The tracks "Bonita", "Sabiá", and "Off Key (Desafinado)", however, were originally only available on the 8-track ''Sinatra-Jobim'' (1969), which was quickly pulled from release . The first two of these tracks later appeared on the 1977 UK compilation album '' Portrait of Sinatra'', but were also included on ''Sinatra-Jobim Sessions'', making it eagerly sought by collectors. "Off Key (Desafinado)" was not included here and remained largely unavailable until Sinatra's '' The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings'' was released in 1995. This collection also included two recordings which do not actually feature Jobim, "Drinking Again

and "Manhã De Carnaval". In 2010 the

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label issued a new compilation entitled '' Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings''. Sinatra and Jobim worked together for a final time in 1994 on '' Duets II'', recording a cover of " Fly Me to the Moon".

Track listing

# " Baubles, Bangles and Beads" ( Robert C. Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin) – 2:32 # " I Concentrate on You" (

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) – 2:32 # " Dindi" ( Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveria) – 3:25 # " Change Partners" (

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Acade ...

) – 2:40 # " Corcovado" (Jobim, Gene Lees) – 2:45 # " If You Never Come to Me (Inútil Paisagem)" (Jobim, Gilbert, de Oliveira) – 2:10 # "

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" (Jobim,

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, Vinícius de Moraes) – 3:00 # "

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" (Jobim, Gimbel, Newton Mendonça) – 2:51 # " Once I Loved (O Amor em Paz)" (Jobim, Gilbert, de Moraes) – 2:37 # " How Insensitive" (Jobim, Gimbel, de Moraes) – 3:15 # " Drinking Again" (

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, Doris Tauber) – 3:13 # " One Note Samba" (Jobim, Mendonça) – 2:20 # " Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa de Você)" (Gilbert, Dolores Duran, Jobim) – 2:28 # "

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" (Jobim) – 3:25 # " Bonita" (Gilbert, Lees, Jobim) – 3:39 # " Someone to Light Up My Life" (de Moraes, Jobim, Lees) – 2:37 # " Drinking Water (Agua de Beber)" (de Moraes, Jobim, Gimbel) – 2:35 # " The Song of the Sabiá (Sabiá)" (Jobim, Chico Buarque) – 3:38 # " This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca)" (de Moraes, Jobim, Lees) – 2:57 # " Triste" (Jobim) – 2:40 # " Manhã De Carnaval (A Day in the Life of a Fool)" (Sigman, Bonfá) – 2:59

Personnel

– Vocals *

– Piano, Guitar, Vocals * Claus Ogerman – Arranger, Conductor (Tracks 1–11) * Eumir Deodato – Arranger (Tracks 12–20) * Morris Stoloff – Conductor (Tracks 12–20) *

Don Costa Dominick P. "Don" Costa (June 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was an American conductor and record producer. He discovered singer Paul Anka and worked on several hit albums by Frank Sinatra, including '' Sinatra and Strings'' and '' My Way'' ...

– Arranger, Conductor

Track listing

Personnel

See also