VA - The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (1995) Repost

The first of several tribute albums issued just after Antonio Carlos Jobim's death, this one generally sticks to his most famous songs as interpreted by several Brazilian and American artists from PolyGram's archives.

Jobim himself appears on such obvious choices as the best-selling Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, and Astrud Gilberto hit "The Girl from Ipanema," and with Astrud on "Agua de Beber" and "Dindi," and again with Elis Regina on an "Aguas de Marco" that nearly breaks up with laughter. The American contributions are a mixed bag; Sarah Vaughan's "Corcovado," for example, is rather inappropriately overwrought but Wes Montgomery's "Insensatez" is a beautiful recording, with Jobim's favored arranger, Claus Ogerman, in top wistful form. The other jazzers on the CD are Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Shirley Horn, and Dizzy Gillespie, proving that Jobim's timelessly aching music attracted quite a diverse cross-section of admirers. –Richard S. Ginell, AllMusic

Tracklist:

01. Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema) - Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim
02. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - Sarah Vaughan
03. Felicidade - Billy Eckstine
04. O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Favela) - Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfa with Antonio Carlos Jobim
05. Agua de Beber - Astrud Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim
06. So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
07. Insensatez (How Insensitive) - Wes Montgomery
08. Once I Loved - Shirley Horn
09. Samba de Uma Nota So (One Note Samba) - Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
10. Meditacao (Meditation) - Joao Gilberto
11. Desafinado (Slightly out of Tune) - Ella Fitzgerald
12. Dindi - Astrud Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim
13. Wave - Oscar Peterson
14. Aguas de Marco (Waters of March) - Antonio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina
15. Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) - Dizzy Gillespie

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