Vinicius de Moraes

Antonio Carlos Jobim’s ‘Antonio Brasileiro’ is his fifteenth album completed 11 months before his death and released days after on December 11, 1994 by Sony. Track Listing : . 1.Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie [1St And 2Nd Movements] (Erik Satie, Dick Halligan) – 02:35 . 2.Smiling Phases (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood) […]

Antonio Carlos Jobim – who passed away today twenty six years ago – has performed with a myriad of artists Brazilian or not, of all genres. We have selected twelve of them : João Donato, Elis Regina, Pat Metheny , Edu Lobo, Gal Costa, Danilo Caymmi, Quinteto Vocal , Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, João Gilberto […]

Wes Montgomery’s ‘Goin’ Out of My Head’ is his fifteenth album, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson and recorded on December 7, 8 & 22, 1965 and released in 1966 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Goin’ Out Of My Head (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 02:14 . 2.Once I Loved (Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos […]

October 18, 1978 – Brazilian artists – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho and Miúcha – perform together in Milan, Italy at an Italian TV program called “Studio 3”

Paul Young, Vinícius de Moraes, Jason Mraz, Jonathan Richman, Dave Gahan, Elton John, Leon Russell, Harry Chapin, Billy Bragg, Joe Henry, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman, John Martyn, Elvis Presley. They are the Male Balladeers selected among the 290 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . […]

On September 27, 1993, in Sao Paulo ‘Tom’ Jobim joins a group of American and Brazilian artists – Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ron Carter, Harvey Mason, Shirley Horn, John Hendricks, Gal Costa, Oscar Castro-Neves, Paulo Jobim and Alex Acuna – to perform four songs during what will stay as his last Brazilian public […]

Diana Krall’s ‘From This Moment On’ is her ninth album released on September 19, 2006 by Verve. Track listing : 1.It Could Happen To You (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 03:29 . 2.Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) – 06:07 . 3.How Insensitive (Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 05:20 […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Ella Abraça Jobim’ is a studio album devoted to the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim and recorded on September 17–19, 1980 and March 18–20, 1981. Track listing : . 1.Somewhere in the Hills (Favela) (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 03:56 . 2.The Girl from Ipanema (Vinícius de Moraes, Norman […]

Gloria Estefan’s “The Standards” is her first English-language album since 2011 and her twenty-seventh overall, released on September 10, 2013 by Sony Masterworks Track listing : 1.Good Morning Heartache (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) – 04:22 . 2.They Can’t Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 04:03 . 3.What a Difference […]

Today September 7, as we celebrate Brazil’s national day, we take a closer look at one facet of the Brazilian rich music : Berimbau E Capoeira

Gary Burton’s ‘Alone at Last ‘ is a solo album recorded on June 19 and September 7, 1971 and released in 1972 by Atlantic. Track listing : . 1.Moonchild / In Your Quiet Place (Keith Jarrett) – 06:14. 2.Green Mountains / Arise, Her Eyes (Steve Swallow) – 07:35. 3.The Sunset Bell (Gary Burton) – 05:09. […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Take Love Easy’ is a studio album recorded on August 28, 1973 with Joe Pass and released the same year by Pablo. Track listing : . 1.Take Love Easy (Duke Ellington, John Latouche) – 04:36 . 2.O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 02:19 […]

Joe Henderson’s ‘The Kicker’ is an album recorded on August 10 & September 27, 1967 with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes and released the same year by Milestone. Track Listing : 1.Mamacita (Joe Henderson) – 03:24 . 2.The Kicker (Joe Henderson) – 04:09 . 3.Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn) […]

July 9, 1980 – Marcus Vinicius da Cruz e Mello Moraes simply known as Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian singer, poet and bossa nova composer passed away aged 66. He is remembered.

The Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Elephunk’ is their third studio album (the first with Fergie on vocals) released on June 24, 2003 by A&M Records. Track Listing : 1.Hands Up (Will Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon Jr., Michael Fratantuno, Jean Baptiste, Billy May) – 03:35 . 2.Labor Day [It’S A Holiday] (Will Adams, Allan […]

Antônio Carlos Jobim’s ‘Wave’ is his fourth (and his most successful album to date) album recorded on May 22-24 and June 15, 1967 and released in September 1967 By A&M. Track Listing : 1.Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 02:56 . 2.The Red Blouse (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 05:09 . 3.Look To The Sky (Antônio Carlos […]

‘The Astrud Gilberto Album’ is her first solo album produced by Creed Taylor and released in May 1965 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Once I Loved (Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes) – 02:14 . 2.Agua De Beber (Astrud Gilberto, Vinícius De Moraes) – 02:20 . 3.Meditation (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton […]

Esperanza Spalding’s ‘Esperanza’ is her second studio album released on May 20, 2008 by Heads Up Track Listing : 1.Ponta De Areia (Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant) – 05:39 . 2.I Know You Know (Esperanza Spalding) – 03:46 . 3.Fall In (Esperanza Spalding) – 03:57 . 4.I Adore You (Esperanza Spalding) – 07:27 . 5.Cuerpo Y […]

Antonio Carlos Jobim’s ‘The Composer of Desafinado Plays’ is his debut US album recorded May 9 and 10, 1963 and released the same year in 1963 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.The Girl From Ipanema (Vinicius De Moraes, Norman Gimbel / Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 02:42 . 2.Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) (Vinicius De […]

Tony Bennett’s ‘If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set’ is a studio album arranged by Don Costa and released on April 19, 1965 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Samba Do Avião (Song Of The Jet) (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 03:34 . 2.Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard) – 04:00 […]