Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)

About this title: By 1967, bossa nova had become quite popular within jazz and traditional pop audiences, yet Frank Sinatra hadn't attempted any Brazil-influenced material. Sinatra decided to record a full-fledged bossa nova album with the genre's leading composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Arranged by Claus Ogerman and featuring Jobim on guitar and backing vocals, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim concentrated on Jobim's originals, adding three American classics -- "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," "Change Partners," and "I Concentrate on You" -- that were rearranged to suit bossa nova conventions. The ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Girl from Ipanema [DeMoraes/Gimbel/Job]
2. Dindi [DeOliveira/Gilbert/]
3. Change Partners [Berlin]
4. Corcovado [Jobim/Lees]
5. Meditation (Meditação) [Jobim/Gimbel/Mendon]
6. If You Never Come to Me [Jobim/Gilbert/DeOli]
7. How Insensitive (Insensatez) [Jobim/Gimbel/DeMora]
8. I Concentrate on You [Porter]
9. Baubles, Bangles and Beads [Wright/Forrest]
10. Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz) [Jobim/Gilbert/DeMor]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.