The Man from Ipanema (1963)

About this title: Issued nearly a year after Jobim's death, this three-CD set is ground zero, the place to start if you don't have any Jobim in your collection or for anyone who wants a single package of his multifaceted art. The set encompasses not only Jobim's own sporadic work for Verve from 1963 until his final 1994 Carnegie Hall concert and the two A&M albums of 1967 and 1970, but also sessions led by Stan Getz, Joao, and Astrud Gilberto in which Jobim appeared as a sideman. Guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves, who selected the music for this set, follows a unique game plan, devoting disc one to vocal renditions ... read more

Tracks:

1. Passarim [Jobim/Jobim]
2. So Danço Samba (I Only Dance Samba) [DeMoraes/Jobim]
3. Águas de Março (Waters of March) [Jobim]
4. Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) [DeMoraes/Gilbert]
5. Lamento [DeMoraes]
6. Luiza [Jobim]
7. Chovendo Na Roseira [Jobim/Lees]
8. Años Dourados [Buarque]
9. O Grande Amor [DeMoraes/Jobim]
10. Agua de Beber [DeMoraes/Jobim]
11. Modinha [DeMoraes]
12. Borzeguim [Jobim]
13. Soneto de Separacão (Song of Separation) [DeMoraes]
14. Gabriela [Jobim]
15. Retrato Em Branco E Prieto (Picture in Black and White) [Buarque]
16. Dindi [DeOliveira/Gilbert]
17. Inütil Paisagem (Useless Landscape) [DeOliveira/Gilbert]
18. Photograph [Jobim/Gilbert]
19. Chansong [Jobim]
20. Meditation (Meditação) [Gimbel/Jobim/Mendon]
21. O Que Tinha de Ser [DeMoraes]
22. O Morro Não Tem Vez [DeMoraes]
23. Bonita [Gilbert/Less]
24. Wave [Jobim]
25. Tide [Jobim]
26. Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) [DeMoraes/Gilbert]
27. Chega de Saudade [DeMoraes/Hendricks]
28. Sue Ann [Jobim]
29. One Note Samba [Hendricks/Jobim/Men]
30. Mojave [Jobim]
31. O Morro Não Tem Vez [DeMoraes]
32. Tema Jazz [Jobim]
33. Meditation (Meditação) [Mendonca]
34. Triste [Jobim]
35. Agua de Beber [DeMoraes/Jobim]
36. So Danço Samba [DeMoraes]
37. Captain Bacardi [Jobim]
38. O Morro Não Tem Vez [DeMoraes/Jobim]
39. Desafinado [Mendonca/Lees]
40. Desafinado [Jobim/Mendonca]
41. Desafinado [Mendonca/Lees]
42. The Girl from Ipanema [DeMoraes/Gimbel/Job]
43. The Girl from Ipanema [DeMoraes/Gimbel/Job]
44. The Girl from Ipanema [DeMoraes/Gimbel/Job]
45. The Girl from Ipanema [DeMoraes/Gimbel/Job]
46. Corcovado [Jobim/Lees]
47. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) [Jobim/Lees]
48. Corcovado [Jobim/Lees]
49. Insensatez [DeMoraes/Gimbel]
50. Insensatez [DeMoraes/Gimbel]
51. Insensatez (How Insensitive) [DeMoraes/Gimbel]
52. Insensatez [DeMoraes/Gimbel]
53. Vivo Sonhando [Jobim/Lees]
54. Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) [Jobim/Lees]
55. Vivo Sonhando [Jobim/Lees]

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