Antonio Carlos Jobim and Friends (1996)

About this title: Jobim made his last Brazilian concert appearance -- and the penultimate one of his life -- at this warm, star-studded affair in which American jazz musicians jetted down to the Free Jazz Festival in São Paulo to pay effusive homage. The miracle is how easily the jazzers were able to capture the yearning essence of Jobim's idiom without really compromising their own distinct styles. Thus, Joe Henderson welds his trademark unpredictable flurries into the cool tenor sax bossa nova tradition, Shirley Horn does "Once I Loved" in her own inimitable manner that matches the mood of the song perfectly ... read more

Tracks:

1. Prelude: Inútil Paisagem/Triste/Esperança Perdida [Medley] [Jobim]
2. Ela é Carioca [DeMoraes/Jobim]
3. The Boy from Ipanema [Jobim/DeMoraes/Gimb]
4. Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz) [Jobim/DeMoraes/Gilb]
5. O Grande Amor [Jobim/DeMoraes]
6. Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) [Jobim/DeMoraes/Hend]
7. Agua de Beber [Jobim/DeMoraes]
8. A Felicidade [Jobim/DeMoraes]
9. Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você [Jobim/DeMoraes]
10. Luiza [Jobim]
11. Wave [Jobim/Jobim]
12. Caminhos Cruzados [Mendonca]
13. Finale: The Girl from Ipanema [Jobim/DeMoraes]

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