Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim [50th Anniversary Edition] [LP]

by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra

Overview

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 result was a subdued, quiet album that used the Latin rhythms as a foundation, not as a focal point. Supported by a relaxed, sympathetic arrangement of muted brass, simmering percussion, soft strings, and Jobim's lilting guitar, Sinatra turns in an especially noteworthy performance; he has never sounded so subtle, underplaying every line he delivers and showcasing vocal techniques that he never had displayed before. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim doesn't reveal its pleasures immediately; the album is too textured and understated to be fully appreciated within one listen. After a few plays, the album begins to slowly work its way underneath a listener's skin, and it emerges as one of his most rewarding albums of the '60s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/14/2017
Label:	Reprise / Universal
UPC:	0602557276183
Rank:	7151

Tracks

1. The Girl from Ipanema
2. Dindi
3. Change Partners
4. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
5. Meditation
6. If You Never Come to Me
7. How Insensitive
8. I Concentrate on You
9. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
10. Once I Loved

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist,Vocals
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Primary Artist,Vocals
Colin Bailey   Percussion
Armand Kaproff   Cello
Kurt Reher   Cello
Buddy Collette   Woodwind,Saxophone
Hal Blaine   Drums,Percussion
Glen Campbell   Guitar
Roy Caton   Trumpet
Harry Bluestone   Violin
Al Viola   Guitar
Victor Feldman   Drums,Percussion
William Kurasch   Violin
Donald Owens   Piano
Eddie Brackett   Drums,Percussion
Carol Kaye   Bass (Electric)
Dom Um Romao   Drums
Ollie Mitchell   Trumpet
Al Casey   Guitar
Ronnie Lang   Clarinet
Ray Gilbert   Co-Producer

Technical Credits

George Forrest   Composer
Sonny Burke   Producer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer,Vocal Support
Alexander Borodin   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer
Lee Herschberg   Engineer
Robert Wright   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
De Oliveira   Composer
Bob Scheerer   Producer
Newton Mendonca   Composer
Robert C. Wright   Composer
Aloysio De Oliveria   Composer
Claus Ogerman   Arranger
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Aloysio de Oliveira   Composer
Ray Gilbert   Composer,Producer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer