Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

• Artist: Frank Sinatra
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1967
• Total Time: 28:05
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Girl from Ipanema	Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(3:13)
Dindi	Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(3:25)
Change Partners (Lyrics)	Irving Berlin	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:40)
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(2:45)
Meditation (Meditação)	Norman Gimbel, Newton Mendonça, Antonio Carlos Jobim	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:51)
If You Never Come to Me	Aloysio de Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:10)
How Insensitive (Insensatez)	Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(3:15)
I Concentrate on You (Lyrics)	Cole Porter	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(2:32)
Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Robert C. Wright, George Forrest	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(2:32)
Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)	Vinícius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert	Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra	(2:37)

Credits

Sonny Burke (Producer), Ed Thrasher (Art Direction), Ray Gilbert (Producer), Lee Herschberg (Digital Mastering), Al Viola (Guitar), Dom Um Romão (Drums), Frank Sinatra (Performer), Billy May (Trumpet), Antonio Carlos Jobim (Performer), Stan Cornyn (Liner Notes), Antonio Carlos Jobim (Vocals), Antonio Carlos Jobim (Piano), John Bryson (Photography), Claus Ogerman (Arranger), Gregg Geller (Reissue Producer), Claus Ogerman (Conductor), Lee Herschberg (Engineer), Antonio Carlos Jobim (Guitar)

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