Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

• Artist: Frank Sinatra
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1967 01 30-1967 02 01
• 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	Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(3:13)
Dindi	Aloysio de Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(3:25)
Change Partners	Irving Berlin	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:40)
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	Gene Lees, Antonio Carlos Jobim	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:45)
Meditation (Meditação)	Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça	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	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(3:15)
I Concentrate on You	Cole Porter	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:32)
Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Robert C. Wright, George Forrest	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:32)
Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)	Vinícius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert	Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim	(2:37)

Credits

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

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