Meditation (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)
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"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. The English version has lyrics by Norman Gimbel.[1]
Recordings[]
- João Gilberto on O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960)
- Cal Tjader on Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962)
- Herbie Mann on Right Now! (Atlantic 1962)
- Charlie Byrd on Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside 1962)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim on The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963)
- Cliff Richard on Kinda Latin (Columbia EMI, 1965)
- Doris Day [Latin for Lovers album] 1965
- Astrud Gilberto on The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
- Andy Williams on The Shadow of Your Smile (1966)
- Frank Sinatra on the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
- Claudine Longet recorded the song for her A&M debut album Claudine (1967) and was her first single for the label. This recording reached #98 on the Hot 100.[2]
- Blossom Dearie recorded the song for her 1967 album Soon It's Gonna Rain
- Jack Jones; featured as the B-side of Kapp 45 Far Away (1968)
- Dexter Gordon on More Power! (Prestige 1969)
- Jazz Guitarist Joe Pass on Intercontinental (album) (1970)
- Johnny Hartman on I've Been There (1973)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim & Ana Caram on (Chesky Records 1989)
- Adalberto Bravo on Smooth Passions (2004)
- Nellie McKay recorded the song for her 2009 album Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day
- Jazz pianist Gene Harris on Another Night in London (2010)
See also[]
- List of bossa nova standards
References[]
- ^ "Original versions of Meditation by Astrud Gilberto | SecondHandSongs".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 512.
Categories:
- Songs with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Songs with lyrics by Norman Gimbel
- Songs with lyrics by Newton Mendonça
- Frank Sinatra songs
- Andy Williams songs
- Bossa nova songs
- Brazilian songs
- Portuguese-language songs
- Songs composed in B-flat major
- Brazilian music stubs
- Pop song stubs