Wave (song)
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| "Wave" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Antonio Carlos Jobim from the album Wave | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Length | 02:58 | |||
| Writer | Antonio Carlos Jobim | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Wave track listing | ||||
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"Wave" (also known as "Vou Te Contar" in Portuguese) is a bossa nova song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Recorded as an instrumental on Jobim's 1967 album of the same name, English lyrics were composed by Jobim in 1967 and used for a November 11, 1969 recording by Frank Sinatra, released on his 1970 album Sinatra & Company.[1] On this recording, Sinatra sang his lowest note, a low E♭.[2]
The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 73th greatest Brazilian song.[3]
Notable Recordings
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave (1967) and Terra Brasilis (1980)
- Sérgio Mendes - Equinox - Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1967)
- Walter Wanderley - Batucada (1967)
- Stanley Turrentine - Ain't No Way (1969)
- Oscar Peterson - Motions and Emotions (1969)
- Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Sinatra & Company (Recorded 11 November 1969 ; released 1970)
- Ahmad Jamal - The Awakening (1970)
- Billy Butler - Night Life (1971)
- Buddy Rich - Stick It (1972)
- Sarah Vaughan - With Michel Legrand (1972)
- Paul Desmond - Pure Desmond (1974)
- Joe Pass - Joe Pass & Ella Fitzgerald - Duets In Hanover (1975)
- Joao Gilberto - Amoroso (1976)
- Joe Pass and Paulinho Da Costa - Tudo Bem! (1978)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1980)
- Miki Matsubara - Blue Eyes (1984)
- Kevin Eubanks - "Face To Face" (1986)
- Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé Live at the Fujitsu–Concord Festival 1990 (1990)
- Rosemary Clooney - Girl Singer (1992)
- Susannah McCorkle - From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies (1999)
- Rosa Passos - Amorosa (2004)
- Anton Schwartz - Radiant Blue (2006)
- Daniel Jobim and Luiza Jobim - Soundtrack - Brazil Telenovela Páginas da Vida (2006-2007)
References
- ↑ allmusic
- ↑ Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section B1 - Career/Recordings
- ↑ Cavalcanti, Paulo (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Wave"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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