Copacabana (Sarah Vaughan album)

Copacabana is a 1979 album by Sarah Vaughan. This was Vaughan's second album of Bossa nova following I Love Brazil!, her third album of Brazilian music, Brazilian Romance followed in 1987.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]

Reception

Although the contemporaneous review by Los Angeles Times jazz critic Leonard Feather was somewhat mixed, he did not fault the featured artist:

That this set does not reach the consistent heights of its predecessor, "I Love Brazil," cannot be blamed on Vaughan. The difference lies in the accompaniment, which this time is spotty. Who needs that unison choir background on "Smiling Hour"? Vaughan is not Mitch Miller. The simplistic percussion on "Bonita" could be a metronome. Still, Hélio Delmiro's guitar, an unidentified cello and the incomparable Vaughan contralto applied to "Dindi," "Gentle Rain" and Jobim's "Double Rainbow" (English lyrics by Gene Lees) elevate this to 3½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

"Copacabana" (Joao DeBarro, Alberto Ribeiro) - 3:39
"The Smiling Hour (Abre Alas)" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Louis Oliveira) - 4:19
"To Say Goodbye (Pra Dizer Adeus)" (Hall, Lobo, Neto) - 3:49
"Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) - 3:41
"Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey) - 2:50
"Tetê" (Boscoli, Ray Gilbert, Menescal) - 4:41
"Dindi" (Gilbert, Jobim) - 5:32
"Double Rainbow (Chovendo Na Roseira)" (Jobim, Lees) - 3:34
"Bonita" (Lees, Gilbert, Jobim) - 3:54

Personnel

Performance

Sarah Vaughan - vocals
Hélio Delmiro - guitar
Andy Simpkins - double bass
Wilson DasNeves - drums
Grady Tate
Edson Frederico - arranger

Production

Luiz Garrido - photography
Tamaki Beck - mastering
Aloísio de Oliveira - producer

References

1 2 "Copacabana". Allmusic. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
1 2 Feather, Leonard. "Jazz Albums: Bill Evans a Rewarding Set". The Los Angeles Times. February 22, 1981. Retrieved 2013-04-17..

Sarah Vaughan
Studio albums	Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown In the Land of Hi-Fi After Hours Sassy Swingin' Easy Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows No Count Sarah Vaughan and Violins Close to You Dreamy The Divine One The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan After Hours You're Mine You Sarah + 2 Sarah Sings Soulfully Snowbound Sweet 'n' Sassy Star Eyes Sarah Slightly Classical Vaughan with Voices Pop Artistry of Sarah Vaughan The Lonely Hours ¡Viva! Vaughan Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook The New Scene It's a Man's World Sassy Swings Again A Time in My Life Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand Feelin' Good Send in the Clowns I Love Brazil! How Long Has This Been Going On? The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 Copacabana Songs of the Beatles Send in the Clowns Crazy and Mixed Up The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live! Brazilian Romance
Live albums	At Mister Kelly's After Hours at the London House Sassy Swings the Tivoli Live in Japan Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live Gershwin Live! One Night Stand – The Town Hall Concert 1947 In the City of Lights Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More Divine Lady of Song
Compilation albums	Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
Other album appearances	2:00 AM Paradise Cafe Back on the Block
Extended plays	Hot Jazz The Divine Sarah Sings
Charted singles	"Tenderly" "Nature Boy" "It's Magic" "Black Coffee" "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" "Thinking of You" "Vanity" "How Important Can It Be?" "Whatever Lola Wants" "Mr. Wonderful" "The Banana Boat Song" "Passing Strangers" "Broken Hearted Melody" "Misty" "Eternally" "A Lover's Concerto"
Songs	"Autumn in New York" "Body and Soul" "Dancing in the Dark" "Don't Blame Me" "Everything I Have Is Yours" "I've Got a Crush on You" "If You Could See Me Now" "Moonlight in Vermont" "My Funny Valentine" "Poor Butterfly" "Send in the Clowns" "Someone to Watch Over Me"
Related topics	Discography The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan Sarah: Dedicated to You Unmarked Van: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan
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