''Ella Abraça Jobim'' or ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook'' is a 1981 studio album by

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

, devoted to the songs of

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

. It was reissued on CD in 1991, although the CD version does not include the songs " Don't Ever Go Away" and " Song of the Jet". Though it is subtitled as such, the album is not usually considered part of Fitzgerald's 'Songbook' series, the last of the 'Songbook' albums having been recorded in 1964. It was Fitzgerald's first album of music devoted to a single composer since 1972's '' Ella Loves Cole'', and it was her only album recorded entirely in the

bossa nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovat ...

style, though she had been singing Jobim's songs since the mid-1960s. Fitzgerald never worked with Antônio Carlos Jobim, though she appeared alongside

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the " Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...

for a 1967 television special that also featured Jobim. The title has a

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, as ''Ela'' (with a single l) translates as "she". It can be translated as 'She Hugs Jobim' (Ela Abraça Jobim) or 'Ella Hugs Jobim".

Track listing

#" Somewhere in the Hills (Favela)" (

Vinícius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwrigh ...

Ray Gilbert Ray Gilbert (September 5, 1912 – March 3, 1976) was an American lyricist. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. Career Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar-winning song " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film ''Song of the South'', ...

) – 3:56 #" The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema)" (de Moraes,

Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both wit ...

) – 3:50 #" Dindi" (

, Aloysio Oliveira) – 6:37 #" Off Key (Desafinado)" (

Newton Mendonça Newton Ferreira de Mendonça (February 14, 1927 – November 22, 1960) was a musician, composer, and lyricist. He began as a pianist in 1950. Mendonça was born in Rio de Janeiro. In 1953 he started working with Antônio Carlos Jobim, somethi ...

, Gene Lees) – 3:41 #" Water to Drink (Água de Beber)" (de Moraes, Gimbel) – 2:44 #" Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando)" (Lees) – 4:55 #" Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Lees) – 5:40 #" Bonita" (Gilbert, Lees) – 2:50 #" One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só)" (Mendonça, Hendricks) – 3:51 #" Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa de Você)" (Gilbert, Dolores Duran) - 2:52 #" Triste" – 4:07 #" How Insensitive (Insensatez)" (de Moraes, Gimbel) – 3:00 #" He's a Carioca (Ela é Carioca)" (de Moraes, Gilbert) – 5:14 #"This Love That I've Found (Só Tinha de Ser com Você)" (Oliveira) – 5:17 #" A Felicidade" (de Moraes) – 2:19 #"

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" – 5:22 #" Song of the Jet (Samba do Avião)" (Lees) – 3:40 #" Photograph (Fotografia)" (Gilbert) – 3:49 #" Useless Landscape (Inútil Paisagem)" (Gilbert, Oliveira) – 7:59 All songs composed by

, with lyricists indicated.

Personnel

- Vocals *

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duk ...

- Trumpet *

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

- Tenor Saxophone * Toots Thielemans - Harmonica * Henry Trotter - Keyboards * Mike Lang - Keyboards * Clarence McDonald - Keyboards *

Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...

- Electric guitar (soloist) *

Oscar Castro-Neves Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 - September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova. Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his br ...

- Acoustic guitar (soloist) * Paul Jackson, Jr. - Rhythm guitar * Mitch Holder - Rhythm guitar *

Roland Bautista Roland Bautista (May 30, 1951 – February 29, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Bautista was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire. He also worked with such artists as Ronnie Laws, The Crusaders, George Duke and ...

- Rhythm guitar *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the f ...

- Double Bass * Alex Acuña - Drums * Paulinho da Costa - Percussion * Erich Bulling - Song arrangements and conductor

Credits

*Produced by

Norman Granz Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impres ...

*Associate producer - Paulinho da Costa *Recording – Humberto Gatica, Paul Aronoff *Percussion overdub and remix – Allen Sides *Mastering - Bernie Grundman (US) &

Greg Fulginiti Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13, 1951 in Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey) is an American recording and mastering engineer. Fulginiti grew up in Wildwood, New Jersey and graduated from Wildwood High School in 1969 ...

(International)

References

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