So far, I have Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim (10 tracks), the first side of Sinatra & Co. (7 tracks), and three extra tracks from the "suitcase" ("Desafinado", "Song of the Sabia", "Bonita"). Together, these make for a handy CD. The latter three tracks were arranged by Eumir Deodato and conducted by Morris Stoloff, just like the other Sinatra & Co. tracks.
Looking around the web this morning, I found another website that showed an overseas double-LP set that reportedly had the "complete" Sinatra/Jobim sessions.
http://www.jobim.com.br/dischist/sinatra/sinatr_jobim_sess_eng.html
What throws me about this set is that there are two additional tracks that aren't within the 20 tracks I already have. Here's one:
11- Drinking Again
Johnny Mercer / Doris Tauber
It could be possible this would have been Sinatra/Jobim...after all, they did record "Change Partners" (Irving Berlin) and "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) on their first album together. Then there's this track:
21- Manhã de Carnaval - A Day in the Life of a Fool
Luiz Bonfá / Antonio Maria / Carl Sigman
At first glance, this is a logical choice. However, this song, with its English lyrics, was a typical hack-'em-up for the Vegas circuit--I never did care for it, except in its original Brazilian version.
Before I eat my words, I'm only guessing that these were not part of any of the Sinatra/Jobim sessions. The first is questionable...but the second, I'm thinking, may have been included by default only for its Brazilian roots. It could be that whoever compiled this album did not have access to the proper session information.
Here's something Harry forwarded to me:
http://members.aol.com/SinatraArchive/repsong.htm
This lists session information. I can see that "Drinking Again" was indeed recorded on the same day as "Insensatez" and "Once I Loved." However, "Something Stupid" (w/ Nancy Sinatra) was also recorded this same day! (This qualifies as a "good day at the office".
) But just because the tracks were recorded on the same day doesn't necessarily mean that the track belongs with the Jobim recordings. There are no personnel listings, so we don't even know if Jobim was perhaps playing guitar or piano at these sessions or not.
"A Day In The Life Of A Fool" was recorded 2/20/69, with Don Costa arranging and conducting. IMHO, not even remotely related, other than being written in Brazil.
Final thought: I believe that Jobim appeared on a TV special with Frank Sinatra. Have these tracks ever been put on CD, or are they just out here on VHS and Laserdisc? (There were some expensive video sets available for awhile. I don't think they ever made it to DVD.)
I'm content to call this complete at 20 tracks.
-= N =-
P.S. It's a crime that "Bonita" never made it onto an official Sinatra album. That's a "goosebumps" rendition of the song if I've ever heard one!
Looking around the web this morning, I found another website that showed an overseas double-LP set that reportedly had the "complete" Sinatra/Jobim sessions.
http://www.jobim.com.br/dischist/sinatra/sinatr_jobim_sess_eng.html
What throws me about this set is that there are two additional tracks that aren't within the 20 tracks I already have. Here's one:
11- Drinking Again
Johnny Mercer / Doris Tauber
It could be possible this would have been Sinatra/Jobim...after all, they did record "Change Partners" (Irving Berlin) and "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) on their first album together. Then there's this track:
21- Manhã de Carnaval - A Day in the Life of a Fool
Luiz Bonfá / Antonio Maria / Carl Sigman
At first glance, this is a logical choice. However, this song, with its English lyrics, was a typical hack-'em-up for the Vegas circuit--I never did care for it, except in its original Brazilian version.
Before I eat my words, I'm only guessing that these were not part of any of the Sinatra/Jobim sessions. The first is questionable...but the second, I'm thinking, may have been included by default only for its Brazilian roots. It could be that whoever compiled this album did not have access to the proper session information.
Here's something Harry forwarded to me:
http://members.aol.com/SinatraArchive/repsong.htm
This lists session information. I can see that "Drinking Again" was indeed recorded on the same day as "Insensatez" and "Once I Loved." However, "Something Stupid" (w/ Nancy Sinatra) was also recorded this same day! (This qualifies as a "good day at the office".
) But just because the tracks were recorded on the same day doesn't necessarily mean that the track belongs with the Jobim recordings. There are no personnel listings, so we don't even know if Jobim was perhaps playing guitar or piano at these sessions or not."A Day In The Life Of A Fool" was recorded 2/20/69, with Don Costa arranging and conducting. IMHO, not even remotely related, other than being written in Brazil.
Final thought: I believe that Jobim appeared on a TV special with Frank Sinatra. Have these tracks ever been put on CD, or are they just out here on VHS and Laserdisc? (There were some expensive video sets available for awhile. I don't think they ever made it to DVD.)
I'm content to call this complete at 20 tracks.
-= N =-
P.S. It's a crime that "Bonita" never made it onto an official Sinatra album. That's a "goosebumps" rendition of the song if I've ever heard one!
I'm surprised Jobim wasn't on more of the tracks (more than just one medley, IOW).
Now, "Somethin' Stupid" really does not belong in a Sinatra/ Jobim compilation because of Billy Strange arranging and conducting, no sign of Ogerman or Jobim on that one. Joe, getting ready to play Sinatra's The Reprise Collection
