What's your favorite version of "The Girl from Ipanema"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW967Cf3E78
Also, could you tell me if you can't view my video? It says it's blocked in some countries.
Also, are you familiar with the "Compact Jazz" compilations? I have the Antonio Carlos Jobim and Bill Evans ones, which are both fantastic. Are there any others you know of that you would recommend?
2009-07-30T17:37:27Z
Dammit YouTube!!!
here it is on a different site: http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/The_Girl_From_Ipanema/1137077
zynjen2009-08-04T05:20:46Z
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~~~~~~~~~~ I like the rendition of the song done by great artists (not available here) but I'd still settle for the original Getz/Gilberto, timeless, so to speak. Here, just a few more versions:
The Girl From Ipanema - Lou Rawls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqE7RuIbfjE
Sammy Davis/Count Basie - The Girl From Ipanema http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i6VXEktTBI
Al Jarreau & Oleta Adams - Girl From Ipanema http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_E-XSdOE68
Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto Reunited http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV0TcTNJ3o
I have heard just a few versions of Ipanema. I can't remember who they were by. The original is great.
I'm not familiar with the Compact Jazz series. I am very familiar with Jobim and Evans. I can suggest some stuff that's in the same ballpark.
For stuff like Evans try these albums...
Ben Webster-Ben Webster For Lovers (a Verve records compilation), Soulville, and At the Renaissance. Another great one with Ben Webster and some other legends is the Billie Holiday Silver Collection.
Stan Getz- Stan Getz for Lovers.
Red Garland trio- Groovy.
Horace Silver- Blowin' Away the Blues and Song For My Father.
Roy Eldridge (with the Oscar Peterson trio)- Dales Wail. I think its only available on vinyl, but super great playing, im my opinion. On Verve records. There is another Dale's Wail album on a different label.
For Jobim...
Get Jobim's own Wave album.
Stan Getz and Jao Gilberto-Getz/Gilberto. The whole album is quality.
Django Reinhardt, anything.
Charlie Byard- The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byard.
I know I'm forgetting a bunch, but there's a few. Also, you should know that I'm suggesting these to you because I listen to them. This is not a cut and paste answer. User tested.
Too bad...the Youtube video link you've provided is not available in my country (Canada) due to legal rights/copyright restrictions...so I'm not sure what you posted. But I'd recommend Dave Brubeck's version, or the Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto one...both very good. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass did a nice cover of it as well. Though I suppose this would be my favorite... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9U6URQSF6U