A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
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| A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim | |
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| Format | Television special |
| Starring | Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Robert Scheerer |
| Location(s) | Color City, Burbank, California |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Picture format | NTSC color |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | 9.00pm, November 13, 1967 – November 13, 1967 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (November 25, 1968) |
A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim was a 1967 television special starring Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, accompanied by the orchestras of Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins. The medley that Jobim & Sinatra sing together was arranged by Claus Ogerman.
The title is a reference to Sinatra's previous two television specials by this name, 1965's A Man and His Music, the following years A Man and His Music - Part II and his 1965 album, A Man and His Music, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards of 1967.
Earlier in the year Sinatra had recorded the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim with Jobim, and this show offered a rare opportunity to see them both in live performance.
Sinatra had featured Fitzgerald on his Timex television shows in the late 1950s, and this show marked their first televisual appearance together since then. Fitzgerald's pianist, Paul Smith said, "Ella loved working with [Frank]. Sinatra gave her his dressing room on A Man and His Music and couldn't do enough for her." Fitzgerald and Sinatra came close to recording together around this period, but the plans were eventually scuppered.
