Dindi
"Dindi" (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒĩˈdʒi] - which sounds like Jin-jee in English) is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova standard. Tom Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book "Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado").[1] In December 1966, just a short while after Telles had recorded this piece with the guitarist Rosinha de Valença, she was killed in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro.
- Céu, tão grande é o céu
- E bandos de nuvens que passam ligeiras
- Prá onde elas vão, ah, eu não sei, não sei.[2]
English version
English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert:
- "Sky so vast is the sky / with faraway clouds just wandering by / Where do they go / oh I don't know." [3]
Notable recordings
- Sylvia Telles - Amor de Gente Moça (Musicas de Antonio Carlos Jobim) (1959), Amor em Hi-Fi (1960)
- Sylvia Telles, Edu Lobo, Trio Tamba, Quinteto Villa-Lobos - Reencontro (1965)
- Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965), Jazz Masters 9 (1993)
- Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
- Elza Soares - Un Show de Elza (1965)
- Joe Pass - A Sign of the Times (1965)
- Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1966)
- Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (1967)
- Blossom Dearie - Soon It's Gonna Rain (1967)
- Claudine Longet - Love is Blue (1968)
- Quarteto em Cy (as the Girls from Bahia) - Revolucion con Brasilia (1968)
- Wayne Shorter - Super Nova (1969)
- Victor Assis Brasil - Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim'(1970)
- Willie Bobo - Do What You Want to Do... (1971), Hell of an Act to Follow (1978)
- Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973)
- Eric Gale - Forecast (1973)
- Jon Lucien - Song for My Lady (1975)
- Sarah Vaughan - Copacabana (1979)
- The Singers Unlimited - The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1979)
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - Terra Brasilis (1980)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)
- Shirley Horn - Softly (1987)
- Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1990)
- Kate Ceberano - Like Now (1990)
- Karrin Allyson - Sweet Home Cookin' (1994)
- Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade (1996)
- Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997) and World of Brazil (2005), sung by El DeBarge [4][5]
- Bola Sete – Ocean Memories (1999)
- Jane Monheit - Never Never Land (2000)
- David Liebman - The Unknown Jobim (2001)
- Rebecca Martin - Middlehope (2001)
- Mike Catalano with Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair
- Meja - Mellow (2004)
- Gary Husband - Aspire (2004)
- Johnny Mathis - Isn't It Romantic (2005)
- Pedro Aznar - Aznar Canta Brasil- Disco 2 Dindi (2005)
- Diane Hubka - I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo (2007)
- Daniel Matto - I'm Old Fashioned (2010)
- Mina - Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963), L'allieva (2005)
- Mike Catalano featuring Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair (2008)
- Sitti Navarro - Contagious (2009)
- Yeahwon Shin - Yeahwon (2010)
- Karen Souza - Hotel Souza (2012)
References
- ^ Helena Jobim Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man 2011 1458429423 "The waters that came from far above followed shadows created by racing clouds and prompted the poet to write his acclaimed song “Dindi”: “and the waters of this river, where do they go, I don't know.” The rain also led Tom to write several "
- ^ J. E. Gava A linguagem harmônica da Bossa Nova 8571398925 Page 159 "Céu, tão grande é o céu E bando de nuvens que passam ligeiras Pra onde elas vão Ah! Eu não sei, não sei."
- ^ Almir Chediak Tom Jobim 1990 p.43
- ^ "Forget Me Nots overview". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "A Twist of Jobim - Lee Ritenour". JazzTimes.com.
See also
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