Frank Sinatra | Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Vinyl

Recorded in early 1967 with lush orchestral arrangements by Claus Ogerman, this album paired Sinatra’s understated, close-mic’d vocals with Antonio Carlos Jobim’s guitar and Brazilian rhythms across a mix of Jobim originals like ‘Dindi’ and ‘How Insensitive’ alongside standards recast in bossa nova style. The unusually restrained, whispered vocal approach marked a striking departure from Sinatra’s typically brash delivery and helped popularize bossa nova with American mainstream audiences. The album earned Grammy nominations for both Album of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance, losing the top prize to The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It remains one of the most acclaimed vocal-jazz crossover records of the era and inspired further Sinatra-Jobim studio sessions.

Track List

Side A

1. The Girl from Ipanema
2. Dindi
3. Change Partners
4. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
5. Meditation (Meditação)

Side B

1. If You Never Come to Me
2. How Insensitive (Insensatez)
3. I Concentrate on You
4. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
5. Once I Loved (O Amor em Paz)

Release Details

• UPC: 0602557276183
• Label: CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Format: LP Vinyl — Standard
• Genre: Easy Listening
• Release Date: 4/14/2017