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Corcovado (song)

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Released
  
December 1965

Length
  
2:54

"Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"(1965)
  
"May Each Day"(1966)

Genre
  
"Ain't It True"(1965)
  
"Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"(1965)

"Corcovado" (known in English as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars") is a bossa nova song written by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960. An English lyric was later written by Gene Lees. The Portuguese title refers to the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro. Andy Williams recorded the song with English lyrics, reaching #92 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #18 in the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in 1965.

Notable recordings

It is now considered a jazz standard, having been recorded by:

  • João GilbertoO Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960)
  • Cannonball Adderley and Sérgio MendesCannonball's Bossa Nova (1962)
  • Miles DavisQuiet Nights (1962)
  • Stan Getz, Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and Astrud GilbertoGetz/Gilberto (1963)
  • Charlie ByrdBrazilian Byrd (1964)
  • Vince GuaraldiThe Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964)
  • Caterina Valente – Valente on TV (1964)
  • Morgana King – on TV at Hollywood Palace (1964)
  • Oscar PetersonWe Get Requests (1964)
  • Sérgio MendesSergio Mendes & Bossa Rio (1964)
  • Blossom DearieMay I Come In (1964)
  • Doris Day - Latin for Lovers (1965)
  • Henry Mancini - The Latin Sound Of Henry Mancini (1965)
  • Cliff RichardKinda Latin (1965)
  • Earl GrantBali Ha'i (1966)
  • Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim – Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
  • Engelbert HumperdinckRelease Me (1967)
  • Nara Leão - Dez Anos Depois (1971)
  • Mary WilsonThe Supremes Live! In Japan (1973)
  • Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim – Elis & Tom (1974)
  • Rita Reys and Metropole Orchestra – Rita Reys Sings Antonio Carlos Jobim (1981)
  • Ella FitzgeraldElla Abraça Jobim (1981)
  • Astrud GilbertoJazz Masters 9 (1993)
  • Everything but the GirlRed Hot + Rio (1996)
  • Django Bates - Quiet Nights (1998)
  • Chris ConnorI Walk With Music (2002)
  • JacinthaThe Girl From Bossa Nova (2004)
  • Holly Shelton – Memphis Jazz Box (2004)
  • Stacey Kent and Jim Tomlinson – The Lyric (2005)
  • Olivia OngA Girl Meets Bossa Nova (2005)
  • Theresa SokyrkaThese Old Charms (2005)
  • Karita MattilaFever (2007)
  • Art GarfunkelSome Enchanted Evening (2007)
  • Queen LatifahTrav'lin' Light (2007)
  • Woven Hand – Ten Stones (2008)
  • Diana Panton...If The Moon Turns Green (2008)
  • Señor Coconut And His Orchestra – Around The World With Señor Coconut And His Orchestra (2008)
  • Diana KrallQuiet Nights (2009)
  • Andrea Bocelli with Nelly FurtadoPassione (2013)
  • Matt Dusk and MargaretJust the Two of Us (2015)
  • Zule Guerra y Blues de Habana- Blues de Habana (2015)
  • Caroll Vanwelden – Portraits of Brazil (2016)
  • References

    Corcovado (song) Wikipedia


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