Meditation (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)

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"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese) is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça and English lyrics by Norman Gimbel.

Recordings

João Gilberto on O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960)

Cal Tjader on Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962)

Antônio Carlos Jobim on The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963)

Cliff Richard on "Kinda Latin" album 1965

Doris Day [Latin for Lovers album] 1965

Astrud Gilberto on The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)

Andy Williams on The Shadow of Your Smile (1966)

Frank Sinatra on the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)

Claudine Longet recorded the song for her A&M debut album Claudine (1967) and was her first single for the label.

Blossom Dearie recorded the song for her 1967 album Soon It's Gonna Rain

Jack Jones; featured as the B-side of Kapp 45 Far Away (1968)

Jazz Guitarist Joe Pass on Intercontinental (album) (1970)

Nellie McKay recorded the song for her 2009 album Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day

Jazz pianist Gene Harris on Another Night in London (2010)

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