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Here’s another beautiful song. Written by Durval Ferreira, Mauricio Einhorn and Bebeto, it’s been recorded by Wanda Sá (interesting piece on the singer), Nara Leão, Sergio Mendes, and Joyce, among others. Jobim recorded an instrumental version that references the trumpet outro in Sá’s rendition. One interesting thing about this tune is that in almost every…

The great vocalist Elis Regina recorded a vivacious version of this song on her 1965 album Samba Eu Canto Assim. But the song’s composer, Théo de Barros, released a pretty swinging version 15 years later on his album Primeiro Disco. The composer both played guitar and sang. Both the lyrics and the changes are slightly…

This is one of the most beautiful songs we’ve ever heard. While you may be familiar with the Bebel Gilberto version, the song’s composer, Chico Buarque, recorded it several times (in both Portuguese and Italian). The harmony includes a lot of dominant seventh chords voiced with the seventh in the bass; the chords create a…

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