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Ela Carioca
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Wikipedia article
"'Ela Carioca'" ("'Shes a Carioca'") is a bossa nova song composed in 1963 by Antnio Carlos Jobim, with Portuguese lyrics by Vincius de Moraes. English lyrics were written by Ray Gilbert. The song is sometimes titled "Ele Carioca (Hes a Carioca)."
"Carioca" is a Brazilian term for someone from or something related to Rio de Janeiro.
John Bush at AllMusic calls the song "a cheerful sequel to 'The Girl From Ipanema,[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wonderful-world-of-antonio-carlos-jobim-mw0002008378 AllMusic - The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim]'" which was also written by Jobim and Moraes, and features lyrics about a young woman from Rio.
The song was used as the name of a 2005 documentary film about "Jobim's love for Rio de Janeiro and the influence it had on his music" - 'Tom Jobim: Shes a Carioca.'
The first recording of the song was by Os Cariocas in 1963.[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/64652/originals#nav-entity SecondHandSongs - Ela Carioca] Antnio Carlos Jobim recorded it for his 1965 album, 'The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim.'
Recorded Versions
* Os Cariocas - 'Mais Bossa Com Os Cariocas' (1963)
* Rosinha de Valena 'Apresentando' (1963)
* Marcos Valle - 'Samba "Demais"' (1963)
* Eumir Deodato - 'Intil Paisagem - As Maiores Composies de Antonio Carlos Jobim' (1964)
* Sergio Mendes & Bossa Rio 'Voc Ainda No Ouviu Nada!' (1964)
* Paul Winter, w/ Luiz Bonfa, Roberto Menescal & Luiz Ea 'Rio' (1964)
* Milton Banana 'Milton Banana Trio' (1965)
* Antnio Carlos Jobim - 'The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim' (1965)
* Sergio Mendes Trio, with Wanda de Sah & Rosinha de Valena 'Brasil '65' (1965)
* Astrud Gilberto 'Look to the Rainbow' (1966)
* Buddy Greco 'Away, We Go!' (1966)
* Herbie Mann 'New Mann at Newport' (1967)
* Stanley Turrentine 'A Bluish Bag' (rec. 1967, released 2007)
* Walter Wanderley - 'Batucada' (1967)
* Joo Gilberto 'Joo Gilberto en Mxico' (1970)
* Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Abraa Jobim' (1981) as "Hes a Carioca (Ele Carioca)"
* Eliane Elias - 'Eliane Elias Sings Jobim' (1998)
* Joo Donato 'S dano samba' (1999)
* Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum - 'Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum' (2000)
References
Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs
Category:Songs with music by Antnio Carlos Jobim
Category:Songs with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes
Category:Bossa nova songs
Category:Brazilian songs
Category:1963 songs
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