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Wikipedia article
'"gua de Beber"' ('"Water To Drink"') is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antnio Carlos Jobim and originally recorded in the key of A minor, with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.
The story is, as told by Klber Farias, one of the engineers who helped build Braslia: In 1959, when the new capital was being built, the President of Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek invited Antonio "Tom" Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes to spend a season at Catetinho (the provisional presidential palace, made of wood) to compose a symphony that would be performed at the inauguration of Brasilia.
One evening, Vinicius and Tom were walking near the wooden palace when they heard the noise of the water. They asked the watchman "But what is that noise of water here?" The watchman replied, "Voc no sabe no? aqui que tem 'gua de beber, camar'." [Don't you know? This is where you have drinking water, buddy.]
At that moment, they learnt both the source of water and inspiration for the first song composed in Brasilia. Klber was one of the first to hear the song, sung by Tom and Vincius at the city's only hotel, hours after composing it.
Recordings
*Vinicius de Moraes - 'Philips 78 rpm' (1961)
*Maysa - 'Cano do Amor mais Triste' (1962)
*Antnio Carlos Jobim - 'The Composer of Desafinado, Plays' (1963) and 'The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim' (1965)
*Astrud Gilberto (with Jobim) - 'The Astrud Gilberto Album' (1965)
*Srgio Mendes- 'Herb Alpert Presents' (1966)
*La Lupe (with Tito Puente) - 'T y Yo' (1965)
*Frank Sinatra (with Jobim) - 'Sinatra & Company' (1969)
*Juan Garca Esquivel - 'The Genius of Esquivel' (1967)
*Al Jarreau - 'Glow' (1976)
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Abraa Jobim' (1981) and 'Ella A Nice', Pablo, (1971)
*Astrud Gilberto (plus James Last and his orchestra) (1986)
*Joseph Portes (merengue rhythm) - 'Agua de beber' (1988)
*Eliane Elias - 'Eliane Elias Plays Jobim' (1989)
*Lee Ritenour - 'A Twist of Jobim' (1997, various artists)
*Charlie Byrd - 'My Inspiration: Music of Brazil' (1999)
* Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum - 'Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum' (2000)
*Sophie Milman - 'Sophie Milman' (2004)
*Meja - 'Mellow' (2004)
*Ana Paula Lopes - 'Meu' (2005)
*Tania Maria - 'Intimidade' (2005)
*David Benoit - 'Full Circle' (2006)
*Bernie Worrell - 'Standards' (2011)
See also
* List of bossa nova standards
References
* Bet E & Stef - Jazz/Bossa Nova (2002)
Category:Bossa nova songs
Category:Brazilian songs
Category:Frank Sinatra songs
Category:Portuguese-language songs
Category:Songs with music by Antnio Carlos Jobim
Category:Songs with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes
Category:1963 songs
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