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Wikipedia article
'"Dindi"' ( - which sounds like Jin-jee in English) is a song composed by Antnio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova and jazz standard song. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book "Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado"). In December 1966, just a short while after Telles had recorded this piece with the guitarist Rosinha de Valena, she was killed in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro.
:Cu, to grande o cu
:E bandos de nuvens que passam ligeiras
:Pr onde elas vo, ah, eu no sei, no sei.J. E. Gava 'A linguagem harmnica da Bossa Nova' 8571398925 Page 159 "Cu, to grande o cu E bando de nuvens que passam ligeiras Pra onde elas vo Ah! Eu no sei, no sei."
English version
English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert:
:"Sky so vast is the sky / with faraway clouds just wandering by / Where do they go / oh I don't know."Almir Chediak 'Tom Jobim' 1990 p.43
Discography
*Sylvia Telles - 'Amor de Gente Moa (Musicas de Antonio Carlos Jobim)' (1959), 'Amor em Hi-Fi' (1960)
*Sylvia Telles, Edu Lobo, Trio Tamba, Quinteto Villa-Lobos - 'Reencontro' (1965)
*Astrud Gilberto - 'The Astrud Gilberto Album' (1965), 'Jazz Masters 9' (1993)
*Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - 'Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim' (1967)
*Elza Soares - 'Un Show de Elza' (1965)
*Joe Pass - 'A Sign of the Times' (1965)
*Morgana King - 'It's a Quiet Thing' (1965)
*Charlie Byrd - 'Brazilian Byrd' (1966)
*Baden Powell - 'Poema on Guitar' (1967)
*Blossom Dearie - 'Soon It's Gonna Rain' (1967)
*Claudine Longet - 'Love is Blue' (1968)
*Quarteto em Cy (as the Girls from Bahia) - 'Revolucion con Brasilia' (1968)
*Ronnie Von - 'A Misteriosa Luta do Reino de Parassempre Contra o Imprio de Nuncamais' (1969)
*Wayne Shorter - 'Super Nova' (1969)
*Victor Assis Brasil - 'Toca Antonio Carlos Jobim'(1970)
*Willie Bobo - 'Do What You Want to Do...' (1971), 'Hell of an Act to Follow' (1978)
*Flora Purim - 'Butterfly Dreams' (1973)
*Eric Gale - 'Forecast' (1973)
*Jon Lucien - 'Song for My Lady' (1975)
*Norman Connors with Jean Carn - 'Saturday Night Special' (1975)
*Sarah Vaughan - 'Copacabana' (1979)
*The Singers Unlimited - 'The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass' (1979)
*Antonio Carlos Jobim - 'Terra Brasilis' (1980)
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Abraa Jobim' (1981)
*Shirley Horn - 'Softly' (1987)
*Eliane Elias - 'Eliane Elias Plays Jobim' (1990)
*Kate Ceberano - 'Like Now' (1990)
*Karrin Allyson - 'Sweet Home Cookin' (1994)
*Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - 'Brazilian Serenade' (1996)
*Natalie Cole - 'Stardust' (1996)
*Lee Ritenour - 'A Twist of Jobim' (1997) and 'World of Brazil' (2005), sung by El DeBarge
*Bonnie & Francois - Summertime (1998)
*Bola Sete 'Ocean Memories' (1999)
*Jane Monheit - 'Never Never Land' (2000)
*David Liebman - 'The Unknown Jobim' (2001)
*Ivan Lins - 'Jobiniando' (2001)
*Rebecca Martin - 'Middlehope' (2001)
*Carmen McRae - At Ratso's, Vol 1 Live (2002)
*Meja - 'Mellow' (2004)
*Gary Husband - 'Aspire' (2004)
*Johnny Mathis - Isn't It Romantic (2005)
*Pedro Aznar - 'Aznar Canta Brasil- Disco 2 Dindi' (2005)
*Diane Hubka - 'I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo' (2007)
*Daniel Matto - 'I'm Old Fashioned' (2010)
*Mina - 'Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare' (1963), 'L'allieva' (2005)
*Mike Catalano featuring Ivan Lins - 'A Manhattan Affair' (2008)
*Magos Herrera - 'Distancia' (2009)
*Sitti Navarro - 'Contagious' (2009)
*Yeahwon Shin - 'Yeahwon' (2010)
*Lauren Henderson - 'Lauren Henderson' (2011)
*Karen Souza - 'Hotel Souza' (2012)
*NOVA (band featuring Laura Vall and David Irelan) (2012)
*Avi Wisnia - Catching Leaves (2021)
References
See also
*List of bossa nova standards
Category:1966 songs
Category:Bossa nova songs
Category:Brazilian songs
Category:Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) songs
Category:Frank Sinatra songs
Category:Portuguese-language songs
Category:Songs with music by Antnio Carlos Jobim
Category:Songs with lyrics by Ray Gilbert
Category:Songs with lyrics by Alosio de Oliveira
Category:1960s jazz standards
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