Dindi

"Dindi" (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒĩˈdʒi]) is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveria. English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert. Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote this piece especially for Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles whose nickname was Dindi. In the December of 1966, just a short while after Telles had recorded this piece with guitarist Rosinha de Valença, she was killed in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro.

Notable recordings

• Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965), Jazz Masters 9 (1993)
• Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
• Claudine Longet - Love is Blue (1968)
• Quarteto em Cy (as the Girls from Bahia) - Revolucion con Brasilia (1968)
• Wayne Shorter - Super Nova (1969)
• Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973)
• Willie Bobo - Hell Of An Act To Follow (1978)
• Sarah Vaughan - Copacabana (1979)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim - Terra Brasilis (1980)
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)
• Karrin Allyson - Sweet Home Cookin' (1994)
• El Debarge - A Twist of Jobim (1997)
• Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997) and World of Brazil (2005) ^[1][2]
• Jon Lucien "By Request" (1999)
• Jane Monheit - Never Never Land (2000)
• Mike Catalano with Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair
• Meja - Mellow (2004)
• Diane Hubka - I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo - 2007
• Daniel Matto - I'm Old Fashioned (2010)

References

1. ^ "Forget Me Nots overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r845840. 
2. ^ "A Twist of Jobim - Lee Ritenour". JazzTimes.com. http://jazztimes.com/articles/9378-a-twist-of-jobim-lee-ritenour. 

See also

• List of bossa nova standards