Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Mmmmm, tropical - this is music to get sunburned and rumhammered to. 🌞 Fave track - "The Girl From Ipanema" is always a pleasure to hear, and this was a very nice rendition. "How Insensitive" from the tracks I was unfamiliar with - very chilled, that one.

Oh dear, the doldrums of albums gets no better this week. I love Frank Sinatra’s voice and it’s very nostalgic for me as I clearly remember his hits from my childhood but this is not his best work. Most tracks were too slow and got monotonous so again just a lowly 2*

Nice but dull.

Smooth

muito bom

Great combination, not something I'd listen to often, but enjoyable. 3.5/5

The soundtrack of dimly lit bars where it always feels like Midnight. A place where I fella would go to meet his "side piece" or a former flame he can't stop thinking about. There's only one window, and smoking is allowed in this entire establishment. In fact, it's encouraged, if not required. No beer is served, only hard liquor. Anyone who orders their drink on the rocks is considered questionable, as the regulars like their whiskey net, their Johnnie Walker Blue and their women blonde. Bowls of pretzels are available upon request. No other food is available, save an old popcorn machine in the back that's reserved for regulars, which is 98 percent of the patrons in the establishment. The racial makeup is surprisingly mixed, and everyone seems to get along because no one ever gets cancelled. The jukebox has 100 45 RPM records that never change, save for that one time 20 years ago when "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones was added, replacing "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" by Gerry & The Pacemakers. There aren't as many whispers about how the owner is "mobbed up" but it's still understood to be true. There's a framed black and white photo of Roberto Clemente making a perfect throw from right field above the cash register. Ubers and Lyfts aren't needed because there's always a cab available to take you home. Or back to her place. Former Chicago Bears star Bulldog Turner used to come here when he was in town. So did former television star Jayne Kennedy. There are no TV's. There used to be a television, one television in the corner that was only turned on for live sporting events. And don't worry if you're out of smokes. That cigarette machine next to the jukebox is always stocked, and the bartender can make change.

Tall and tan and young and lovely … 4 things I am not… thanks for reminding me Frank! Smooth tunes though

Definitely frank

not for me sorry

Sounds good but it's boring init

smooth and tan and easy and classy. 4 stars.

good i guess. 6/10

Love ol' Frankie!

I don't really 'get' Frank Sinatra. He has a nice and smooth voice, but it does seem that his popularity is perhaps based more on an image/persona than anything particularly interesting or unique about his music. Here he sings bossa nova. I've not got a lot to say about it, so instead, the following is my top 5 ranking of Sinatra's nicknames: 5) Swoonatra 4) Mr. Baldy 3) Ol' Blue Eyes 2) Bony Baritone 1) Chairman of the Board Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Baubles, Bangles, and Beads Date listened: 29/08/23

Smoooooth

An album for a sun-soaked holiday. Tracks like 'The Girl from Ipanema' and 'Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars' are gems.

Blud kuullostaa aina samalta + ei täs oikee säväyttänä ngl

There's just something about Sinatra. Great ballads, laid back guitar. 4/5.

Give me bossa and I’m happy

Väldigt trevligt att rensa svamp till

Nice. Not my favorite.

This was really enjoyable. I love Sinatra’s take on the more well known numbers and the songs that were original for this session were really cool. Just a laid back pleasure.

Classic frank sinatra. I've heard ipanema elsewhere. was a good listen, but im not the biggest fan.

Sinatra has such a classic voice. It makes me feel nostalgic for a time that I wasn’t even born during. I’m sure this isn’t his best album but I do love the collab with Jobim. I just wish there was a bit more dueting between the two.

en tykkää francis albert sinatrasta tässä... antonio carlos jobim henkilö herra ei pahemmin laula lorise tässä olisi voinut olla antonio carlos jobimilta vähän enemmän laulan lorinaa ja vähemmän francis albert sinatralta laulun lorinaa ja bossa nova on vähän jopa tylsääkin joo olen kusipää koska sanon näin minun ei pitäisi sanoa näin.......hullun horinoita vaan change partners

3.5 stars. Sinatra crooning over bossa nova makes for beautiful background music. Dock the album a little bit for all the tracks sounding the same and it being under 30 min long. Standout is the leadoff "The Girl from Ipanema".

Didn't know this album had anything to do with bossa nova, which could mean I didn't fail in imitating it. But it also means it didn't succeed, either.

Very gentle, well sung. Quiet and pretty bossa nova. Sweet for a relaxing sunny day.

3/10, 30%

Not a Frank fan

Some nice bossa nova sounds but overall I found it quite boring and I really didn’t need to hear Girl from Ipanema three times on one album

It could be that I’m sitting here on a Saturday night, having a drink, chilling…but this feels pretty good.

Meh He can really sing - obviously, but it all feels a little polished and stilted for me. Decent background music though, and reminds me of my grandad, so that's nice. 3 ⭐

Much better than the last Frank offering.

It's good, but not a lot of variety to the tracks

Meh

How do you get a job going "bim bom bim bim" and "dee ba dee ba dee" on songs. I want that job.

Meh.

Too much Sinatra and not enough Jobim. But it had great moments!

Sinatra smarm. I hate it.

I like Frank, but only in small doses. This album is a small dose and with some bosanova beats plus nice guitar.

Äärimmilleen sliipattua. Tuntuu ettei ole sisältöä. Mut sielua silti kuitenkin? Heikkouteni bossa novaan ja erityisesti portugaliin puhuu.

Bossa nova hirvittää, ja Sinatra kuulostaa päälle läiskätyltä.

Excellent lounge/elevator music. Very chill and cool.

I have a few Latin lounge albums with a similar vein (Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto and Wanda Da Sah) but they are all miles better than this. The reason: the vocals on all the above are so much sweeter and match the cool breezy candle lit summer evening vibe so much more than Sinatra, who sounds a little forced. The music by Jobim is swell.

Got a couple of songs in and just couldn't cope, just nit me bag.

Smooth. But a bit dull.

I like the Latin vibe, but it was just too soppy for me. Perfect for an Audrey Hepburn moving picture.

Now That's What I Call Elevator Music! '67

Not much to say - I don't like Frank Sinatra, I don't like his music and his singing voice. This album was a little bit better than expected thanks to Jobim, but all I wanted to do while listening to it is to move on. And that's what I'm doing right now.

Music for resting, everything’s alright

nice

Second album that features The Girl From Ipanema.

It's all the same song

Classic Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra does bossa nova. It's exactly what it says on the bottle. Enjoyable, and there's a couple of tracks I need to add to my wedding music playlist, but its not setting my world on fire.

3.75

3.5

Boring crooning.

Imagine actually liking Frank Sinatra lol.

Where is that girl from again?

Classic crooning from the king of the crooners.

This was already the 3rd album on this list with a rendition of "The Girl From Ipanema." I can hear Sinatra had a blast with this album, but the croon interpretation of the Bossa Nova on this album combined with the quite stereotypical orchestrations of Ogerman makes it a musical dud in my book.

The only song that stands out is The Girl From Ipanema.

Sinatra does bossa nova? I don't know.

Really good

big croooooons

4.5

9/10 Frankie delivers!

Bossa nova, slow samba, beatiful composition, to slow for my taste

2.8 cute fine bit samey faves: girl from ipanema

Geting on the list fortsättning next time i am cooking or black tie event. Classy.

Cat: pretty cool and it was relaxing, but it all started to blend together. Nothing changed or jumped out. AJ: fuck we doing here, Francis!?

100% aburrida y olvidable música de ascensor, funcional, de fondo, para hacer cosas, podría ser música de fondo para caudno tenés que escuchar música de verdad. Dicen que una ballena escuchó este disco de 10 mil km lejos y dijo "ah pero que aburrido porfavor". No puede darme más alergia escuchar a clásicso de Jobim cantados en inglés. Banco a Frank 100% pero acá la pifiaron mal,

HOLY SHIT YES YES YES. I wrote a short story on Bossa Nova last year and throughout the whole time was just listening to Jobim and Gilberto, mwah. Love Sinatra so this will be amazing. IT OPENS WITH GAROTTA DE IPANEMA OFC!!!

Accessible, easy listening but nothing to excite here.

pretty okay easy listening crooner music, probably better as background music even though album was a little short, nothing spectacular about it

Loved it..

I love Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim but I don't think this album suited either one of them :-(

It had a good artistic quality to it but not something I would return for. He is a talented artist and vocalist. 3 stars as it was easy to listen to and was not an ear piecing sound.

Ok album. A lot of it sounded the same after a while

Bossa nova classics with Frank and Jobim. Trombone solos!

makes me sleepy 3

This was a great surprise. I saw it and thought yawn. Played it and really enjoyed.

mysig, finns några bangers! olika versioner av samma låt så passar inte så bra att lyssna i ett

Croon away kid. Croon away

I'm not a Sinatra fan but I am a bossa nova fan! Too much girl from ipanema though.

Glorious. Must-buy.

Nice old school Sinatra album. Beautiful singing.

One thing I will say for old two-eyes, he did his own thing. Never mind that in 1967 everyone else was doing psychedelic, hippy-dippy, experimental music - Frank was going to do his thing. I mean sure, he's adapted it to some Brazilian style songs for this album but it's still his basic schmaltzy bullshit. Having said that, I've never seen the appeal of his style of music. To be honest, it sounds creepy to me. That's the only way I can describe it. It just makes me uncomfortable. He did have a very good voice, so for that reason I'm bumping my rating up from 1 star to 2.

Very different to what I normally listen to, a master at the peak of his game! Very relaxing!

Nope

Pleasant but uninteresting 2/5

Sinatra's Bossa nova phase is criminally underrated. I could pour a whiskey and sit and listen to this any day of the week.

Things I needed today: this album, a double dosage of Adderall, and Zoloft. (Spoilers: I did not get 2/3 of those things.)

Same aura as being whacked in the head with a wiffle ball bat repeatedly

C The Girl From Ipanema - 4, starting off with a banger? Ballsy. Dindi - 2 Change Partners - 2 Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars - 2 Meditation - 2 If You Never Come to Me - 2 How Insensitive - 3 I Concentrate On You - 2 Baubles, Bangles, and Beads - 2 Once I Loved - 2 I love Sinatra, and he's a pretty good actor too, but these were just a collection of slow, boring songs. It starts way too strong with The Girl from Ipanema, a certified classic. After that, it's your run-of-the-mill slow Sinatra love songs. Maybe it's because I'm not a 75 year old female, but my panties stayed right where they are.

Bossa nova plus Frank Sinatra is a natural fit and having Antonio Carlos Jobim onboard anchoring the album with his guitar (and providing the occasional vocal), as Sinatra interprets Jobim’s songs is inspired. I really liked this a lot.

Lounge music for sure, but so smooth. I want to give this 3.5 but since that doesn't exist I'll round up to 4 because it is so moody

Didn’t know Frank Sinatra could do bossa nova so well

I honestly prefer my Jobim with a little less Sinatra.

I'm not gonna deny the impact Sinatra had on Lounge music, but man, I just don't like this stuff. It's boring to me.

Great vibes and great jazz sound!

Tis a mood album, a winter mood album. It is not winter.

“Consistent” is the word. Frank Sinatra is excellent at what he does and it pairs well with bassa nova. I can listen to it for hours; it naturally fades into the background. The consistency is impressive and also maybe hurts the rating. The songs are good but few really standout. And Sinatra’s prolific catalogue of work makes his masterful baritone sounds… somewhat common. This is a solid 3.5. I’d give it 4 for it’s staying power but it loses some for the lack of strong singles. 4’s will become overused, so => 3. It’s about to opposite of Rio, which I generally did not enjoy but had some great performances and a couple strong singles.

The Girl from Ipanema, If You Never Come To Me, I Concentrate On You and Baubles, Bangles and Beads. Boring but had some good songs and Sinatra’s voice is great. One of the all time greats. 5/1

where are all the good frank sinatra songs? The Girl from Ipanema

I feel like this is background music. Not unpleasant, but not something that grabs my attention. My grandfather listened to this sort of stuff

Vibes!

first listen truly wonderful

Quite smooth but in some parts Sinatra’s lounge croony voice doesn’t really suit the bossa nova style.

Antonio deserves better

Excellent album, even a rock and roll guy can appreciate this

Not a fan of Bossa Nova

So sweet and relaxing. Love in the streets and in the air. Sensuality with a pure and very intelligent playing.

I struggled not to give this a 2 just because it's so fucking sappy but it's not *bad* I just hate it

“The Girl From Ipanema” is becoming one of my favorite songs and the version here is wonderful. Frank Sinatra sounds absolutely at home on bossa nova. His voice feels totally natural on these songs. This album is a smooth, seductive pleasure. The album cover is gorgeous too.

I recently watched a long form interview with a rock music producer (Rick Beato) and one of my favorite guitarists - Dean DeLeo (from Stone Temple Pilots), and Dean showed how his early love for Jobim influenced so many famous hard rock guitar parts and songs in STP (he was also I believe the main songwriter for the group so he was writing more than just the guitar parts). It's amazing to me to hear that interview a week or so ago and get this appreciation for this Brazilian composer by way of a hard rock guitarist and now I'm hearing Jobim bossa nova-ing around an album with Frank Sinatra on top of his guitar. When I was growing up I thought that Frank Sinatra was overrated. I was very susceptible to having a rebellious look on things, like "well everyone else likes X so how good can X really be?", and Sinatra was the king of the world for all of the older people in my family. After growing out of that though I am really amazed every time I hear his voice. It's so hard to find the words to describe the attractiveness in it. Smooth, evocative, pristine, intriguing, mysterious, calm. A good writer could probably find a thousand ways to describe the beauty of his voice. Sinatra is the perfect example for me in my dissertation on how some people have attractive voices purely by natural anatomic chance. You really can't teach someone to have that buttery smooth timbre, it's either your vocal cords can do it or they can't. The world is fortunate when someone like him chooses to spend his life on music and it's funny to me to ponder how unfortunate it would have been for us if he went into like metalwork or dentistry. This Latin jazz setting is so fun to hear his voice on. I can't believe I don't know this album (besides "The Girl From Ipanema")- it's stunning and somehow 56 years later this still sounds fresh to me. This was a great listen for me. Unfortunately many of the songs were missing from Spotify for some reason? And I had to search around for them. Not a big deal and doesn't influence the rating.

Arguably my favorite discovery upon starting this incredible journey of music!!! This record is such a beautiful gem, an outstanding collection of beautiful ballads. Opener The Girl From Ipanema opens on a very high note, and rarely does the quality ever drop. I feel this will become a record I will really grow to cherish over time Favorite lyrics: - But I watch her so sadly. How can I tell her I love her. Yes, I would give my heart gladly. But each day, when she walks to the sea. She looks straight ahead, not at me. - If I only had words, I would say all the beautiful. Things that I see when you're with me. - This is where I want to be. Here with you so close to me. Until the final flicker of life's ember. I, who was lost and lonely. Believing life was only. A bitter tragic joke, have found with you. The meaning of existence, my love. - I will wait for you. Till the sun falls from out of the sky. For what else can I do? I will wait for you. Meditating how sweet life will be. When you come back to me. Favorite tracks: - The Girl From Ipanema - Change Partners - Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) - How Insensitive - Baubles, Bangles And Beads 9 out of 10

I'm a huge fan of Sinatra's voice but this album was quite boring except for a couple songs. 2.5/5

Not quite as boring as the other Frank albums I've listened to. Still boring.

Subtilt och växer sakta, sakta. Trevligt om än inte omtumlande.

It starts brilliantly, with a not quite Getz/Gilberto, but certainly still worthy version of Girl From Ipanema. After that, it's an up and down album of bossa-nova by Vegas, but is so short at about 29 minutes it never lets you down badly. Antonio Jobim's slinky guitar grooves really make the album pop.

Frank kinda takes the spotlight and shoves ol’ Jobim to the corner doesn’t he? Taking the parts of Bossa Nova he enjoys and forming it to the style he desires. This isn’t a bad thing, in fact, I think it adds to Sinatra’d talent to be able to blend two regions of music so seamlessly. Beautifully quiet and powerful album. Lyrically impressive as are almost all of Frankie boy’s songs. Not much to dislike, but it didn’t wow me or anything. 4/5

5, oh frankie

Solid

Bedankt Frank om me zo vroeg wakker te maken maar het toch gezellig en weemoedig te maken

The girl from Ipanema is zo fire hoho

Nothing to this at all. Felt like Sinatra was just going through the motions.

+The Girl From Ipanema +Dindi +Change Partners +Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars Great relaxing album, could be good as backround music.

Chill album. Already started out with Girl from Ipanema, which was nice. Like how they put both English and Portuguese in the titles. Listened to the Deluxe Version. + Girl from Ipanema + How Insensitive + Wave

It's Sinatra, so it's obviously good. I did find myself wishing that Jobim would have a bigger singing role than he did though--more of the play between English and Spanish vocals would have been interesting. But, I didn't find a lot of variety between the tracks. The performances were beautiful, but this is the weakest of the Sinatra albums I've had so far in this exercise. Favorite track: Meditation

5 stars for Jobim, 1 for Frank.

pretty sweet arrangements but not an improvement over jobim on his own

Great musicianship, an iconic singer, but it's a Bossa No - va from me.

Nice, also liked that it was short.

Fantastic album. Great vibes makes me wish i could dance with someone

Can never go wrong with old boy Frank, such a great mix. Lovely opening song. Has such a soothing voice for any sort of situation

Easy listening, was a great time

Is it me or is Sinatra weirdly out of tune repeatedly here? Still, it's a whole record of Jobim, and while it doesn't have The Wave on it, it's still good.

niiiiiceeeeeeee

It’s 11PM, it’s been raining all day, and I’m snuggled up with a cat, blanket, and crossword. This hit with a really nice cozy vibe, and I think it helped me enjoy it more than I normally would. 3.5/5

I like Frank Sinatra but have listened to too much of his music to in my life to be really stoked on it now 3.5/5

Frank Sinatra has a beautiful voice and the guitar was beautiful but the album got pretty stale and redundant. 2.5/5

Good easy listening

I really like classic Bossa Nova, but Sinatra's overly slick voice isn't doing it any favors here. It might make sense on paper, but there is some disconnect between the vocals and instrumentation that really throws the vibe off for me.

Croony croony croon, croon croony croony croon croon croon. This starts out with Girl From Ipanema. Which is one of the weirdest songs ever. We then go onto some bossa nova standards which only kind of supports Sinatra's style. I mean, this is kind of an ego trip record. It's good, but is it world-changing? Not really. Bossa nova is great. Making Sinatra do it seems a bit perverse.

What a nice listen for a low key Friday afternoon. Really enjoyed hearing some Sinatra outside of his hits. Lovely record.

3.5* Original, même si Sinatra sur de la bosanova, ce n'est au final pas si étonnant

Pas touché,

PREFS : The Girl From Ipanema (Gârota de Ipanema), Change Partners, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado), Meditation (Meditação), How Insensitive (Insensatez), I Concentrate on You MOINS PREF : If You Never Come to Me

Ma

I just don't seem to enjoy bossa nova (which is surprisingly well-represented on this list). But hey, this'll be my go-to if I ever time travel back to 1968 and want to seduce women I meet in airport bars.

Even with Old Blue Eyes on lead vocals, I found this boring.

I mean, I like and enjoy the singing of Frank Sinatra, but to be perfectly honest, I'm no fan of the Bossa Nova.

это приятный джаз, он не затянут, он мягок сладчайшая фоновая музыка в общем-то но глобально все равно не могу выше 3 поставить есть джаз интереснее для меня

Милая босанова (а не джаз, кхе-кхе) Голос Синатры отвал жопы, конечно

Поскольку альбом открывает The Girl from Ipanema, передаём привет Стэну Гетцу и альбому Jazz Samba, поскольку именно он исполнял (и кажется даже авторствовал) оригинальную версию этой песни. Вообще так приятно встречать знакомые имена в этом списке: есть хотя бы понимание, что примерно можно ожидать. И здесь эти ожидания целиком и полностью оправдались. Настолько оправдались, что после первых трех песен на улице выглянуло очень тёплое и приятное солнце, прям как эта музыка. Едешь на велосипеде по пустым дорожкам, улыбаешься солнцу, слушаешь неторопливый соул... Очень классный альбом для фонового прослушивания. Максимально спокойная и расслабляющая музыка. И не так много технических огрехов со стерео...)

Ну чё сказать, леженд. Поездка из школы раскрасилась прекрасным фоном. Такой джаз ценится мною оч. Но не сверх, так что 3+

3/5 I Slightly enjoyed this album I'm embarrassed to say. Maybe it's because it was something completely different than usual. Maybe. But more than anything else I think I enjoyed the Portuguese influence, the songs that came on after the album, and how short it was.

Sadly in this thing brevity is always appreciated and yes, this was brief. Not too bad, quite romantic and enjoyable but not a place I'd rush back to.

I believe this is the third Sinatra album I’ve listened to. His music has been a little hit and miss with me, but I do seem to enjoy the happier songs over the miserable ones. I’m eager to listen to this and see where it lands for me! Songs I already knew: The Girl From Ipanema Favourites: The Girl From Ipanema, How Insensitive I’ll start this off by saying that this is likely my favourite Sinatra album out of the ones I’ve heard. My music is interesting throughout and his voice is as perfect as you’d expect. Whereas The Wee Small Hours Gad me growing bored at times and eager for the end, this one had me hooked from beginning to end. It still isn’t the type of music that pulls me in, but I can certainly appreciate the artistic talent on show here, and so would be an easy album to recommend to others to try.

Appealing but not particularly memorable to me.

Frank sucks

Not obsessed with this but it’s good

I’m a canny massive Sinatra fan. My 4th most listened to artist since joining Spotify in 2009. Apparently. But wasnt massively bothered about this. Sounds daft, but for me Sinatra is an Autumn/Winter listen, and this was a bit too summery. More browning leaves and less balmy nights please

Perfect dinner party music, went by quickly and smoothly. Not sure id listen again of my own accord but would enjoy it if it happened to come on.

Not my favourite, a lot of the songs are forgettable and meander. It also sounds like Frank isn't really putting in a lot of effort.

Its quite nice background music but nothing stood out to me. The whole album just kind of passed over me and I felt whelmed.

They don't make em like this anymore! I imagine if I was in some smokey bar I would probably quite enjoy this..... However, it doesn't really do much for me tbh. Bit lechy in parts too. None of his big hitters either. Doubt I'll be listening again. Sorry Frank

Is it cultural appropriation if the guy who invented the style is singing with the white man who's just visiting? Either way, this album slides down as smooth as silk. Never been to Brazil but this feels like an all-inclusive resort - a tourist's version of what Brazilian bossa nova is like.

I have never been a Frank Sinatra fan. I find his music terribly bland. This music is sought after by thirsty housewives. Don't get me wrong, musically, this is a tight album, but Frank's crooning is annoying as hell. Antonio's injection of Bossa Nova really helped this album. Frank was apparently a womanizer. An example of this can be heard in the song Change Partners, where Frank tries to convince a lady who appears to be in love with her boyfriend/husband to dump his ass so she can "dance" with him.... Dance in the bird region.... Settle down Frank, you're not God's gift to women. Amy Farrah-Fowler's version of "The Girl from Ipanema" was better. Overall, not my type of music at all. This whole Broadway scene in NY in the 40's does nothing at all to peak my interest. Probably revolutionary at the time, but it didn't age well. I won't listen again, but I get why it's on this list. Favourite songs: The Girl from Ipanema, "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" Least favourite songs: Dindi... And others.... It all blended together into a bland mess. 2/5

I'm a pretty big fan of Frank. I like the upbeat stuff he does a little better than this one but I did like this quite a lot. This quiet madness was probably my favorite song on this album. This will probably be in my regular rotation.

I'm a fan of Frank Sinatra... he's got a great voice so you can't really go wrong. This album was a bit slow though. IMO, he does better with his upbeat/lively songs. Makes his personality shine more. Still, like I said, good voice, relaxing. 7.5/10

mid

Slow but good

mucho goodo

Mucho relaxo. Frank has some much better songs in his catalog but I really can't hate on Old Blue Eyes too much, it's also much better than the sad sack In The Wee Small Hours album that I felt bad about rating so low.

Hard to vote down Frank Sinatra - I love the last song on the album where they are in the studio.

It's Frank Sinatra, so it obviously belongs on this list. I found this one more interesting than the previous album got, maybe because of Antonio Carlos Jobim. I'm not sure. Saved tracks: 'The Girl From Ipanema', 'Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)', 'Baubles, Bangles And Beads'

Well that was a massive waste of my time. I got nothing from this album and listening to it was the longest half an hour of my life. Halfway through I just put it on as background noise and started playing Civ 6.

Frank can sing but man is he a one-trick pony. This is my second or third Sinatra album on the list, and each initially wows with the bombast and flair one would expect in vacuum from the crooner but quickly grows old over the span of 30-40 minutes. The added orchestral element here was a nice addition, but some sluggish sections + constant crooning didn't win me over at the end of the day.

Lovely album with chill vibes. The lyrics maybe a little questionable in this day and age tho

Bangerrr

Not the Chairman's best work, but it is an enjoyable album.

Great orchestration, the whole album has a strong bossa nova feel. The girl from Ipanema has been covered by countless artists, Sinatra does a great job on this one. Overall very lounge singer, a bit slow. I enjoyed the Latin flavor though

This was some fun older songs, but I've never been a Sinatra fan. It's lounge singing, and not as good as Chris Isaak.

21st February 2023 Listened while working from home. Slow Monday, worked on the front room with dad, last of us in the evening. Sounded like a stroll through a warm jungle. Smooth and sultry.

2/5 I didn't enjoy this and I love many FS performances on other records. Why bother with TGFI when the Getz/Jobim version is out there?

Very pleasant, but that's about it

The man should be cancelled. But does have one of the all time iconic voices. Did not know he was recording music since the ‘39. I’d love to know more about his mob connections. Antonio Jobim is the original composer of The Girl from Ipanema. Sinatra a voice goes incredibly well with the music. I love this shit. Sot The girl from ipanema Quiet nights of Quiet Stars If you never come to me I concentrate on you Once I loved 4/5

This was torture for me. Mostly because I worked at a bar and the owner was obsessed with Frank Sinatra and the rat pack and this shit was on repeat. For two years I work there they didn't even switch to Christmas music at Christmas time. Honestly from someone who worked retail the break from Frank Sinatra would have been a welcomed.

I really adore big band music, and this was extremely enjoyable to listen to!

Wow! (The girl from Ipanema) Era partito meglio del previsto.

Highlight: The Girl From Ipanema

Osobno bardzo dobre, razem jednak coś nie wyszło.

Sinatra is a blessing. Angel’s voice. But except for “Girl From Ipanema” the other songs’ lyrics are meh and dated. Not classic.

It's bossa nova, so I knew it was gonna get a high score from me. I think Sinatra's smooth voice fits with the music pretty well. The instrumentation was great and I loved listening to this album. It's was nice music to just relax and jam to. There were quite a few good songs on here, but some of them were a bit too slow and without change for me, so I feel I can't give it a 5. My favourite songs were The Girl From Ipanema, Change Partners, and Baubles, Bangles and Beads.

Frank Sinatra's voice is so soothing and peaceful and the harmonies by Jobim only make this more enjoyable than the solo work I was familiar with

Classic Sinatra sound paired with a classical guitar sound makes for a great laid back album

Love Frank, this album is particularly smooth and easy

I love Sinatra so much

So I do NOT like Sinatra. Something about him always rubbed me the wrong way. That being said I've never listened to a full album by him and I'll give it a try. This is just mafia love songs ughh Every one of these songs is just the same love song over and over, how'd this guy make a 40 year career out of this??? I can barely make it through this. I'm half way through and now I know people say all metalcore is this same.

Jay Z is the king of NY

Better than I thought but I can't think of a time where I would put this album on

Not bad, like the later stuff better.

Not a vital Sinatra Album

Very pleasant. Not sure if this is what Sinatra is like all the time, but I loved how subtle and non-demanding this was. Excellent. Standouts: The Girl From Ipanema

Rigtig søndagsmusik, bare lækkert

v good

A couple decent songs, but overall I'm at a stage in my life where this doesn't do it for me.

I tend to like Frank Sinatra, but I don't know what this was. Sounds like Frank was having a lost weekend.

Not for me, I couldn’t listen past the first two songs.

Just frank🤌

Elevator music

Good voice, probably a shit person. Outside of this list, I only ever listen to Frank when I’m eating at weddings - and that’s not by choice.

Banger

This album is a good register of an excellent music style, Bossa Nova. The album itself is not so good, but it's important for being part of the world's spread of this style, so it deserves its place on this list. Listening to it in a single session could be annoying, but it's not so hard to finish.

Always up for a little Sinatra. A nice pairing that delivers the goods.

Decent Sunday morning coffee music. Can’t imagine I will crave a re-listen

Didn't mind it. Don't normally like croon-y stuff but quite enjoyable, maybe because i was drinking a tasty cup of tea

Can’t believe this made the list and Getz/Gilberto didn’t.

Frank's quite the crooner. I can imagine folks putting this record on when company is around.

You know what you get with Frank Sinatra. It's entirely fine.

Didn’t think I’d enjoy this. But it was nice while getting some work done.

Discazo

Ugh

Pleasant

Dad used to play these songs all the time. Stan Getz. Hate them all. Brazilian Bosanova and shove it

Always meant to listen to a Sinatra album but never got around to it. Glad this thing made me do it, but, meh

Never listened to a whole Sinatra album before so I’m glad I did one now. Just easy listening stuff. Not bad but not amazing for me.

Generally, I'm not a big Frank Sinatra fan, but i was curious to hear his collaboration with Jobim. I enjoyed the bossa nova styling and the record gets off to a promising start with the classic, Girl From Ipanema, though I still prefer the Getz/Gilberto version. I thought the album lost some of it's charm towards the end, but overall Sinatra does a valiant effort with the material.

Previously listened to a lot of these songs sung by Blossom Dearie. Much stronger bossa nova feel compared with her. Thoroughly enjoyable and very slick.

Da dada da da dada da da dada dah dah da

These songs are charming, and fun to listen to the two together. The best ones are the ones where they both sing. Take 'Baubles' off and it's a much better album.

Not a huge Sinatra fan but I find Jobim's music irresistible, so it ends up being a wash.

This was a nice combination, I think I like it better than just solo Sinatra actually. Spanish guitar and rhythmic elements add a lot. Lounge-y as all hell, in a good way. It's close to a 4 but really about a 3.5 and up. I probably won't listen to it again, but I enjoyed it for sure. Definitely heard "The Girl from Ipanema" before.

Quick nice Frank Sinatra album Fave tracks: The girl from ipanema, change partners, quiet nights of quiet stars 3/5

Eh. Girl from Ipanema is pretty good, but the rest is kind of a blur. Good vibes I guess. Introduced me to Antonio Jobim. Could have used more vocals from him on this. 2/5

sophisticated

Not bad. But nothing really stood out.

As is common with Sinatra, a taste of the unfinished suggests an invitation back. And again, I'm not particularly inspired: Jobim is too background, with contributions appreciated. However, there are no sharp edges to turn one away. The styles do indeed blend, to what loss I'm not sure.

Eh, kinda dull, it seems super typical sinatra

Obviously a great duo but man this music is so easy listening that I can't really say it's a standout or anything. It's there and it's kinda good, now where's my cigar?

I'm usually a Sinatra enjoyer, but this one was pretty dull.

Love the old crooner vibe. Nice background mucics

A nice cool and smooth album. Nothing really stands out, but nothing is bad either.

The coolness is there, but personally, Frankie is not for bossa nova. It's already clear in its opener, their (bad) version of "A Girl from Ipanema". Even I was surprised at how boring this was, overall. He's a great singer, but again, bossa nova is a different field. So nice try I guess.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes, for a jazz/old time record I found it charming. Nice feel to it and the length of the record is perfect for someone not that big into the genre. Favourite song: Track 1 - The Girl From Ipanema

Very nice, relaxing and fun

inoffensive

Here's my biggest takeaway -- bossa nova is probably not my go-to genre of music. I will say this - the quality of the songwriting is stellar, it's just not what I'd generally seek out to listen to. So my rating here is based on merit rather than personal taste.

Soothing and love guitar

Croony-Bossa-Nova-ba-va-va-ba-baaaaa

Eh

Pleasant enough, but this was clearly just a cash grab to re-hash a bunch of previous/better recordings in English with Sinatra at the helm. The originals should be on this list, not this. Sinatra is always Sinatra and he has enough stuff here.

3.5

Já abre com garota de ipanema. Bem mais pegada pro jazz americano, lento, suave. A tradução americana da letra não é tão boa quanto a clássica, e Jobim tem uma menor participação que Sinatra. Inglês, quando se trata de músicas, me parece ser uma língua mais pobre, que não permite tantas brincadeiras. Ou então nossos poetas são melhores. É um bom Jazz, mas perde sua brasilidade. O eu-lírico gringo sofre menos que o brasileiro. Sinatra, o grande astro, ofusca Tom. Uma pena. A música ainda é bonita, mas Corcovado sem o corcovado não é a mesma coisa. Torna-se mais uma música de amor. Um Jazz bonito, mais indubitavelmente diminuído por não capturar o sofrimento que só o brasileiro entende. Agora Insensatez. Que felicidade ouvir Tom! Veio me alegrar quase no fim da música. O álbum estava começando a contrariar meu ufanismo. Estou percebendo que é um álbum do Sinatra, interpretando as obras de Jobim, não uma colaboração. Bumbles, Bangles and Beads não tem uma versão brasileira, mesmo assim foi uma das que tem a maior pegada brazuca até agora. O arranjo foi muito puxado para bossa-nova. Sinatra até arrisca um português em Drinking Water (água de beber). Água de beber, camará! Boto fé que para os americanos, que estavam conhecendo a bossa, pode ter sido interessante. Ou devidamente ignorado! Correndo o risco de me repetir, o Sinatra não consegue encapsular a tristeza das obras do Tom. A participação de Jobim se limita a vocais de fundo e outras poucas aparições. Samba de uma nota só! A tradução é literal, afinal de contas, se não fosse, a música não faria sentido. Ah, mas como faz falta um coro soprano! A versão brasileira é mais leve, tocada uma oitava acima. Bem mais brincalhona. Desafinado tem a maior participação de Tom, os dois fazem um dueto. Gostei muito dessa. Suuaaaavee. Tom amassando no inglês! Poxa, essa vou ouvir de novo. Olha, mas agora ouvindo a versão original, não tem como bater a voz de Tom Jobim. Vou ouvir essa mais ainda.

Lovely album, very easy on the ear. Sinatra's voice is of course peerless and who can resist bossa nova? Not sure I would buy this, it isn't really my thing, but I would be up on the dance floor for sure

Even though I love both Sinatra and Tom Jobin, this album was pretty dissapointing. I was accustomed to hearing most of these songs in Portuguese, even when performed by non-Brazilians, so hearing them being sung in English was kinda weird, but that's not the problem. The problem is that Sinatra simply cannot adapt to bossa nova, and he's often heard visibly struggling with it in a way that's distracting, not relaxing.

Very romantic

It's less Sinatra with a Brazilian flavor and more Brazilian music with all traces of its Brazilness removed and replaced with Sinatra. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing since Sinatra puts some nice soundscapes together.

Very, very smooth. Good album.

Everyone knows who Frank Sinatra is. Who is Antônio Carlos Jobim? For starters, he's the original songwriter of The Girl From Ipanema, which is a legendary bossa nova song that has since become one of the most recorded songs in history. Sinatra and Jobim do a joint English-Portuguese rendition on this album (can you tell who sings in which language?), and do a wonderful job. For my money, the Stan Getz version sung by Astrud Gilberto is the better performance, but Sinatra still does a wonderful job. Aside from The Girl From Ipanema, Jobim's greatest achievement would be his popularization of bossa nova outside of Brazil. It would be, in part, thanks to Getz that bossa nova would catch on in the States during the early/mid-60's. This almost certainly caught the attention of Sinatra or some Reprise executive, which lead to what we have here. The songs are so breezy and wonderful, and Sinatra's cool voice is a natural fit. Even if the songs were originally written for Portuguese tongue, the English translation rarely feels clunky or out of place. Arrangements are also excellent, with Claus Ogerman conducting the band for Jobim's songs. It's also worth mentioning that there are a few American Songbook songs on the album as well, done in the bossa nova style. If you asked me to identify them, I probably wouldn't be able to because they fit so well. In every way, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim is a match made in heaven. A beautiful album that is pleasing to the ears.

cool as can be, even if not my everyday cup of tea

Lovely songs for chilling

Chill, relaxing, a little repetitive, but Sinatra's fantastic voice makes up for it.

overall impressions, nice easy listening, i found it soothing, frank sinatra has a great voice. don't really have any deeper thoughts.

Rólegt og gott hjá Frank.

Great team up! It feels like a real logical thing to do.

"Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim" is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra and Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and singer Antônio Carlos Jobim" also known as the father of bossa nova. The album consists of seven original Jobim compositions and three standards from the Great Ameirican Songbook, sung, of course, by Sinatra and arranged in the bossa nova style. And, the arrangement and conducting was done by Claus Ogerman which also included an orchestra. This was a pretty subtle and subdued performance by Sinatra. The music and arrangement was very good and is the strength of this album. Jobim's guitar begins the famous "The Girl from "Ipanema." Sinatra sings in English, more subdued; Jobim comes in, vocally in Portuguese, and trades off with Sinatra. Great arrangements in the orchestra and bossa nova beat. A album highlight for sure. This is one of the most recorded songs of all time. Sinatra covers Irving Berlin's "Change Partners " a song orginally written for the 1938 film "Carefree." Nice strings. Al Volia played guitar as Jobim couldn't quite get it. Another big album highlight is Jobim's "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)." Light bossa nova beat. Strings. I love the horn fade. Named after the Cocorvado mountains in Rio de Janeiro. By my counts, covered my no less than 60 artists. Piano and strings lead "How Insensitive (Insensatez)." A jazz standard song. A song that made me feel like I was in a jazz club was "Baubles, Bangles and Beads." The Robert Wright/George Forrest cover of the 1953 song for the musucal Kismet. A little more upbeat bossa nova beat...very nightclub-ish. It's funny that Sinatra had won the two previous Grammy albums of the year but, this year, this album happened to lose to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Highway robbery I say. Anyway, Sinatra is fine doing this style. For his singing delivery, I like a few of his earlier albums better. However, the music itself was enjoyable and is recommended.

Great listen! Legend!

Smooth. Makes me want to drink a martini at a warm resort

I didn't realize how sultry he was. Very sexy. Highlights: Dindi Change Partners Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars really, most of them. Swoon.

I did... really think this was fun. but it's not something I'd go out of my way to listen to.

Favourite track(s): The Girl From Ipanema; Baugles, Bangles and Beads For people not familiar with Bossa Nova, this album can serve as a nice introduction. It has the Sinatra instrumentation with its longing strings and soft brass instruments. But it is certainly no more than an introduction. This is clearly a Sinatra album and while Jobim's name is in the title, his impact seems limited. The Girl From Ipanema being the opener, one might suspect that the studio chose to rely on another artist's work, only putting a little twist on Sinatra's regular style in order to sell more copies. Maybe that is why the tracks which seem to have been written by and for Jobim in part do not strike one as all to special. Maybe both artist saw eye to eye on later releases. I would have liked the album even better if that was the case here. But still, it's Bossa Nova Sinatra. I cannot not like that.

Frank. More Frank. Very well - this means we must be closer to no more Frank in the 1001.

Who'd have thought that Frank doing some bossa nova standards would sound so good?

Good

Pleasant enough I suppose - I think the Stan Getz albums are a better collaboration

TFW no Astrud Gilberto I like Frank (In The Wee Small Hours is an all time favorite) but this is just not working.

I enjoyed the mix of Bossa Nova, Jazz, and Sinatra's smooth voice. This is nothing revolutionary but it's a very chill album to just put in the background and enjoy.

Less than the sum of its parts. It's like they spent the entire time deferring to each other and forgot to make great music. Best track: The Girl from Ipanema

Un lujito

80/100

It's a good album, but too oldie for me for regular listens.

Whatever. This list is getting sus.

A very simple album that is very enjoyable. Nothing extra. Just nice orchestral sections and nice vocal performances. Also PSA if you’re writing 4 pages about an album on this list… no one is reading it. Stop treating this like a job. Goofy

Nice listen. Frank's music is typically welcome. It's got a nice vibe and can really soothe the soul. I liked this collaboration, it added an extra dimension to what would be the usual offering from Mr. Sinatra.

Sounds nice, is good

A decent album that had some Spanish jazz influence. The girl from impanema is an enjoyable song and I always find the melody fun to listen to. The rest of the album is filled with decent to good songs that are mixed with the jazz influences by Jobim. The last couple songs that are studio sessions are unnecessary and bring the album down a little. 6.4/10

10/16/22 Can’t go wrong

My cup of tea

Listens: 4 Enjoyed: I gues Did particularly stand out. Obviously stunning music and a stunning voice but not a significant piece of work in my eyes

everyone’s heard the ipanama song but overall it was better than i expected. i originally rolled my eyes at the thought of a sinatra album but it wasn’t half bad.

Not my usual genre to be sure, so it's a tough one to grade - I think the older I get the more I can appreciate this, even if I don't love it? It's of course by its nature quite light - string orchestras dictating the melodies throughout - and thusly doesn't have much emotional impact on me. On the other hand I can certainly appreciate those well-crafted melodies and the arrangements; whatever one might think of this genre - in some ways it sounds *so* dated that it almost seems new again. Even though it's a "vocal" album I think I like this as background music; and not being much of a vocals fan I'm "whatever" about Frank as a singer, although I will say that I prefer/like when he's quite laid-back which is the case over most of this album. In other words, listening to this feels like I'm watching an Austin Powers movie. 5/10 3 stars.

It’s a short album of seducing girls. 3/5

nyah called it "cute"

Pretty good