Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

A really nice album. From time to time, I enjoy listening to Frank Sinatra. It stirs up warm, nostalgic feelings of a “clean” America in its “golden age”—even though the U.S. was neither clean nor golden back then. I’ll enjoy listening to this album every now and then, but not anytime soon. 3/5

Music for mafia wives to play at martini parties

One of my all time favorite albums.

This is the sound of corporate trend-hopping. The sound of gentrification and watered down something that didn't really need watering down. Sinatra puts on a great performance as ususal, but here more than any of his other records, it does sound like a *performance*, but he doesn't really add anything interesting or new to these songs other than being Sinatra. The arrangements are fine, and they at least have Jobim on here to give these recording a bit more credibility. In the context of the book, there is no point in including this one either, as there are already Bossa Nova records that more closely approach what the genre was about, and there are certainly other Sinatra albums from the same era more worthy of inclusion, such as the great 1965 mature gentleman introspection of September of My Years. Key tracks: Once I Loved

Smooth and chilled

Fine but boring. I don’t love crooning or bossa nova, but these songs were pleasant background music.

At the time, I wasn't too crazy over this. I might feel differently today, as my taste changed over the years.

I am a Sinatra fam. And I love his Bossa Nova stuff. But even i cant defend the same song on one album 4 times.

So understated it’s barely there.

not a big fan

Solid performance. Just not a style I have ever liked.

Pap sandwich.

Totally pleasant, but feels like two consummate pros who were shoved together by some executive looking to capitalize on the bossa nova wave. The lower-fi demo cuts are the most compelling bits. I think both of them have more thrilling output on their own.

Smooth

I really wish this had more Jobim on this. Frank is good - really good. But isn't doing this album justice Best Song: Girl from Ipabima Rating: 6.5/10 Stars: 3

Too one-note for me.

2/5. Probably a classic, mostly lost on me.

Jazz, 1967 -> 3

Ikke min stil, men gankse bra likevel. Den for litt overaksende 3 av 5. Julestemning i øret

Fine, nothing too special

This list has gotten me more and more into Bossa Nova. I love the feeling of the Fall and the quiet, sultry Brazilian rhythm together. That’s how I felt on the first listen. By second listen, this record became background music and fell down a step - but you can’t go wrong with The Girl From Ipanema (7/10, 3/5 on this scale)

enjoyable

A classic voice that always makes me smile. The album is very slow and I would have loved some more songs with a bit more speed or a bigger background band. I get that this isn't that kind of album but that is the reason I didn't get in to it as much as other albums.

I will listen to more Jobim because of this

It's good background music. It's kind of an odd mashup of styles though. Almost like drinking a whiskey at a Tiki Bar. It's good, but it feels just a little off.

Pleasant enough, but not really my thing.

I know this stuff is really popular with older folks, but to me it's just so boring. Hard to get engaged when there's no energy.

Creates an intimate setting where Sinatra's flaws as a performer are put front and center.

You can’t go wrong here. Amazing vocals & fantastic Brazilian jazz. Goes down easy. A 4.

lindo, só achei paia pq parece mais apropriação de frank sinatra e menos um trabalho em conjunto mas bem legal

goateddddd não tem nenhuma música desnecessária ou que eu escolheria tirar !!! o que é difícil de ser ver

2.5 - ok

I don't play about this Frank album

Brazilian bossa nova is not my favorite kind of music, but how could this be bad. Change partners was maybe the highlight but it’s pretty consistent. Similar styles but each song is unique enough

Not really my thing

#489/1001. I think this is a classic example of a case when 1+1 is not three or even two. This equation ends up deflating bossa nova and making Sinatra sound like the worst muzak schmuck. 1 star for each though.

Well, there's one for ya. Go from MC5, Kicking out the Jams MFers, to this laid back, cool, cool jazz of Frank and Antonio Carlos Jobim! I l liked it, and listened twice. Frank kinda takes over, and Carlos just doesn't blend in well - for me. And by the time the studio sessions come in, ( I usually like to hear what goes on in the background) ya get a little tired of that girl from Ipanema.

The problem I have with Ol' Blue Eyes is he's so smooth he's pretty dull

Honestly, this album is extraordinary.

Frank and Antonio together are amazing!

A pretty flat, boring album with one song I recognised which was actually pretty milquetoast in general. Not impressed but not offended.

It’s Sinatra so his voice always makes it a pleasurable listen but this is just him cashing in on the Bossa Nova craze, I wouldn’t consider it an album that anyone would have to hear before they die. There are, I’m sure (as someone who knows next to nothing about Bossa Nova music) better examples of that style and there are better Sinatra albums, some of which are on this list. This album isn’t introducing Bossa Nova to new audiences, it was already popular in the English speaking world long before this so it doesn’t get in on that criteria.

Smoov

I don't need Sinatra in my Jobim

Fantastic album.

Smelled of cigarettes after listening to this 🚬🚬🚬

66

God I love frank so much but this is without a doubt not his best stuff. Still good but it’s mid Sinatra not a whole lot of up’s

Sinatra’s great, but at the end of the day he never did anything but Sinatra. The Girl From Ipanema cover is not as good as the original. The rest of the tracks are pretty dull and run-of-the-mill for Mr. Frank. Jobim was a brilliant musician but also didn’t get a chance to shine here much. Disappointed.

Love this album. 3.9 out of 5 stars, but I'm bumping it up to 5 because I geniuinely enjoyed listening to it. Frank does bossanova like a pro. In fact, I like a lot of these songs better than the traditional vocal jazz that made Frank famous. Wonderful album.

It flys by in a beautiful breeze and it's got Baubles, Bangles, And Beads. RIP Big Pussy Bonpensiero, fucking rat.

Actually very nice versions of the bossa! Upon second listen it becomes a little stale, so put it on sparingly. Decent, lush production quality. Love the strings and flutes and cool sprinkly guitar.

I'm not a big Sinatra guy but this album really worked for me. As I see it, it's not really a Sinatra album - it's a bossa nova album from one of the originators of the genre, and also Sinatra happens to sing on it. It's exactly what I'm in the mood for today so I'm probably rating this a little higher than I would on another day but sometimes you just have to follow that impulse. My main criticism of this album is the same I've applied to a lot of other albums in the same general space - it only has one speed. I'd love a little more variety.

I saw Sinatra and expected to hate it, or at the very least to spend the whole album imaging how much better it would be with someone else, but he somehow manages to avoid getting his smug, smarmy stink all over it

Sinatra

Sickeningly smooth. Didn't like it. Pretty vacuous to be honest.

Buttery smooth elevator music.

Swoony, swoony. I don't like swoon. But this is high quality swoon.

One good song and a number of slower melancholy ones. Not bad overall. Sinatra has a great voice.

I didn’t think Sinatra and bossa nova would mix but this was pretty good.

Meet the new bossa, same as the old bossa.

why does he pronounce ipanema like that in "sinatra/jobim melody"? terrible. i expected better from mr. will-steal-your-girl-and-sing-a-song-about-it. in spite of my day being ruined, i can find compassion in me to rate this 4 stars. highlights - the girl from ipanema, change partners, quiet night of quiet stars (corcovado), i concentrate on you, baubles, bangles and beads

I like Frank and I like bossa-nova, so this should have been a great one. But 1+1 doesn’t = 2 here. It was perfectly fine and enjoyable. But the 2 forces don’t work all that well together. I think adding The Girl from Ipanema was probably a mistake. Too iconic to butt in on.

You know it’s aight. Not groundbreaking musically, but some really solid covers of some nice easy music. Must’ve been hella cool to have a party back in the day and through this bad boy on in the background.

Frank has a great voice, but these songs were pretty terrible.

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/francis-albert-sinatra-and-antonio-carlos-jobim/francis-albert-sinatra-and-antonio-carlos-jobim/ My partner being Brazilian, I of course cannot be too harsh on this album. And honestly, it's quite enjoyable, even if it's not really my thing. I got this album on a Sunday and it was the perfect Sunday morning music. I particularly liked the more orchestral parts.

Meh. I don't have anything bad to say about this album, but I didn't connect with it on any level. Bringing two giants together was a nice idea on paper, but the end result feels a bit disapointing. It's smooth, quite pleasant to listen, and so unintrusive that you quickly forget that it's playing in the background. Which is exactly the reason why I've never been able to appreciate Bossa Nova in general - it always feel like lazy lounge music to me. Lounge music is fine in the context of a dimly lit lounge bar, but apart from that, it doesn't particularly inspire or excite me. Sinatra's silky voice brings an extra layer of smoothness to this already overly sweet genre, making it even harder for me to feel anything but sleepiness. The only moments I really appreciated were the more orchestral parts, which strayed a bit from the Bossa Nova mood. Not a bad album, but ultimately a very forgettable one for me. 5/10

Boring... And I love Bossa Nova...

Sinatra singing bossa nova with one of the genre’s biggest stars. So basically, crooner bossa, occasional brass, and lush, languid strings. Perfect background music for Christmas dinner. That’s it to me.

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Nice easy rhythm. Very smooth singing but a little too polite for me as a whole album.

Not really my thing

Not a Sinatra fan. I like 'The Girl From Ipanema', but here it's an OK cover. 2/5

Ikke den bedste brug af Franks stemme men han lyder stadig smød som en rødspætte

Meget kønt og sådan men den føltes lang selvom den overhovedet ikke var lang

Classic crooning. Although too much crooning can be tiresome. Fortunately clocking in at just under 30 minutes seems to be a just fin dose of crooning.

This is the music my father used for torturing us when we were children.

Songs for people fancier than me. It's not bad but it isn't at all my thing.

Pleasant! Despite his fame I don't think Sinatra had the strongest voice, but he does have character, and Jobim writes some lovely songs. I've never heard a version of Girl From Ipanema I didn't like. Honestly, more a pleasant album than an essential one, but it was too enjoyable to give it a 3.

I'm going against the grain here and saying this was nice!

It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing. It was enjoyable but didn't quite hit the spot.

This album was a vibe and was really pleasant to listen to while working and made me feel like I was at an Italian villa somewhere with a Negroni in hand in the sun. Also didn’t know Frank Sinatra’s full name and first time knowingly listening to Antonio Jobim. My favorites are Girl from Ipanema, How insensitive and the Medley. Fun listen!

Loved the bossa nova on this, looking up Antonio Jobim as he seems a fantastic guitarist. Great voice and pairing, I just wish there was more of the guitar. You know what you're getting with Frank and this is a nice foray into another style. Whilst there were no absolute classics, I don't think any were weak either. 3/5

Great vibe for an introduction to bossa nova and its influence on popular music. Does get a bit samey by the end but I really like the jam at the back end of the album. Hard not to like

Short but sweet - jazzy/bluesy, enjoyable

it was alright, nothing too crazy. Not sure I'll find myself randomly going back to it on purpose.

Review - I've heard some good bossa nova through this list but this wasn't it. An inoffensive album. Exactly what people who don't like bossa nova think of when they think bossa nova. I didn't particularly like any given track on the album. None of them were terrible, but none of them were good. Very very mid. Score - 4.5/10 Need to listen? NO

Pretty much anything Frank Sinatra sings on is gold... that voice is iconic and hard to criticize. Getting Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of the creators of bossa nova, to compose and play on this record makes it worthy of inclusion in the list of 1001 albums. It is a good listen and should be enjoyed by anyone who likes music.

This was a great sinatra album, he really suits the bossanova

Ahhhh the perfect addition to my breakfast playlist

very smooth, good fusion think i like this flavor of old-timey more than the ray charles stuff that's come up so far also would be good dinner music 💥girl from ipanema

Aggressivt kjedelig er ikke en beskrivelse som passer så ofte. Her gjør den det. Musikk laget for å ikke ha antydning til skarpe kanter, spenning eller noen form for friksjon, og som dermed blir så intetsigende at jeg blir irritert. Alle involverte kan jo åpenbart enten synge eller spille, så hvorfor nekter de å gjøre noe som helst gøy, kult eller spennende? De ender opp med dette her, liksom!? Faen så døllt! 1/10

Bossa er longtifrå nokon favorittsjanger her i huset, og Girl from Ipanema har eg irritert meg grøn over opp gjennom. Så er det no alltid fint å høyra Sinatra synge, men nei, eg ville ikkje valgt meg nett denne plata til ei slik liste.

Bratt oppoverbakke når de starter ut med "Girl From Ipanema", som det er helt umulig å høre uten å sammenligne med Getz/Gilberto-versjonen fra noen år tidligere. Ganske easy den også, så en enda glattere versjon var ikke noe jeg hadde på min ønskeliste. Mulig jeg hadde likt plata bedre om de stokket om på kortene. For ellers er det jevnt over pent gjort av flinke folk. Best liker jeg "Drinking Water", der Francis og Antonio bryter ut av bossa nova-døsen og gir oss noe med litt mer trøkk. Men da var vi visst over i bonussporene så den teller ikke. Så kan man jo drømme seg bort i hva denne plata kunne vært om Lee Hazlewood, som senere samme kveld var med på å spille inn far og datter Sinatra på «Somethin' Stupid», hadde fått en hånd med her også. Stupid har akkurat det lille drysset med galskap og vindskeiv sårbarhet som denne plata mangler.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim - s/t Ein sjeldan dempa Sinatra i møte med bossanova-kongen i verda(?) Dette er behageleg heile vegen med strykarar og mjuke fløyter som ligg og smører. Dette er kanskje ikkje plata du set på når du skal gasse deg opp før ein kveld på byen, men ei du trygt kan spele til middag eller frukost. Sløye, milde tonar som gjer lite anna enn å være der og kanskje ta brodden litt av. Det er truleg LITT meir behageleg å vakne til denne musikken, enn utan. Om du normalt berre sitt i eit rom og ser på ein vegg mens du høyrer på musikk kjem du ikkje til å bli utmatta, men det er ikkje sikkert du kjem til å føle deg underhalden heller. 6/10

Its pleasant enough background music but not much more

Pretty thin and dull. Only Frank's voice keeps it going.

An interesting attempt to jump on the Bossa Nova bandwagon by Sinatra. I think the sound is decent enough to be classed as enjoyable, with an interesting take on classic songs like The Girl from Ipanema with a more piano focused sound. I can't say the loud Sinatra and quiet Jobim pair well enough to merit more than that, but it's ok.

I’m no Sinatra hater, but as with Iron Maiden (the obvious comparison), I have to be in the right mood for him, and even then it’s usually just for a few tracks. That’s with his best material, in the swing/big band style that suits him. But this experiment with bossa nova doesn’t work for me at all; Sinatra’s voice simply doesn’t suit the material (compare ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ here with the far superior Getz/Gilberto version), and every song was so indistinguishable that even at barely 28 minutes, the album failed to hold my interest to the end.

3.5+ very relaxing