Brazilian Jazz
Rachel and I are going to Abravanel Hall tonight to see the John Pizzarelli Trio perform bossa nova and the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. They will be joined by Antonio’s son, Daniel Jobim. As Rachel and the kids will attest, I love Brazilian jazz, bossa nova, and especially Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes and I serenade them with Girl from Ipanema and S?? Dan?�o Samba on a regular basis. So, needless to say, I am really looking forward to the concert tonight.
Speaking of Girl from Ipanema, that is one of those Brazilian songs whose English translations just doesn’t do it justice. The Portuguese is beautiful, lilting, and poetic. The English translation is good, but a bit harsh compared to the Portuguese and its meaning is substantially changed. If you don’t speak Portuguese and you want to see a good English translation of the original, I would recommend this article.
