1981 Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Abraca Jobim
Ella Abraça Jobim or Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook is a 1981 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, devoted to the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim.
It was reissued on CD in 1991, although the CD version does not include the songs “Don’t Ever Go Away” and “Song of the Jet”.
Though it is subtitled as such, the album is not usually considered part of Fitzgerald’s ‘Songbook’ series, the last of the ‘Songbook’ albums having been recorded in 1964.
It was Fitzgerald’s first album of music devoted to a single composer since 1972’s Ella Loves Cole, and it was her only album recorded entirely in the bossa nova style, though she had been singing Jobim’s songs since the mid-1960s.
Fitzgerald never worked with Antônio Carlos Jobim, though she appeared alongside Frank Sinatra for a 1967 television special that also featured Jobim.
The title has a pun, as Ela (with a single l) translates as “she”. It can be translated as ‘She Hugs Jobim’ (Ela Abraça Jobim) or ‘Ella Hugs Jobim”.
Tracks
1 Dreamer (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Ray Gilbert; Vinicius De Moraes) 04:53
2 This Love That I’ve Found (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Aloysio De Oliveira) 05:15
3 The Girl From Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Norman Gimbel; Vinicius De Moraes) 03:48
4 Somewhere In The Hills (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinicius De Moraes; Ray Gilbert) 03:54
5 Fotograph (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Ray Gilbert) 03:47
6 Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 05:19
7 Triste (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 04:04
8 Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Gene Lees) 05:36
9 Water To Drink (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinicius De Moraes; Norman Gimbel) 02:41
10 Bonita (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Gene Lees; Ray Gilbert) 02:49
11 Off Key (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Newton Mendonça; Jon Hendricks) 03:40
12 He’s A Carioca (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinicius De Moraes; Norman Gimbel) 05:11
13 Dindi (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Aloysio De Oliveira; Ray Gilbert) 06:36
14 How Insensitive (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinicius De Moraes; Norman Gimbel) 02:57
15 One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Newton Mendonça) 03:50
16 Felicidade (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinicius De Moraes) 02:18
17 Useless Landscape (Antonio Carlos Jobim; Aloysio De Oliveira; Ray Gilbert) 07:59
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Alex Acuna |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Roland Bautista |
| Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Keyboards | Mike Lang |
| Keyboards | Terry Trotter |
| Harmonica | Toots Thielemans |
| Sax | Zoot Sims |
| Trumpet | Clark Terry |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Ella Fitzgerald |
Liner Notes
Producer – Norman Granz
Producer (Associate) – Paulinho Da Costa
Arranged By – Erich Bulling
Conductor – Erich Bulling
Engineer (Percussion Overdub, Remix) – Allen Sides
Recorded By – Humberto Gatica, Paul Aronoff
Photography – Tad Hershorn, Encore
Recorded At Group IV Recording Studios
Remixed At Ocean Way Recording
Phonographic Copyright Pablo Records Inc