O amor em paz (Once I Loved)

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O amor em paz (m. Antônio Carlos Jobim, w. Vinícius de Moraes) was first recorded by João Gilberto, and released on his self-titled 1961 album. The song has also been recorded with an English lyric, titled Once I Loved, by Ray Gilbert.

Suggested links:

• “O amor em paz” page at jobim.org, the Instituto Antônio Carlos Jobim
• “‘Once I Loved’ – In Memory and Celebration of Vinicius de Moraes on His 100th Birthday” by Josmar F. Lopes, 2012, 2014

João Gilberto — from the debut album, João Gilberto, 1961

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Antônio Carlos Jobim with Claus Ogerman and his Orchestra — from the 1963 LP The Composer of Desafinado, Plays, recorded 9 and 10 May 1963

Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Leo Wright (as, fl) Antônio Carlos Jobim (p, g) George Duvivier (b) Edson Machado (d) Claus Ogerman (arr, cond) unidentified strings, and others

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Eumir Deodato — recorded July 1964 and released that year on the LP Inútil Paisagem – As Maiores Composições de Antonio Carlos Jobim . All recordings are of songs with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, with arrangements by Deodato.

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Astrud Gilberto — first track on The Astrud Gilberto Album, 1965

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Perry Como — from his 1966 LP Lightly Latin; arrangement: Nick Perito

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Vic Damone — from Stay With Me, 1966

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Pat Martino — recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on 1 May 1967 — Danny Turner (fl) Trudy Pitts (org) Pat Martino (g) Mitch Fine (d) Vance Anderson, Abdu Johnson (per) — released on Martino’s El Hombre LP in 1967 (Prestige PR 7513)

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Frank Sinatra and Tom Jobim — recorded 1 February 1967, and released in 1967 on the collaborative album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim — arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman

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Joe Henderson

recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, NYC on 10 August 1967, and released on the 1967 LP The Kicker, Milestone Records MSP 9008

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Louis Hayes — drums

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(below) live, undated performance

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