Nat King Cole - Girl From Ipanema

[sepod]

great jam

[MrLavaljean]

Well we surely miss Nat, Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis, Ella, Louis etc etc But i would say that Michael Buble, Harry Conick, Diana Krall, etc are the one's we have now so lets cherish them.

[MrSLAIEH]

Une des plus belles interprétations :)

[Prymail]

Me gusta mas la versión de Rosemary Clooney y Diana Krall de 1998 en el álbum Brazil..pero como la brasilera de Ivete Sangalo no hay!!!

[catman916]

He was a class act throughout his all too brief life.

[thechicdamsel]

@krrwasser I know, I miss this type of style, when I listen to these guys, they remind me of my Granddad, he was so a cool guy, he smoked a pipe, carried a handkerchief and loved his jazz. Not to say smoking a pipe is cool, but just saying that is what he did. And he was very mild mannered.

[TweetyHawk696]

Renildes always I love U, Jefffe I'll Always cry 4 U, u are worth it! Always Jeffe!

[MisterFleshcage]

Like.. Wow, I'm really loving this song. :) Never been too big on oldies like this, but I like this jazzy feel. On a side note, any idea who the lady in black and white on the beach is? She's at 0:57

[Nocaro]

@MisterFleshcage Just a model as far as I know. Thanks for the comments.

[MisterFleshcage]

@Nocaro "Oh, but I watch her so sadly. How can I tell her I love her?" Yes, I would give my heart gladly."

I guess I'll never find out, haha. Alright, man. You're welcome. :)

[jmatos100]

@MisterFleshcage É a Heloisa (Helô) Pinheiro, que serviu de inspiração para Tom Jobim e Vinicius de Moraes escreverem a "Garota de Ipanema". Procure no Google por "escrito a batom: heloisa pinheiro"

[MisterFleshcage]

@jmatos100 Ahhh. I see! Thank you. :D Damn, I love learning new things.

[coldfire2002]

@MisterFleshcage She is the girl from Ipanema - lol

[davidlowreyco]

@MisterFleshcage

she is heloísa pinheiro...the real "girl from ipanema"!

[MikeEgypte]

@MisterFleshcage

Thanks for asking that question.  She sure looks familiar.

[TheTomasito1971]

@MisterFleshcage I know i am replying to late, but if you haven't hear it, check out Elaine Elias version of this song. In my opinion this kind of song should keep as it is, with the Brazilian touch and not try to jazz it to much, if you check Diana Krall an explendid pianist, she really destroyed this song.

[paulamjj]

@MisterFleshcage The girl is Helô Pinheiro when she was younger. Here in Brazil she's known as the truly "Girl from Ipanema".

[Neves196]

Incredible!

[Fluboo2]

Best Ever! Awesome

[paulamjj]

Beautiful version

[jwandresl]

I LOVE THEM BOUTH -- TOM & NAT !!!

[christ123987]

i love this song so nice and smooth

[MrGeter76]

Did Nat ever record a bad song? I can't think of one. Every song he sang, he did a wonderful job. Most artist record a song that you just don't like, but not so with Nat King Cole. Everyone has a favorite.

[Nocaro]

@MrGeter76 I'm probably one of the biggest Nat Cole fans on the face of the earth, but he "missed" a few times (sometimes even the greatest did). I won't post the "misses". Thanks for the note.

[fpclarke]

@Nocaro he never missed.

[bolder2009]

@MrGeter76 'Ramblin Rose', that's the only one that springs to mind. But his vocal performance was always exceptional, and I'm sure a lot of people like that song. And lets keep in mind that beyond his magnificent voice, he is one of the greatest Jazz pianists of alltime. His trio albums are cornerstones of Jazz piano playing.

[MikeEgypte]

@MrGeter76

Never, not in his life time, and forever more.

[venetianca]

class!

[Cjuuuuu]

@krrwasser do your research, there are plenty of artist similar to the great classics and i'd even go as far to say that some of them are better than great old ones. just start searching, you're gonna find a lot of very awesome stuff (just try some jazz/swing clubs in your area for example)

[timothyh71]

This guy is all class

[hkccng]

click show more so sad :(

[charlemagne762]

Never heard this before. GREAT. Nat's voice is in fine form, even though he may have been ill at the time. One of the greatest artists of all time.

[funkyyfrank]

Best version

[javisan14]

Nat is a true maestro......

[bigflair001]

Extraordinarily Debonair,ofcourse, by the One and only Mr Savior-Fare aka Nat King Cole. R.I.P...You will be eternally missed.

[MJlova4eva]

This has to be my favorite version of this song! I just love it

[NormanMac]

@ Nocaro...thanks for posting this and bringing it to our attention. It's the first I'm hearing Nat's version of this well known Bossa Nova classic . Don't get me wrong ..I. love it but its not the rhythm of bossa but closer to swing than anything else as far as I'm concerned..

[NormanMac]

IS THIS A SWING VERSION OF THE BOSSA NOVA CLASSIC?

[Nocaro]

@NormanMac Well, I'm not sure one could call this a "swing" version, but it's Nat's interpretation of the original bossa-nova classic which was still a relatively new song at the time Nat recorded this. This may have been Nat's last ever recording in a studio shortly before he died.

[Jamesmac30]

Thanks - I have agreat nat Cole collection but have never heard this before!

[honeybee7700]

this is simply beautiful I can't stop listening to it. Thank you so much for posting,

[Nocaro]

I'm glad you enjoy this because I DO!

[SirHappyThe1st]

@Nocaro

Perfection!

[dovermoreno]

Smoooooth !

[Kaknelson]

i never knew the king sang this, he's the best, thankyou :)