Desafinado - MVSR2108 | Musica

"Desafinado" (meaning off-tune in Portuguese) is a bossa nova by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim from 1958. This piece was the author's ironic response to the music critics who described the bossa nova as off-tune after hearing the single "Chega de Saudade" (1958), claiming that this musical genre was not suitable for loud crooners. "Desafinado" was originally presented in a very intimate and soft way. It was performed and covered by many famous artists, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Herb Alpert, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Peter Kraus and Frank Sinatra.

Serie Sound Classics No. 09