C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download
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Composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Latin,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113276. Published by John Fries (A0.500056).
Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Desafinado was originally a response to critics who claimed that bossa nova was a new genre for singers who can't sing. The version by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (from the album Jazz Samba) was a major hit in 1962, reaching number 15 and number 4 on Billboard′s pop and easy-listening charts, respectively; their definitive rendering also reached number 11 in the UK. Ella Fitzgerald's version made number 38.