Dindi

"Dindi" (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒĩˈdʒi] - which sounds like Gin-Gee in English) is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. English lyrics were added by Ray Gilbert. It is a world famous bossa nova standard.

Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles, whose nickname was Dindi. In December 1966, just a short while after Telles had recorded this piece with the guitarist Rosinha de Valença, she was killed in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro.

Notable recordings

• Silvia Telles - Amor de Gente Moça (Musicas de Antonio Carlos Jobim) (1959), Amor em Hi-Fi (1960)
• Silvia Telles, Edu Lobo, Trio Tamba, Quinteto Villa-Lobos - Reencontro (1965)
• Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965), Jazz Masters 9 (1993)
• Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
• Elza Soares - Un Show de Elza (1965)
• Joe Pass - A Sign of the Times (1965)
• Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1966)
• Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (1967)
• Blossom Dearie - Soon It's Gonna Rain (1967)
• Claudine Longet - Love is Blue (1968)
• Quarteto em Cy (as the Girls from Bahia) - Revolucion con Brasilia (1968)
• Wayne Shorter - Super Nova (1969)
• Willie Bobo - Do What You Want to Do... (1971), Hell of an Act to Follow (1978)
• Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973)
• Eric Gale - Forecast (1973)
• Jon Lucien - Song for My Lady (1975)
• Sarah Vaughan - Copacabana (1979)
• The Singers Unlimited - The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1979)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim - Terra Brasilis (1980)
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)
• Shirley Horn - Softly (1987)
• Eliane Elias - Plays Jobim (1990)
• Kate Ceberabo - Like Now (1990)
• Karrin Allyson - Sweet Home Cookin' (1994)
• Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade (1996)
• Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997) and World of Brazil (2005), sang by El DeBarge
• Bola Sete – Ocean Memories (1999)
• Jane Monheit - Never Never Land (2000)
• David Liebman - The Unknown Jobim (2001)
• Rebecca Martin - Middlehope (2001)
• Mike Catalano with Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair
• Meja - Mellow (2004)
• Gary Husband - Aspire (2004)
• Diane Hubka - I Like it Here - Live in Tokyo (2007)
• Daniel Matto - I'm Old Fashioned (2010)
• Mina - Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963), L'allieva (2005)
• Mike Catalano featuring Ivan Lins - A Manhattan Affair (2008)
• Sitti Navarro - Contagious (2009)
• Yeahwon Shin - Yeahwon (2010)
• Karen Souza - Hotel Souza (2012)

See also

• List of bossa nova standards