Água de Beber

"Água de Beber"
Song

"Água de Beber" ("Drinking-Water" or "Potable Water") is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and originally recorded in the key of A minor, with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.

Recordings

• Vinicius de Moraes - Philips 78 rpm (1961)
• Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado, Plays (1963)
• Astrud Gilberto (with Jobim) - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
• Sérgio Mendes- Herb Alpert Presents (1966)
• La Lupe (with Tito Puente) - Tú y Yo (1965)
• Frank Sinatra (with Jobim) - Sinatra & Company (1967)
• Juan García Esquivel - The Genius of Esquivel (1967)
• Al Jarreau - Glow (1976)
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981) and Ella A Nice, Pablo, (1971)
• Astrud Gilberto (plus James Last and his orchestra) (1986)
• Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Plays Jobim (1989)
• Lee Ritenour - A Twist of Jobim (1997, various artists)
• Charlie Byrd - My Inspiration: Music of Brazil (1999)
• Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum - Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum (2000)
• Sophie Milman - Sophie Milman (2004)
• Meja - Mellow (2004)
• Ana Paula Lopes - Meu (2005)
• Tania Maria - Intimidade (2005)
• David Benoit - Full Circle (2006)

References

Bet E & Stef - Jazz/Bossa Nova (2002)

See also

• List of bossa nova standards