Norman Gimbel

Quien Será is a mambo by the Mexican Pablo Beltran Ruiz from 1953. The version recorded by Dean Martin, with Norman Gimbel's English lyrics, is much better known. All the mood of the original is captu...

The Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim is considered to be the founder of bossa nova - a supple, relaxed music style based on Brazilian samba rhythms. Jobim wrote many standards, which in the cou...

Dieser wunderschöne Song über eine Person, die sich im Lied eines Strassensängers wieder erkennt, wurde so oft wie kaum ein anderes interpretiert und hat doch nichts von seiner Beliebtheit eingebüsst....

Originally an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini, this engaging tune has been used in various film scores, and later recorded by recording artists such as Sarah Vaughan and Sergio Mendes. Here'...

From his 1961 hit Bluesette with Toots Thieleman, to composing the English lyrics to The Girl from Ipanema, to winning the Best Song Oscar for It Goes like It Goes from the movie Norma Rae, to composi...

Bring vibrant Brazilian rhythms and pure joy to your repertoire with "Laia Ladaia (Reza)"! This infectious piece, made famous worldwide by icons of Bossa Nova and Samba, captivates audiences with its...