Quiet nights of quiet stars (now with vocal version!)

torben · February 24, 2013, 04:27:58 AM

Hi friends - for the time being I am experimenting a bit with this golden oldie ...

It's the "Corcovado" (known in English as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars") - a bossa nova song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim

https://www.box.com/s/unyrah99o1wwvewd62wi

I have tried different tempos and this one is perhaps closest to the original.

But take care! You might fall asleep!

Here is the new version - with vocals (look below):

https://app.box.com/s/oa1sb9t0jjl62wpv7hbb

Have a great time

Torben

trebor1950 · February 24, 2013, 05:57:12 AM

Brilliant - Loved the choral mix.

Rob

torben · February 24, 2013, 07:51:29 AM

Thanks Robert

"Brilliant" is perhaps a little exaggeration but never mind ...

:smiley-happy110:

Torben

sxkn_series · February 24, 2013, 01:14:28 PM

sheets:

http://www.jobim.org/jobim/bitstream/handle/2010/10402/corcovado.pdf?sequence=1

or

http://www.cannonballjazz.com/Cannonball/1962/Corcovado_8_62-1210.pdf

or

http://www.ethosbrasil.com/parts/Brasil/Corcovado.pdf

torben · February 24, 2013, 01:53:02 PM

HI SXKN (

?? - why so anonymous?

)

Thanks for the dots - but as I see it Bossa nova has to be played listening to your heart, not strictly according to your eyes (the dots) ...

Agree/disagree???

Kind rgards

Torben

jos · February 25, 2013, 02:33:59 AM

very very nice

greetz jos

torben · February 25, 2013, 05:53:13 AM

Hi Jos

thanks - very very much!

Torben

sxkn_series · February 25, 2013, 06:27:24 PM

Quote from: torben on February 24, 2013, 01:53:02 PM
HI SXKN (?? - why so anonymous? )

Thanks for the dots - but as I see it Bossa nova has to be played listening to your heart, not strictly according to your eyes (the dots) ...

Agree/disagree???

Kind rgards

Torben

I agree. But those 3 sheets is better than no sheets - that was what I was thinking when I put them here.
My hope was also that other forum members could try to play that nice song themselves.

My forum name here is sxkn_series. It is because when I joined, I still had several Technics keyboards
whose names were SX-KN5000, SX-KN6500 and SX-KN7000 (a serie of sxkn keyboards). That is why I
decided that my forum name should be sxkn_series. Today I only own SX-KN7000 and that is why you can see its photo in my profile.

torben · February 26, 2013, 04:58:06 AM

OK :smiley-music037:

Torben

torben · August 07, 2013, 03:41:56 PM

Hi friends

following up on this old topic I just want to offer you the opportunity to listen to the same song, now performed by no other than myself and my sweet Slovenian friend Julia, singing...

https://app.box.com/s/oa1sb9t0jjl62wpv7hbb

Please give me your comments - positive or negative. I think that Julia has a sweet voice - but I might be influenced by the fact that she is stunningly beautiful...

Kind regards

Torben