Estate (song)
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Estate is an Italian song written in 1960 by Bruno Martino
(music) and Bruno Brighetti (lyrics). A minor hit in Italy when released, it eventually became a worldwide jazz standard
largely through its interpretation by João Gilberto
.
The title refers to summer, and the lyrics describe a love lost during summer and the bitter memories that come with the season ever since. It was originally titled (and the lyric sung) "Odio l'estate" ("I Hate the Summer").
Two sets of English-language lyrics have been written, one titled "Estate" by Joel E. Siegel
, and the other titled "In Summer" by Jon Hendricks
.
Bruno Martino
Bruno Martino was an Italian jazz composer, singer and pianist. Internationally he was mostly known for Estate, composed in 1960, a standard that has been played many jazz performers since the early sixties, including João Gilberto, Joe Diorio, Chet Baker, Toots Thielemans, Shirley Horn, Michel...
(music) and Bruno Brighetti (lyrics). A minor hit in Italy when released, it eventually became a worldwide jazz standard
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
largely through its interpretation by João Gilberto
João Gilberto
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
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The title refers to summer, and the lyrics describe a love lost during summer and the bitter memories that come with the season ever since. It was originally titled (and the lyric sung) "Odio l'estate" ("I Hate the Summer").
Two sets of English-language lyrics have been written, one titled "Estate" by Joel E. Siegel
Joel E. Siegel
Joel E. Siegel was a professor of English and film studies at Georgetown University, a film and music critic, a music producer, and a lyricist...
, and the other titled "In Summer" by Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks is an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists...
.