Love, Strings and Jobim is a 1966 album (see 1966 in music

1966 in music

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) by various Brazilian artists who play new Brazilian songs by various composers. Because Antonio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...

 is pictured on the cover and mentioned in the title, he has been and continues to be credited to be the performing artist on the album. Jobim does not appear on the album except as a composer. The original Brazilian title of this album is "Tom Jobim Apresenta" and it appeared on the Elenco

Elenco

Elenco the record label should not be confused with Elenco the electronics companyElenco is a Brazilian record label created in 1963 by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is often considered as one of the most influential labels in the Bossa nova and MPB genre...

 label.

Track listing

1. "Eu Preciso de Você" ("Hurry Up and Love Me") (Ray Gilbert
   Ray Gilbert
   Ray Gilbert was a lyricist.Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar winning song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film Song of the South, which he wrote with Allie Wrubel in 1947.He married, in 1962, actress Janis Paige.Daughter, actress and singer Joanne Gilbert, July...
   
   , Antonio Carlos Jobim
   Antônio Carlos Jobim
   Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
   
   , Aloysio Oliveira) –2:21
2. "Preciso Aprender a Ser Só" ("If You Went Away") (Gilbert, Marcos Valle
   Marcos Valle
   Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, incidental music and fusions of American/European rock, soul and dance music with Brazilian styles.-Biography:Valle's talent was evident from...
   
   ) –3:09
3. "Seu Encanto" ("The Face I Love") (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Valle) –2:13
4. "Tristeza de Nós Dois" ("The Sigh of You") (Bebeto
   Bebeto
   José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', is a former football forward, a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...
   
   , Durval Ferreira, Gilbert, Valentino Mauricio) –3:17
5. "Razão de Viver" ("Tears") (Eumir Deodato
   Eumir Deodato
   Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian pianist, composer, record producer and arranger, primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of rock/pop, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music.Mainly,...
   
   ) –2:44
6. "Berimbau" (Vinicius de Moraes
   Vinicius de Moraes
   Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
   
   , Gilbert, Baden Powell de Aquino
   Baden Powell de Aquino
   Baden Powell de Aquino usually known simply as Baden Powell, was one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in a distinctive, unique manner, incorporating virtuoso classical techniques together with popular harmony and swing...
   
   ) –3:26
7. "Samba Torto" ("Pardon My English") (Gilbert, Jobim, Oliveira) –1:57
8. "Chuva" ("Rain") (Carargo, Ferreira, Gilbert) –2:18
9. "Você" ("You") (Roberto Menescal
   Roberto Menescal
   Roberto Menescal is a Brazilian jazz guitarist important to the founding of bossa nova. In many of his songs there are references to the sea. He is also known for work with Carlos Lyra. Menescal has performed in a variety of Latin music mediums, including Brazilian pop, Música Popular Brasileira,...
   
   ) –2:15
10. "Imagem" ("Image") (Luiz Eça
    Luíz Eça
    Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova pianist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, probably best known for his 1960s work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4...
    
    , Gilbert, Oliveira) –1:35
11. "Morrer de Amor" ("I Live to Love You") (Oscar Castro-Neves
    Oscar Castro-Neves
    Oscar Castro-Neves is a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in Bossa nova. He was born as one of triplets and formed a band with his brothers in his youth. At 16 he had a national hit with Chora Tua Tristeza. Many of the early Bossa Nova musicians began...
    
    , Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) –2:55
12. "A Morte de Um Deus de Sal" ("Neptune's Hep Tune") (Ronaldo Bôscoli
    Ronaldo Bôscoli
    Ronaldo Fernando Esquerdo Bôscoli, usually known as Ronaldo Bôscoli, or just Bôscoli was a Brazilian composer, songwriter, record producer and journalist....
    
    , Gilbert, Menescal) –2:13

Personnel

• Lindolpho Gaya − arranger, conductor
• Eumir Deodato – arranger, piano
• Edson Machado – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Sérgio Barroso − bass
• Oscar Castro-Neves
  Oscar Castro-Neves
  Oscar Castro-Neves is a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in Bossa nova. He was born as one of triplets and formed a band with his brothers in his youth. At 16 he had a national hit with Chora Tua Tristeza. Many of the early Bossa Nova musicians began...
  
   − acoustic guitar
• Mauricio Einhorn − harmonica
• Jorge Ferreira da Silva − alto sax, flute