Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)

"Wave" (or "Vou Te Contar" in Portuguese; lit. transl. "I am going to tell you") is a bossa nova and jazz standard song written by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Recorded as an instrumental on his 1967 album of the same name, its English lyrics were written by Jobim himself later that year.^[1]

LanguagePortuguese

Released1967

RecordedMay–June, 1967

StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.

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"Wave"
Composition by Antônio Carlos Jobim
from the album Wave
Language	Portuguese
Released	1967
Recorded	May–June, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre	Bossa Nova
Length	2:58
Label	A&M
Songwriter	Antônio Carlos Jobim
Producer	Creed Taylor

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However, the version by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 was the first release of the tune, sung by Lani Hall with Mendes on their second album, Equinox, in 1967.

The English lyrics were used on the February 11, 1969, recording by Frank Sinatra, on his 1970 album Sinatra & Company.^[2] They were also used by Johnny Mathis in his 1970 album Close to You.

"Wave" was voted the 73rd greatest Brazilian song by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.^[3]

According to The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord, the song has been recorded nearly 500 times by jazz artists.^{[citation needed]}