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Bill, I love everything about this post! A favorite song of mine, too. I may have to use this as a template for a half dozen versions post of my own. Giving you full credit, of course.

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Brilliant post, Bill and of course an incredible song. Do you know the versions by Eddie Daniels from his Gismonti album on Resonance from a couple years ago. Another great version is by the incredible vocalist Jo Lawry

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Yes, there are many. It's such a beloved song, though difficult to cover. That's quite a busy line Egberto cooked up there. The Eddie Daniels version is great, as is the grandiose version by the Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble that came out last year (Folio, on Sunnyside Records). I just posted my half dozen favorite versions.

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I love Paulo martelli version as well. There are a couple beautiful solo Brazilian guitar arrangements, this one is by Daniel wolf

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Another great one is by Hamilton de holanda and andre mehmari, from there amazing duet album of gismontis and hermeto pascoals music

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Yeah, I know the Hamilton de Holanda version and was going to add that YouTube concert video to the mix, but I wanted to keep in confined to a half dozen examples. There are many, many more.

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