How Insensitive

"Insensatez"
Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim
from the album The Composer of Desafinado, Plays
LanguagePortuguese
English title"How Insensitive"
Released1963 (1963)
GenreBossa nova
Length2:53
LabelVerve
Composer(s)Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Creed Taylor
The Composer of Desafinado, Plays track listing
12 tracks
  1. "The Girl from Ipanema"
  2. "O Amor em Paz"
  3. "Agua de Beber"
  4. "Vivo Sonhando"
  5. "O Morro Não Tem Vez"
  6. "Insensatez"
  7. "Corcovado"
  8. "One Note Samba"
  9. "Meditação"
  10. "Só Danço Samba"
  11. "Chega de Saudade"
  12. "Desafinado"

"How Insensitive" (Portuguese: Insensatez) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The original lyrics are by Vinícius de Moraes (in Portuguese); an English version was written by Norman Gimbel.[1] Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sting on lead vocals for his album Antônio Brasileiro.

Background

In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor.[2]

Recorded versions

The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as:

Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Original versions of How Insensitive written by Norman Gimbel". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  3. ^ "Peggy Lee – In Love Again! (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.