Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel (1927–2018) was an American lyricist and songwriter of popular songs and of themes for film and television. He wrote English-language lyrics for many international hits and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.
His English words for Brazilian bossa nova standards include the lyrics heard on Água de Beber and Telephone Song, both on Bossa Eyes (MD 3335).
Compositions by Norman Gimbel appear on
Bossa Eyes
Laid-back jazz vocals drift over bossa and samba grooves in a programme inspired by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Familiar standards sit beside originals on an acoustically open set that favours space, lyric and a gentle Latin pulse.
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