Sinatra’s confident voice acknowledged death yet evinced no fear thereto. When that dark voice was caressed by the sunny sweetness of Jobim’s deathless guitar, well… como é doce…
Jobim is best known for this tune, said to be one the most recorded songs of all time. Brazilians are quite aware, but Americans may not know that there was an actual young beauty in the Ipanema section of Rio de Janeiro of whom the song was written in tribute. Her name is Heloísa Pinheiro and the song has given her a measure of fame and public support.
