Changes to the Bossa Nova Page


[BOSSA NOVA PAGE]

February 8, 2006      Lyrics pages removed due to warning from Tropical Music/Claus Schreiner
January 4, 1999      A few spelling/capitalization/grammar changes to Aquarela do Brasil from Joseph Jerin.
December 7, 1998      Minor changes and spelling correction to Outra Vez
       Several changes to Meditacão from Pierre-Yves Anderegg
December 5, 1998      Changes to Desafinado from Jerome Outhier
       Finished Outra Vez
December 3, 1998      Translation of Você e Eu lyrics from Ana de Oliveiria.
December 2, 1998      Several changes to Ela É Carioca from Pierre-Yves Anderegg.
       Preconceito now finished except for correct accents.
November 23, 1998      Corrected typing mistakes I made in Marcos' Bahia Com H
       Added album cover graphics for "Astrud - The Silver Collection" and "Brasil" submitted
    by Nick Stasinos and Marcos Busto, respectively.
November 20, 1998      Sandalia de Prata now finished.
       Composers of Izaura provided by Fernando Paixão
November 18, 1998      Sandalia de Prata now finished except for converting the texte accents to html.
November 17, 1998      Fix 2 typos I made in Sandalia de Prata pointed out by Jerome Outhier and Jan-Erik Berg.
November 15, 1998      Several changes to Sandalia de Prata from Jerome Outhier and myself.
       Nick Stasinos sent an updated transcription of Manha de Carnival
       Marcos Busto contributed a transcription of Bahia Com H
November 7, 1998      Unverified version of O Pato contributed by Jean-Richard Dubuy
       A couple of changes to De Conversa em Conversa from Jerome Outhier
       Lyrics to Aquarela do Brasil provided by Jerome Outhier
       Lyrics to Sandalia de Prata provided by Jerome Outhier
       Lyrics to Sem Compromisso provided by Jerome Outhier
November 1, 1998      Better translation of O Amor Em Paz from Victor van Dijk.
       Added new "unverified contributions" page so that even if I can't get to some of these,
    they can still be shared - instead of sitting in my in-box for months.
October 28, 1998      Minor changes to Ela É Carioca from Jerome Outhier
October 21, 1998      Spelling correction to O Grande Amor from Suni Rondon.
October 18, 1998      Small change to Aos Pés da Cruz
       Minor changes to Presente de Natal
       Changes to Preconceito
       Minor changes to Izaura and some lyrics added.
October 13, 1998      Spelling corrections to Una Mujer from Oscar L. Spraggon.
       Málaga lyrics contributed by Luigi Russo.
October 7, 1998      Izaura contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and Catia Araujo.
       Izaura lyrics contributed by Catia Julia Barbosa de Araujo.
       Preconceito contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and Catia Araujo.
       Aquarela do Brasil contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and Catia Araujo.
       Sem Compromisso contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and Catia Araujo.
October 3, 1998      Sandalia de Prata contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and Catia Araujo.
       Typed in the rest of Ela É Carioca tablature contributed by Jerome Outhier
October 2, 1998      Corrections to Chega de Saudade lyrics from Jim McIntyre
September 6, 1998      Corrections to Aos Péz da Cruz lyrics from Eduardo Lo Fiego
       Ela É Carioca tablature contributed by Jerome Outhier
       Ela É Carioca lyrics contributed by Jerome Outhier
       Moved De Conversa Em Conversa under João En Mexico
August 17, 1998      Corrections to O Pato lyrics from Isabel Ruivo.
August 15, 1998      I finally have a guitar again!!!
July 8, 1998      I moved to Switzerland and am temporarily without a guitar.
June 18, 1998      Several times I mistyped "Anotonio" instead of "Antonio" from Edwin Lim.
June 1, 1998      "Tall and Tan" not "Dark and Tan" in the lyrics to Garota de Ipanema from Jac Mont.
       "deixa a gente mole" is "leaves the people weak" from Joel Litwin and Erin.
May 28, 1998      Many changes to De Conversa Em Conversa translation from Flavius Vinicius G Oliveira.
May 26, 1998      Luciano Rosa correctly pointed out that I misspelled "Carnaval" in several places.
       Improved Vivo Sonhando lyrics at polite urging of Steve Buck.
May 24, 1998      De Conversa Em Conversa lyrics contributed by Pierre Yves Anderegg and
    Catia Araujo with changes by Flavius Vinicius G Oliveira.
May 23, 1998      É Luxo Só contributed by Mislav Matacic with changes by me.
       More work on Águas De Março
       Getz/Gilberto #2 version of Bim Bom contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and
    Mislav Matacic with changes by me.
       Bim Bom lyrics.
May 19, 1998      Began transcription of Águas De Março
       Hô-lá-lá-lá lyrics.
       Started O Grande Amor lyrics.
       Started Vivo Sonhando lyrics.
May 18, 1998      Hô-bá-lá-lá contributed by Mislav Matacic with changes by me.
May 14, 1998      O Grande Amor contributed by Mislav Matacic with changes by me.
May 12, 1998      Getz/Gilberto #2 version of Rosa Morena contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg
    and Catia Araujo with changes by me.
May 10, 1998      Vivo Sonhando contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and Catia Araujo
    with changes by me.
May 7, 1998      Finished De Conversa em Conversa contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and
    Catia Araujo with changes by me.
May 5, 1998      Corrections to Desafinado translation from Kimson Plaut.
May 1, 1998      Started De Conversa em Conversa contributed by Pierre-Yves Anderegg and
    Catia Araujo with some changes by me.
April 7, 1998      More work on the Getz/Gilberto version of Desafinado.
April 6, 1998      Began the Getz/Gilberto version of Desafinado.
April 2, 1998      Changes to Maria Ninguém.
April 1, 1998      Finished Desafinado.
March 31, 1998      Began Desafinado.
March 30, 1998      Maria Ninguém by Mislav Matacic with some changes by me.
       Changes to A Primeida Vez with help from Mislav Matacic.
       Fixed minor but long standing errors in Aos Pes da Cruz with help from
    Mislav Matacic.
March 26, 1998      Changed and added more chords to Palpite Infeliz.
March 25, 1998      Desafinado lyrics.
March 15, 1998      Una Mujer, with help from Publio Delgado and Miguel Valls.
       Una Mujer lyrics.
March 14, 1998      Insensatez lyrics.
March 13, 1998      Removed extraneous chords in Insensatez, from Miguel Valls.
March 12, 1998      Many corrections to Chega de Saudade translation from Kimson Plaut.
       Insensatez by Publio Delgado and Miguel Valls with changes by me.
March 1, 1998      Began transcription of Doralice, - very rough.
February 23, 1998      Correction to Meditação translation from Robert Brazile.
February 22, 1998      Fixed 2 typos in Maria/Linda Flor.
February 21, 1998      Several changes to Maria/Linda Flor.
February 18, 1998      Corrections to Lobo Bobo translation from Rosana McNamara.
       Several changes to Para Machucar Meu Coração.
February 17, 1998      Fixed minor but long standing errors in Felicidade.
February 16, 1998      Finished Para Machucar Meu Coração.
       Para Machucar Meu Coração lyrics.
       Jobim's English lyrics for Waters of March sent by Ralph Soliz.
       Corrections to my Aguas de Março translation inspired by Jobim's English lyrics.
       Doralice lyrics.
February 11, 1998      Changed default number of tab columns from 4 to 5 to reduce page length.
February 5, 1998      Changes and more chords added to Palpite Infeliz.
       Minor chord spelling correction to Morena Boca de Ouro.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Chega de Saudade.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Corcovado.
       Minor chord spelling correction to Aos Pes da Cruz.
       Minor chord spelling correction to Manha de Carnaval.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Maria/Linda Flor.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Presente de Natal.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Este Seu Olhar.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Rosinha.
       Minor chord spelling corrections to Eu Sambo Mesmo.
January 31, 1998      Finished Corcovado.
January 30, 1998      Added more chords to Corcovado.
January 29, 1998      Began Corcovado tablature.
January 28, 1998      Several changes to Presente de Natal.
January 25, 1998      MAJOR CHANGE: Converted all tablatures to use condensed chord spellings and
    "slash" chords when appropriate.
       Finished A Primeida Vez.
January 10, 1998      Corcovado lyrics from H.A. Rumann.
       Added English part of lyrics to Garota de Ipanema.
       Minor changes to Meditação.
January 6, 1998      Added tablature accuracy ratings.
       Lightened background color to increase contrast.
       Several changes to Chega de Saudade.
       Corrected chord spelling in Aos Pés da Cruz.
       Changes to Morena Boca de Ouro.
January 5, 1998      Added URL crossreferences between tablatures and their lyrics.
       Eu Sambo Mesmo lyrics.
       Palpite Infeliz lyrics.
January 4, 1998      Finished Meditação.
December 11, 1997      Maria Ninguém lyrics from Rosana McNamara.
       Corrections to Presente de Natal translation from H.A. Rumann:
    ``se quer'' (is wanted) is really ``sequer'' (not even)
    ``cavalinho'' is better as ``rocking horse'' than ``pony''
December 9, 1997      É Luxo Só lyrics from H.A. Rumann.
       Corrections to Outra Vez translation from H.A. Rumann:
    ``Outra Vez'' is better as ``Once Again'' than ``Another Time'' [and others].
       Correction to Mahna de Carnaval from Kevin Martin and Laura Pelner McCarthy:
    Augustinho dos Santos, not Bruno Mello, is ``the voice of Black Orpheus''.
       Added lyrics to O Amor Em Paz.
November 9, 1997      Moved <Coisa Feita> from Bossa Nova page to MPB page.
       Moved <Palavra> from Bossa Nova page to MPB page.
       Reduced color demands of album cover graphics.
       Added this Change Log.
November 6, 1997      Added a few more chords to Palpite Infeliz.
November 2, 1997      Finished Garota de Ipanema.
October 30, 1997      Fixed minor but long standing errors in Este Seu Olhar.
       Fixed minor but long standing errors in Aos Pes da Cruz.
October 22, 1997      Added more chords to Eu Sambo Mesmo.
October 15, 1997      Added more chords to Rosinha.
September 29, 1997      Correction to Agua de Beber translation from Rich Lague:
    ``Agua de Beber'' is better as ``Water to Drink'' than ``Drinking Water''
September 20, 1997      Finished Chega de Saudade.
August 24, 1997      Finished Maria/Linda Flor.
       First working version of my ``tablature to chord spelling'' program which I
    used to make many corrections:
       Corrected chord mispellings in Manha de Carnaval.
       Corrected chord mispellings in A Felicidade.
       Corrected chord mispellings in Morena Boca de Ouro.
August 10, 1997      Added album cover graphics and slightly more sophisticated layout.
Janurary 1, 1997      As a New Year's resolution, I set up a web server, HTML-ized my transcriptions
    and moved them over from earlier anonymous ftp.
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January 10, 1995      Sent early version of A Felicidade to guitar archive at ftp.nevada.edu.
January 8, 1995      Sent early version of Manha de Carnaval to guitar archive at ftp.nevada.edu.
January 2, 1995      Sent early version of Morena Boca de Ouro to guitar archive at ftp.nevada.edu.
December 4, 1994      Sent early version of Aos Pés da Cruz to guitar archive at ftp.nevada.edu.
       Sent early version of Este Seu Olhar to guitar archive at ftp.nevada.edu.
November 29, 1994      Sent early version of Presente de Natal to guitar archive at ftp.nevada.edu.
    which has since turned into OLGA.
September 7, 1994      Began transcription of Maria/Linda Flor.
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1992 ???      First transcription begun, on Coisa Feita (Still unfinished!!!)

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