| Recorda Me | |
| Type: | Composition |
| Artist: | Joe Henderson |
| Album: | Page One |
| Released: | 1963 |
| Recorded: | June 3, 1963 |
| Genre: | Jazz, hard bop |
| Label: | Blue Note |
| Composer: | Joe Henderson |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
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"Recorda Me", which translates to "Remember Me" from Portuguese, is a jazz standard by the saxophonist Joe Henderson. It was introduced on Henderson's debut album Page One, in 1963. This album also featured the first recording of the jazz standard "Blue Bossa", written by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. English lyrics were later written by vocalist Kelley Johnson under the title "Remember Me.'[1]
Henderson wrote the composition at the age of 15 in a Latin style but later modified it with a bossa nova rhythm.[2] It was recorded by Henderson on subsequent albums, including an uptempo version named "Não Me Esqueça"—"Do Not Forget Me" in Portuguese—on In Pursuit of Blackness and an arrangement named "Recuérdame" (Spanish) on the Big Band album. He recorded live versions on Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse and in the 1985 film and recording One Night with Blue Note with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.The composition is used widely in jazz education programs and jazz songbook compilations.
Recorda Me is a 16-bar AB form written as a bossa nova. ‖: A–6 | % | % | % | | C–6 | % | % | % ‖ | Bmaj7 | B–7 E7 | Amaj7 | A-7 D7 | | Gmaj7 | G-7 C7 | Fmaj7 E79 | E79 :‖
"Recorda Me" has been covered by many other musicians including: