Ithamara Koorax

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Brazilian jazz and pop singer Ithamara Koorax has been voted, for several years, one of the best jazz singers of the world by DownBeat and other magazines. In 2008 and 2009, Koorax placed third on the "Female Vocalist" category on the 73rd DownBeat Readers Polls, with Diana Krall in the first place and Cassandra Wilson in second. She has released 25 solo albums and appeared in over 200 records. Koorax has worked with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, Eumir Deodato, Dave Brubeck, Ron Carter, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Edu Lobo, Hermeto Pascoal, Dom Um Romao, Joao Donato, Martinho da Vila, Arnaldo DeSouteiro and many others. She recorded soundtracks for 10 TV Globo soap operas and 8 movies, performed in over 20 countries and had his songs remixed by such famous DJs as Parov Stelar and Tom Novy.

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20	Never Can Say Goodbye (feat. Jose Roberto Betrami, Jeorge Pescara, Arnaldo De Souteiro, Haroldo Jobim)	Ithamara Koorax	Lounge Jazz in Rio De Janeiro (A Chillout and Bossa Jazzy Collection)			05:13
	Composers: Clifton Davis
23	Goin' Out of My Head (feat. Jose Roberto Betrami, Jeorge Pescara, Arnaldo De Souteiro, Haroldo Jobim)	Ithamara Koorax	Valentine's Day Collection (55 Love Songs in a Shiny Cocktail Lounge Vein)			03:13
	Composers: Terry Randazzo - Bobby Weinstein
06	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (feat. Jose Roberto Betrami, Jeorge Pescara, Arnaldo De Souteiro, Haroldo Jobim)	Ithamara Koorax	Lounge Cover Collection Four (Chill Out Remakes of Evergreen Pop Songs)			05:36
	Composers: Bob Crewe - Bob Gaudio
17	My Favourite Things	Ithamara Koorax	Singing With Swing (Watch Out For These Jazz Loving Singers!)			02:15
	Composers: Di Paola Luigi - Poggi Nerio - Dario Daneluz

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Discography

Albums

2026 HUKS MUSIC: 10-02-2026

The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters

01	Iluminada – Tema de “Riacho Doce” based on Chopin’s “Ballade No. 1 Opus 23 in G Minor”	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			03:58
	Writer: Ary Sperling - Aldir Blanc / Composers: Frédéric Chopin
02	Pavane (Faure)	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			04:06
	Composers: Gabriel Fauré
03	The Lamp Is Low - based on Ravel's Pavane For A Dead Princess	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			03:50
	Writer: Michael Parish - Peter De Rose - Bert Shefter / Composers: Maurice Ravel
04	Aria from Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			05:31
	Writer: Ruth Valadares Corrêa / Composers: Heitor Villa-Lobos
05	Little Train - O Trenzinho do Caipira (Villa-Lobos/Ferreira Gullar)	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			04:05
	Writer: Ferreira Gullar / Composers: Heitor Villa-Lobos
06	Preludio da Solidão / Prelude No. 3 (Villa-Lobos/H.B. de Carvalho)	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			03:57
	Writer: Herminio Bello De Carvalho / Composers: Heitor Villa-Lobos
07	Corpo e Luz – Tema de “Fera Ferida” based on Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde – Aria”	Ithamara Koorax	The Classical Album – The Works of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Delza Agricola and other masters			03:22
	Writer: André Sperling - Paulo César Pinheiro / Composers: Richard Wagner

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2026 헉스뮤직: 27-01-2026

Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs

01	Un Homme et Une Femme	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			04:59
	Writer: Pierre Barouh / Composers: Francis Lai
02	Moon River (feat. Arnaldo DeSouteiro)	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			04:05
	Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Henry Mancini
03	Serenade In Blue (feat. Azymuth)	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			04:24
	Writer: Mack Gordon / Composers: Harry Warren
04	The Shadow Of Your Smile (feat. Azymuth)	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			05:47
	Writer: Paul F. Webster / Composers: Johnny Mandelr
05	Aranjuez - Follow Me (feat. Eumir Deodato, Jay Berliner)	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			04:27
	Writer: H. Kretzmer - H. Shapey / Composers: Joaquín Rodrigo
06	Brazil (feat. Eumir Deodato) (Deodato Mix 2026)	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			04:46
	Writer: Ary Barroso / Composers: Ary Barroso
07	Dio Come Ti Amo	Ithamara Koorax	Serenade In Blue - My Favorite Songs			03:42
	Writer: Domenico Modugno / Composers: Domenico Modugno

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2025 헉스뮤직: 01-11-2025

Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook

01	Almost In Love	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			04:33
	Writer: Randy Starr / Composers: Luiz Bonfá
02	Non-Stop To Brazil	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			03:56
	Writer: Norman Gimbel - Luiz Bonfá - Matt Dubey / Composers: Norman Gimbel - Luiz Bonfá - Matt Dubey
03	Amor Sem Adeus	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			05:54
	Writer: Antonio Carlos Jobim / Composers: Luiz Bonfá
04	Menina Flor	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			02:39
	Writer: Maria Helena Toledo / Composers: Luiz Bonfá
05	Samba de Orfeu (feat. Sadao Watanabe)	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			04:26
	Writer: Antonio Maria / Composers: Luiz Bonfá - Antonio Maria
06	Perdido de Amor	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			02:19
	Writer: Luiz Bonfá / Composers: Luiz Bonfá
07	The Gentle Rain	Ithamara Koorax	Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook			04:04
	Writer: Matt Dubey / Composers: Luiz Bonfá

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2025 헉스뮤직: 01-11-2025

Autumn In New York

01	I Fall In Love Too Easily	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			06:55
	Writer: Jule Styne / Composers: Sammy Cahn
02	Walking Down The Street	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			06:29
	Writer: Almut Kresse / Composers: Jürgen Friedrich
03	Autumn In New York	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			09:00
	Writer: Vernon Duke / Composers: Vernon Duke
04	Absolut Lee (Take 2)	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			07:14
	Writer: Antonio Carlos Jobim / Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim
05	She Was Too Good To Me	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			06:24
	Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
06	How Insensitive	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			08:07
	Writer: Antonio Carlos Jobim / Composers: Vinícius de Moraes
07	Unisphere	Ithamara Koorax	Autumn In New York			04:34
	Writer: Ranny Sinclair / Composers: Dave Brubeck

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: 11-10-2009

Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)

01	Bim Bom	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			02:17
02	Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			04:59
03	Forgotten Places	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			04:08
04	Minha Saudade	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			02:28
05	Você Esteve Com Meu Bem?	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			03:06
06	Valsa (Bebel)	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			04:31
07	An Embrace to Bonfá	Ithamara Koorax	Bim Bom (The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook)			02:54

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Irma Records s.r.l.: 12-12-2006

Brazilian Butterfly

01	O Vento	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			08:24
	Composers: Dorival Caymmi
02	Escravos De Jó	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			06:38
	Composers: Dorival Caymmi
03	Amor Em Jacumá	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			10:22
	Composers: Luiz Ramalho - Dom Um Romao
04	Lamento Negro	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			06:06
	Composers: Humberto Carlos Porto - Costantino Silva
05	Butterfly	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			06:45
	Composers: Herbie Hancock - Bennie Maupin - Jean Hancock
06	Fica Mal Com Deus	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			06:29
	Composers: Geraldo Vandre
07	Noite De Temporal	Ithamara Koorax	Brazilian Butterfly			08:49
	Composers: Dorival Caymmi

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: 01-01-2006

Obriado Dom Um Romao

01	Estate	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			04:51
02	Love For Sale	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			07:46
03	Aos Pes Da Cruz	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			06:20
04	Recado Bossa Nova	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			05:53
05	Vocalise	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			02:54
06	Miniature IV	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			05:47
07	Manha De Carnaval	Peter Scharli Trio	Obriado Dom Um Romao			03:33

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EPs

℗ 2024 Ithamara Koorax [dist. Tratore]: 23-05-2024

Feel Like Making Love

01	Feel Like Making Love	Ithamara Koorax	Feel Like Making Love			10:56
	Composers: Eugene McDaniels

Singles

℗ 2026 Ithamara Koorax [dist. Tratore]: 20-01-2026

Mais Que Amor

01	Mais Que Amor	Ithamara Koorax	Mais Que Amor			04:10
	Composers: Leon Ware - Marcos Valle - Paulo Sergio Valle

JSR 2025 Ithamara Koorax & Arnaldo DeSouteiro [dist. Tratore]: 10-02-2025

Spirit of Summer

01	Spirit of Summer	Ithamara Koorax	Spirit of Summer			05:15
	Composers: Eumir Deodato

℗ 2024 Ithamara Koorax [dist. Tratore]: 26-02-2024

Samba do Dom Natural

01	Samba do Dom Natural	Ithamara Koorax	Samba do Dom Natural			04:33
	Composers: Carlos Pingarilho - Marcos Vasconcellos

℗ 2013 Heena Music: 17-04-2013

그대가 들린다 - 너에게로 간다

01	너에게로 간다	Malo	그대가 들린다 - 너에게로 간다			03:22
	Writer: 정말로 / Composers: 정말로
02	Ho Ba La La	Ithamara Koorax	그대가 들린다 - 너에게로 간다			04:20
	Writer: João Gilberto / Composers: João Gilberto

Irma Records s.r.l.: 31-05-2007

O Vento / Fica Mal Com Deus / Escravos De Jo

01	O Vento (Parov Stelar Remix)	Ithamara Koorax	O Vento / Fica Mal Com Deus / Escravos De Jo			05:19
02	Fica Mal Com Deus (Cargo emix)	Ithamara Koorax	O Vento / Fica Mal Com Deus / Escravos De Jo			06:46
03	Escravos De Jó (Brisa Remix)	Ithamara Koorax	O Vento / Fica Mal Com Deus / Escravos De Jo			06:38

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Irma Records: 04-08-2020

Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)

01	Velvet and Pain (Speak and Deep Classic Remix)	Spacebeats	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			07:44
	Composers: Mistretta F. - Ferioli Cesare
02	Gimali (DJ Umbi Remix)	Zone	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			08:30
	Composers: Torregrossa E. - Catanzaro G. - Renzetti C.
03	Foma Yombo	Duran Y Garcia	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			05:19
	Composers: Duranti Marco - Belladonna Maurizio
04	Secret Lovers (Fromwood Remix)	Acusmatic group	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			06:42
	Composers: Sandri Romeo - Berselli Michele
05	What You Need (Micky More & Andy Tee Mix)	Soft House Company	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			06:02
06	Everlasting Rose (Viani Dj & Mr. T Deep Club Rmx)	Aaron Tesser & The New Jazz Affair	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			06:47
	Writer: Brotto L. - Tesser A. - Geel E. / Composers: Brotto L. - Tesser A. - Geel E.
07	Caterpillar (Belladonna Remix)	Amana Melomè	Soulful Deep (Bargrooves House)			06:18
	Composers: A. Melome' - Sage

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Irma Records s.r.l.: 02-04-2013

Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)

01	There's a Better Place	Crazy Penis	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			07:15
	Composers: Cecchini Dario - Gazzara francesco
02	Move On (feat. Virag)	From P60	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			04:48
	Composers: Nagy Zoltan
03	I Don't Want This Groove to Ever End	LTJ XPerience	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			08:41
04	Mood Merchant	Max Sedgley	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			07:24
	Composers: Sedgley Max
05	Lose That Man Child (Speakdeep Oldskool Remix)	Big Mojo	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			07:17
	Composers: Ferioli Cesare
06	Road to Lousanne	Santorini	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			07:52
	Composers: Santoro Andrea
07	Always In The Mood	LTJ XPerience	Lunare Project Tribute (Grand Hotel Santa Lucia)			09:23

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