Norman Gimbel

Norman Gimbel wrote words that carried easily between film, television, jazz standards, and popular song. The lyricist from the USA worked on English versions of Brazilian songs as well as major screen and television themes. The Girl from Ipanema, Killing Me Softly with His Song, and It Goes Like It Goes connect him with popular song, translation, and the professional lyric craft of the 20th century.

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