Dindi (Vocal part only) - Wayne Shorter

This full song is available elsewhere on YT but I thought it would be nice to have just the vocal portion on YT also. This "voz e violao" arrangement is my favorite version of this well-known Jobim tune. The singer is Maria Booker, wife, at the time, of the guitarist, Walter Booker, and AFAIK she hadnt recorded a song commercially either before or after this. She does a very poignant rendition and, yes, she really does break down and cry a bit at the end, which just adds to the tenderness of the performance. The personnel on the CD is listed below, altho the only ones performing during this part are Maria and Walter (who normally plays bass) and some soft percussion. Maria later married singer Jon Lucien and is the sister of Wayne's later wife, Ana Maria.
Maria Booker - Vocals
Walter Booker - Classical Guitar
Wayne Shorter - Soprano Sax
John McLaughlin - Guitar and Classical Guitar
Sonny Sharrock - Guitar
Miroslav Vitous - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums and African Thumb Piano
Chick Corea - Drums and Vibes
Airto Moreira - Percussion

[@Stanceish]

Such an incredible recording of a beautiful song. May he keep playing in the stars. He gave us so much.

[@kevinryan4857]

BRILLIANT, TRUE, HONEST and within the plethora of amazing recordings of the gorgeous song "Dindi" this is without question the most heartbreaking. Obrigado ❗

[@jazznik2]

You're welcome!

[@viciousdope66]

It’s hard to believe that no one has commented here yet…This is one of my favorite performances from a Wayne Shorter album, even though it’s only the Bookers performing here. The back story makes it even more intense: Maria began having an emotional breakdown during the last portion of the song, because (according to Wayne Shorter in his autobiography “Footprints”) the couple were about to get a divorce. This made the song even more intense and heartfelt, and Wayne decided to leave it in and put it on the album (albeit in a different form- interspersed with the drum sections). I was surprised to find that many people don’t know the backstory. Wayne Shorter’s autobiography “Footprints” is full of anecdotes and interesting stories, I highly recommend it to any music lover.