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Song of the Day: Summer (Estate), words and music by Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino and Joel E. Siegel, appears on the 1992 Shirley Horn album, “Here’s to Life“. This gorgeous, melodic song was a minor hit in Italy in 1960. It has become a jazz standard. It can be heard in the original Italian on the 1977 Joao Gilberto album, “Amoroso.” Horn‘s recording features her piano accompaniment and the song’s English lyrics. Check out the Gilberto and Horn renditions, as well as a rendition by Eliane Elias (with the legendary Toots Thielemans on harmonica) [YouTube links].