How Insensitive (originally: “Insensatez”) is one of Tom Jobim’s most beautiful ballads. The short and catchy form of the song has also made it very popular among jazz musicians. Pat Metheny is known for regularly playing the song live and a version that beautifully captures the gentle melancholy of this piece comes from jazz guitar giant Pat Martino.
Despite these influential role models, Joao Gilberto’s recording remains the definitive version for guitarists. Once again Gilberto chooses a special key, in this case B-Minor instead of the more regularly used key of D-Minor.