Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian musician (1927–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (Portuguese pronunciation: [tõ ʒoˈbĩ] ⓘ), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim merged Samba with Cool jazz in the 1960s to create Bossa nova, with worldwide success. As a result, he is widely regarded as the "father of bossa nova".[1]
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Birth name | Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim |
Also known as | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Tom Jobim, Tom do Vinícius |
Born | (1927-01-25)25 January 1927 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | 8 December 1994(1994-12-08) (aged 67) New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Bossa nova |
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Years active | 1945–1994 |
Labels | Verve, Warner Bros., Elenco, A&M, CTI, MCA, Philips, Decca, Sony |
Jobim was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s.
In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album's single "Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema)", composed by Jobim, has become one of the most recorded songs of all time, and the album won the Record of the Year. Jobim composed many songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires. "Garota de Ipanema" has been recorded over 240 times by other artists.[2] His 1967 album with Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim, was nominated for Album of the Year in 1968.