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Tom Jobim

Background information
Birth name Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim
Also known as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tom Jobim
Born January 25, 1927(1927-01-25)
Origin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died December 8, 1994 (aged 67)
Genre(s) Bossa Nova
Latin jazz
Brazilian jazz
Música Popular Brasileira
Latin folk
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, songwriter, singer
Instrument(s) Piano, guitar
Years active 1956 - 1994
Associated acts Vinícius de Moraes, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Frank Sinatra

Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro – December 8, 1994 in New York City), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rio de Janeiro ( pron ˈhiu dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe Música Popular Brasileira, or MPB, literally "Brazilian Popular Music" designates a trend in post- Bossa Nova urban popular music A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Vinicius de Moraes, nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet ( October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980) born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Grammy Award Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian Singer best known for her Samba and Bossa nova music most famously Stanley Gayetzky ( February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) usually known by Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, Jobim is acknowledged as one of the most influential popular composers of the 20th century. Bossa nova ( is a style of Brazilian music popularized by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on His songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

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Biography

Musical roots

Jobim's musical roots were planted firmly in the work of Pixinguinha, the legendary musician and composer who began modern Brazilian music in the 1930s. Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, better known as Pixinguinha, ( April 23, 1897 - February 7, 1973) was a Choro A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Jobim was also influenced by the French composers Claude Debussy and Ravel, and by jazz. Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Among many themes, his lyrics talked about love, political repression, betrayal, and especially about the natural beauties of Brazil, like the "Mata Atlântica" forest, birds like the Matita Perê, and his home city of Rio de Janeiro

Early career

Jobim became prominent in Brazil when he teamed up with poet and diplomat Vinicius de Moraes to write the music for the play Orfeu de Conceição (1956). Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Vinicius de Moraes, nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet ( October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980) born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz The most popular song from the show was "Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você" ("Someone to Light Up My Life"). Later, when the play was turned into a film, producer Sacha Gordine did not want to use any of the existing music from the play. Gordine asked de Moraes and Jobim for a new score for the film Black Orpheus (1959). Black Orpheus ( Orfeu Negro in Portuguese) is a Film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. Vinicius was at the time away in Montevideo, Uruguay, working for the Itamaraty (the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and so he and Jobim were only able to write three songs, primarily over the telephone ("A Felicidade", "Frevo",and "O Nosso Amor"). Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay. This collaboration proved successful, and Vinicius went on to pen the lyrics to some of Jobim's most popular songs.

Collaborators and performers of Jobim's music

The Brazilian collaborators and interpreters of Jobim's music include João Gilberto (often credited as a co-creator of bossa nova), Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Sergio Mendes, Astrud Gilberto, and Flora Purim. João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Grammy Award Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos on September 26, 1945 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a popular Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina ( March 17, 1945 &ndash January 19, 1982) was a singer of Brazilian Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. 'sɛxʒiu 'sɐ̃tus 'mẽ'dʒis (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian Singer best known for her Samba and Bossa nova music most famously Flora Purim (born in March 6 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian jazz singer known mainly for her work in the Jazz fusion style Eumir Deodato and the conductor/composer Claus Ogerman arranged many recordings of Jobim tunes. Eumir Deodato (born on 22 June, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Grammy Award -winning Brazilian musician producer and arranger primarily Claus Ogerman (born April 29, 1930) is a German musical arranger / orchestrator, conductor and Composer, perhaps best known [1]

A key event in making Jobim's music known in the English speaking world was his collaboration with the American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, João Gilberto and Gilberto's wife at the time, Astrud Gilberto, which resulted in two albums, Getz/Gilberto (1963) and Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1964). Stanley Gayetzky ( February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) usually known by João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Grammy Award Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian Singer best known for her Samba and Bossa nova music most famously Getz/Gilberto, is a Jazz Bossa nova album released in 1964 by the American saxophonist Stan Getz Getz/Gilberto #2, is a live album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto, released in 1964 The release of Getz/Gilberto created a bossa nova craze in the United States, and subsequently internationally. Bossa nova ( is a style of Brazilian music popularized by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Getz had previously recorded Jazz Samba (1962), and Jobim wrote many of the songs on Getz/Gilberto, which became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, and turned Astrud Gilberto, who sang on "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)", into an international sensation. Jazz Samba is a Bossa nova LP by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, released on the Verve label on February 13 1962 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States " The Girl from Ipanema " (" Garota de Ipanema " is a well-known Bossa nova Song, a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s that won a Grammy " Corcovado " (known in English as " Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars " is a Bossa nova song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

At the Grammy Awards of 1964 Getz/Gilberto won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The 6th Grammy Awards were held in 1964. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1963. The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album Individual or Group has been presented since 1959 The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. "The Girl from Ipanema" won the award for Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually

American jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra prominently featured Jobim's songs on their albums Ella Abraça Jobim (1981), and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967), respectively. Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Ella Abraça Jobim or Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook is a 1981 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, devoted to the Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1967 album (see 1967 in music) by Frank Sinatra, featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim. Other notable performers of Jobim songs include Andy Williams, Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Diana Krall, Claudine Longet, Sting, and George Michael. Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (born December 3 1927 in Wall Lake Iowa) is an American pop singer Lambert Hendricks & Ross was a Vocalese trio formed by Jazz Vocalists Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Rosemary Clooney ( May 23, 1928 &ndash June 29, 2002) was an American Singer and actress whose warm radiant Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer. Claudine Georgette Longet (born on in Paris, France) was a popular Singer and recording artist during the 1960s and 1970s Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Carlos Santana's 1970s album Caravanserai included a version of Jobim's "Stone Flower. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. " The 1996 CD Wave: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook included performances of Jobim tunes by Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Toots Thielemans. Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Jazz Pianist Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Baron Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29 1922) known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian Jazz Contemporary jazz performer Jane Monheit sang Waters of March on her CD Come Dream With Me. Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977) is a Jazz and Adult contemporary vocalist for Concord Records. " Waters of March " ( Portuguese: " Águas de Março " is a Brazilian Song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Last years

Jobim remained musically productive until his 1994 death from heart failure; his last album, Antonio Brasileiro, was released posthumously. [2] He is buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro. Cemitério São João Batista (Cemetery of Saint John the Baptist) is a Municipal cemetery in the neighborhood of Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil [3] The Rio de Janeiro airport was renamed the Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport in his honour. Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport better known as Galeão International Airport is Rio de Janeiro 's major international Michael Franks dedicated a whole album titled Abandoned Garden to Jobim, where he explains the kind of person Antonio was and the special friendship they had. Michael Franks (born 18 September 1944 in La Jolla California) is a Smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States.

Discography

  • Miúcha & Antonio Carlos Jobim - vol. Black Orpheus ( Orfeu Negro in Portuguese) is a Film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. Getz/Gilberto, is a Jazz Bossa nova album released in 1964 by the American saxophonist Stan Getz Getz/Gilberto #2, is a live album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto, released in 1964 The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1965 album (see 1965 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim, arranged by Nelson Riddle. Love Strings and Jobim is a 1966 album (see 1966 in music) by various Brazilian artists who play the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1967 album (see 1967 in music) by Frank Sinatra, featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim. A Certain Mr Jobim is a 1967 album (see 1967 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Wave is a 1967 album (see 1967 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Stone Flower is a 1970 album (see 1970 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Tide is a 1970 album (see 1970 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Sinatra & Company is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra released in 1971. Jobim is a 1972 album (see 1972 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Elis & Tom is a 1974 album (see 1974 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina recorded in Los Angeles California Urubu is a 1976 album (see 1976 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim. 1 - Miúcha & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1977)
  • Gravado ao vivo no Canecão - Tom, Vinicius, Toquinho, Miúcha (1977)
  • Miucha & Tom Jobim - vol. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Vinicius de Moraes, nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet ( October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980) born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz Antonio Pecci Filho (born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 6, 1946) originally nicknamed Toquinho by his mother is a Brazilian Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays II - Miúcha & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1979)
  • Sinatra-Jobim Sessions (1979)
  • Terra Brasilis (1980)
  • Edu & Tom (1981)
  • em minas ao vivo (1981)
  • Gabriela (1983)
  • Passarim (1987)
  • Inédito (1987)
  • Echoes of Rio (1989)
  • Tom Canta Vinicius: Ao Vivo (1990/2000)
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim and Friends (1993)
  • Miúcha e Tom Jobim (1994)
  • Duets II (1994)
  • Antonio Brasileiro (1994)

Trivia

Notes

  1. ^ Red Bull Music Academy (2005) Eumir Deodato - Boy from Rio Pt. 1. Available from: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/LECTURES.95.0.html?act_session=211. Accessed 6 December 2006.
  2. ^ Newsweek Archives
  3. ^ FindAGrave.com link to Jobim's burial

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External links

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