Tom Jobim
| Antônio Carlos Jobim | |
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Jobim taking a break from recording
Antonio Brasileiro, 1994 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim |
| Also known as | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Tom Jobim, Tom do Vinícius |
| Born |
January 25, 1927 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | December 8, 1994 (aged 67) New York City, United States |
| Genres | Bossa nova, Latin jazz, samba, MPB |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter, singer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, flute, vocals |
| Years active | 1956–94 |
| Labels | Verve, Warner Bros., Elenco, A&M, CTI, MCA, Philips, Decca, Sony |
| Associated acts | Vinicius de Moraes, Aloísio de Oliveira, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sting, Gal Costa, Andy Williams |
| Website | www2 |
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtõ ʒoˈbĩ]), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and singer. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.
In 1965 his album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz album to win the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year. It also won for Best Jazz Instrumental Album - Individual or Group and for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album's single "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema"), one of the most recorded songs of all time, won the Record of the Year. Jobim has left a large number of songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires. The song "Garota de Ipanema" has been recorded over 240 times by other artists. His 1967 album with Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim was nominated for Album of the Year in 1968.
Antônio Carlos Jobim was born in the middle-class district of Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. His father, Jorge de Oliveira Jobim (São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, April 23, 1889 – July 19, 1935), was a writer, diplomat, professor and journalist. He came from a prominent family, being the great-grand nephew of ,senator, privy councillor and physician of Emperor Dom Pedro II. While studying medicine in Europe, José Martins added Jobim to his last name, paying homage to the village where his family came from in Portugal, the parish of Santa Cruz de Jovim, Porto.
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