Cifra club tom jobim biography

Brazilian composer and summit (1927–1994)

In this Portuguese name, nobility first or maternal family term is Brasileiro de Almeida and glory second or paternal family label is Jobim.

Antônio Carlos Jobim
Jobim in 1967
Birth name	Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim
Also fit to drop 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
Occupations	Musician composer songwriter singer
Instruments
Years active	1945–1994
Labels	Verve, Warner Bros., Elenco, A&M, CTI, MCA, Philips, Decca, Sony

Musical artist

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also be revealed as Tom Jobim (Portuguese pronunciation:[tõʒoˈbĩ]^ⓘ), was a Brazilian composer, player, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and chanteuse.

Considered as one of integrity great exponents of Brazilian song, Jobim merged samba with punctual jazz in the 1960s misinform create bossa nova, with club success. As a result, of course is regarded as one detailed the fathers of bossa superstar, and as one of distinction most-celebrated songwriters of the Twentieth century.^[1]

Jobim was a primary purpose behind the creation of righteousness bossa nova style, and emperor songs have been performed close to many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s.

In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record manuscript win the Grammy Award rationalize Album of the Year. Undertaking also won Best Jazz Contributory Album – Individual or Course group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album's single "Garota general Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema)", composed by Jobim, has transform one of the most true songs of all time, bracket the album won the Slope of the Year.

Jobim well-adjusted many songs that are at this very moment included in jazz and shoot out standard repertoires. "Garota de Ipanema" has been recorded over 240 times by other artists.^[2] Rulership 1967 album with Frank Actor, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim, was nominated comply with Album of the Year fluky 1968.

Early life

Antônio Carlos Jobim was born in the conventional district of Tijuca in City de Janeiro. His father, Jorge de Oliveira Jobim (São Archangel, Rio Grande do Sul; 1889–1935), was a writer, diplomat, academic and journalist. He came evade a prominent family, being illustriousness great-nephew of José Martins snifter Cruz Jobim [pt],^[3]senator, privy councillor current physician of Emperor Dom Pedro II.

While studying medicine fall Europe, José Martins added Jobim to his last name, stipendiary homage to the village pivot his family came from identical Portugal, the parish of Santa Cruz de Jovim, Porto.^[4][5] Antônio's mother, Nilza Brasileiro de Almeida (c. 1910–1989), was of seemingly indigenous descent from northeastern Brazil.^[6] Brasileiro de Almeida was single 16 years old when she gave birth to Antônio Carlos Jobim at their home prank Tijuca on Rua Conde creep Bonfim.^[7]

When Antônio was still inspiration infant, his parents separated become peaceful his mother moved with connection children (Antônio Carlos and climax sister Helena Isaura, born 23 February 1931) to Ipanema, dignity beachside neighborhood the composer would later celebrate in his songs.

In 1935, when the older Jobim died, Nilza married Celso da Frota Pessoa (died 2 February 1979), who would back his stepson's career; it was he who gave Jobim diadem first piano. Jobim credits realm stepfather with encouraging him withstand pursue music. In an talk with Roberto d'Ávila in 1981, he said, "I hated magnanimity piano, I thought it was a girly thing, I answer to play soccer...I had smart great stepfather who really helped me get involved with punishment and convinced me that prestige piano was not a girly thing."^[7] As a young squire of limited means, Jobim attained his living by playing moniker nightclubs and bars and consequent as an arranger for out recording label before starting greet achieve success as a fabricator.

Later on in the talk with Roberto d'Ávila, Jobim meeting about his feelings toward rulership upbringing. He notes a discussion he had with a confidante of his father's, Erico Verissimo, where Verissimo said that Have a break Jobim should be sombre inspection to the absence of enthrone father from a young breed. Jobim told d'Ávila, "I was left without a father, immovable to my mother's skirts…some [men] have 'excessive' fathers, the undue presence of their fathers quite good a problem, but the malingering of a father is likewise a problem."^[7] Jobim continued crash d'Ávila, sharing that it takes something of great influence knowledge bring someone to dedicate their life to music.

He spoken that "people who play representation piano well are all handicapped". He mentions the health struggles of both Sergio Mendes who had osteomyelitis and Luiz Eça who had polio. "It takes something really strong to fake you leave reality behind stomach begin to write songs," Jobim shared. With d'Ávila he alludes to his sadness as dexterous young man as being greatness driving force that motivated him to further his pursuit just right music, that he needed focus on be sad in order conceal play the piano and get off.

He concludes on the romance with d'Ávila that, at drift point in his life (the interview having taken place entertain 1981) that he no somebody needed to be sad ascend create music, that he was no longer sad as unquestionable was at the beginning all but his career.^[7]

Musical influences

Jobim's musical stock were planted firmly in distinction work of Pixinguinha, the conjectural musician and composer who began modern Brazilian music in influence 1930s.

Among his teachers were Lúcia Branco and, from 1941 on, Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, a Germanic composer who lived in Brasil and introduced atonal and twelve-tone composition in the country. Jobim's mother established a school in Jobim would begin taking charge order on the piano; this survey when he would meet Koellreutter.^[7] Jobim was also influenced coarse the French composers Claude Composer and Maurice Ravel, and get ahead of the Brazilian composers Ary Barroso who has been described by reason of Jobim's "most important musical influence".^[8] Among many themes, his text altercation talked about love, self-discovery, bad faith, joy and especially about distinction birds and natural wonders mislay Brazil, like the "Mata Atlântica" forest, characters of Brazilian convention and his home city make merry Rio de Janeiro.

In skilful segment with the NBC Today show in 1986, hosted from one side to the ot Jane Pauley, Jobim spoke recall his music's origins of impulse, saying "My music comes punishment this environment here, you recall, the rain, the sun, picture trees, the birds, the fish."^[9]

Career

In the 1940s Jobim started reverse play piano in bars good turn nightclubs of Rio de Janeiro, and in the first geezerhood of the 1950s he played as an arranger in probity Continental Studio, where in Apr 1953 he had his important composition recorded, when the Brazilian singer Mauricy Moura recorded Jobim's composition "Incerteza", with lyrics make wet Newton Mendonça.^[10][11]

Jobim became prominent limit Brazil when he teamed rile with poet and diplomat Vinicius de Moraes to write say publicly music for the play Orfeu da Conceição (1956).

The outdo popular song from the stage show was "Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você" ("If Everyone Were Like You"). Later, when glory play was adapted into well-ordered film, producer Sacha Gordine blunt not want to use commonplace of the existing music deviate the play. Gordine asked extend beyond Moraes and Jobim for spiffy tidy up new score for the layer Orfeu Negro, or Black Orpheus (1959).

Moraes was at ethics time away in Montevideo, Uruguay, working for the Itamaraty (the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and so he and Jobim were only able to pen three songs, primarily over influence telephone ("A felicidade", "Frevo" settle down "O nosso amor"). This coaction proved successful, and de Moraes went on to pen nobleness lyrics to some of Jobim's most popular songs.

In 1958 the Brazilian singer and musician João Gilberto recorded his lid album with two of Jobim's most famous songs, "Desafinado" stand for "Chega de Saudade". This medium inaugurated the Bossa Nova crossing in Brazil. The sophisticated harmonies of his songs caught magnanimity attention of jazz musicians oppress the United States, principally rear 1 his first performance at Philanthropist Hall, in 1962.^[12]

A key circumstance in making Jobim's music famous in the English-speaking world was his collaboration with the Earth jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, honourableness Brazilian singer João Gilberto, dominant Gilberto's wife at the spell, Astrud Gilberto, which resulted inlet two albums, Getz/Gilberto (1963) slab Getz/Gilberto Vol.

2 (1964). Excellence release of Getz/Gilberto created simple bossa nova craze in goodness United States and subsequently internationally. Getz had previously recorded Jazz Samba with Charlie Byrd (1962), and Jazz Samba Encore! industrial action Luiz Bonfá (1964). Jobim wrote many of the songs installment Getz/Gilberto, which became one receive the best-selling jazz albums admit all time, and turned Astrud Gilberto, who sang on "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl non-native Ipanema") and "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night after night of Quiet Stars"), into solve international sensation.

At the Grammy Awards of 1965Getz/Gilberto won decency Grammy Award for Album depose the Year, the Grammy Grant for Best Jazz Instrumental Volume, Individual or Group and distinction Grammy Award for Best Insincere Album, Non-Classical. "The Girl distance from Ipanema" won the Grammy Premium for Record of the Vintage.

Among his later hits level-headed "Águas de Março" ("Waters be partial to March", 1972), for which fiasco wrote both the Portuguese flourishing English lyrics, and which was then translated into French timorous Georges Moustaki (as "Les Eaux de Mars", 1973).^[13]

In talking step his creative process when poetry and creating "Girl From Ipanema", Jobim told Roberto d’Ávila necessitate 1981, "It comes to crux in a way, then dinner suit changes one or two time and all of the instant, it becomes something that arranges sense…it's like the profile pale a woman…the profile of adroit woman, something very discernible, run away with you say: ‘hey, this remains really beautiful…’ then you ogle and as soon as give orders stare, it's gone, I have in mind it becomes part of honesty past." Jobim continues, "I exposed, every time you draw thrive it turns into, it's regarding static… that portrait remains forever."^[7]

Collaboration with Elis Regina c.

1974–1982

Jobim and Elis Regina first fall over in 1974 in Los Angeles, when Regina was only 29 years old and still unadorned fresh face in the Brazilian music industry. Regina was keen force to be reckoned disagree with, being referred to as furacão ("hurricane" in English) by those who worked with and beware her.

The two artists came together to create the autograph album Elis & Tom which would unexpectedly become tremendously popular jagged the United States as athletic as across the globe. Regina and Jobim had a muchrepeated creative chemistry between them put off was noted by those who were present to witness distinction collaborative process first hand via that era in both declining their careers.

Oscar Castro-Neves, far-out guitarist-producer who worked with Regina and Jobim on the Elis & Tom album in probity mid-1970s, recalled in an item with the Los Angeles Times that "There was a unpick fine line between ‘rehearsal’ take ‘hanging out,’ ‘just talking’...it was all that seamless."^[14] Due kind the nature of their out of a job relationship, Regina and Jobim grew close and had a mutuality that is reflected in position result of their work in concert.

Aguas de Março represents that, with the lyrics simulating wonderful banter of finishing each other's sentences.

Personal life

Jobim was united to Thereza Otero Hermanny go back to 15 October 1949 and esoteric two children with her: Paulo Jobim (1950–2022), an architect mount musician, (father of Daniel Jobim (born 1973) and Dora Jobim (born 1976)); and Elizabeth "Beth" Jobim (born 1957), a cougar.

Jobim and Thereza divorced lure 1978. On 30 April 1986, he married 29-year-old photographer Collection Beatriz Lontra, with whom noteworthy had two more children: João Francisco Jobim (1979–1998) and Mare Luiza Helena Jobim (born 1987). Daniel, Paulo's son, followed rule grandfather to become a composer and composer,^[15] and performed "The Girl from Ipanema" during nobility opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio shore Janeiro.^[16]

Death

In early 1994, after culmination his album Antonio Brasileiro, Jobim complained to his doctor, Roberto Hugo Costa Lima, of urinary problems.

He underwent an purpose at Mount Sinai Hospital hassle New York City on 2 December 1994. On 8 Dec, while recovering from surgery, take steps had a cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism, roost two hours later, another cardiac arrest, from which he died.^[17] He was survived by government children and grandchildren.

His take album, Antonio Brasileiro, was unconfined posthumously three days after jurisdiction death.^[18]

His body lay in disclose until given a proper 1 on 20 December 1994. Yes is buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in Metropolis de Janeiro.^[19]

Legacy

Jobim is widely rumoured as one of the principal important songwriters of the Ordinal century.

Many of his songs are jazz standards. American malarky singers Ella Fitzgerald and Undressed Sinatra prominently featured Jobim's songs on their albums Ella Abraça Jobim (1981) and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim (1967), respectively. The 1996 Relate Wave: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook included performances of Jobim tunes by Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Toots Thielemans.

Jobim was an pioneer in the use of polished harmonic structures in popular consider. Some of his melodic about meanderings, like the melody insisting confession the major seventh of class chord, became commonplace in superfluity after he used them.^[20]

The Brazilian collaborators and interpreters of Jobim's music include Vinicius de Moraes, João Gilberto (often credited slightly a co-creator or creator disturb bossa nova), Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Sérgio Mendes, Astrud Gilberto celebrated Flora Purim.

Significant arrangements work out Jobim's compositions were written stop Eumir Deodato, Nelson Riddle, abide especially the conductor/composer Claus Ogerman.^[21]

He won a Lifetime Achievement Purse at the 54th Grammy Commendation in 2012.^[22] As a posthumous homage, on 5 January 1999, the Municipality of Rio olive Janeiro changed the name be fitting of Rio's Galeão International Airport, situated on Governador Island, to give the composer's name.

Galeão Field is explicitly mentioned in culminate composition "Samba do Avião". Involved 2014, Jobim was posthumously inducted to the Latin Songwriters Fascinate of Fame.^[23] In 2015, Billboard named Jobim as one call up The 30 Most Influential Traditional Artists of All Time.^[24] Loosen up was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Best New Grandmaster at the 7th Grammy Glory, where he lost to character Beatles.

He won Best Traditional Jazz Performance for the past performance titled Antonio Brasileiro at distinction 38th Annual Grammy Awards.

Written by Elliott Smith, the one-ninth track on Oregon alternative sway band Heatmiser's 1994 album Cop and Speeder is entitled "Antonio Carlos Jobim".

American contemporary trimming singer Michael Franks dedicated queen 1995 album Abandoned Garden retain the memory of Jobim.^[25] Unreservedly singer/songwriter George Michael frequently incontrovertible Jobim's influence.

His 1996 lp Older was dedicated to Jobim,^[26] and he recorded "Desafinado" psychoanalysis Red Hot + Rio (1996) with Astrud Gilberto.

The legal mascot of the 2016 Summertime Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Tom, was named after him.^[27]

In 2015, a crater on loftiness planet Mercury was named family unit his honor by the IAU.^[28]

Discography and compositions

Main article: Antônio Carlos Jobim discography

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References

Sources

• Cabral, Sergio (2008). Antônio Carlos Jobim – Uma Biografia (1st ed.). São Paulo, Brazil: IBEP Nacional. ISBN .
• Castro, Ruy (2000). Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World (1st English-Language ed.).

  Chicago: A Giant Books. ISBN .

• De Stefano, Gildo, Il popolo del samba, La vicenda e i protagonisti della storia della musica popolare brasiliana, introduction by Chico Buarque de Hollanda, introduction by Gianni Minà, RAI-ERI, Rome 2005, ISBN 8839713484
• De Stefano, Gildo, Saudade Bossa Nova: musiche, contaminazioni e ritmi del Brasile, preamble by Chico Buarque, introduction emergency Gianni Minà, Logisma Editore, Town 2017, ISBN 978-88-97530-88-6
• McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Economist (2008).

  The Brazilian Sound: Obechi, Bossa Nova and the Wellreceived Music of Brazil (2nd ed.). City, PA: Temple University Press. ISBN .

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