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Musician

Antonio Carlos Jobim

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It has been said that Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim was the George Gershwin of Brazil—and there is a solid ring of truth in that, for both contributed large bodies of songs to the jazz repertoire, both expanded their reach into the concert hall, and both tend to symbolize their countries in the eyes of the rest of the world. With their gracefully urbane, sensuously aching melodies and harmonies, Jobim's songs gave jazz musicians in the 1960s a quiet, strikingly original alternative to their traditional Tin Pan Alley source.

Jobim's roots were always planted firmly in jazz; the records of {{Gerry Mulligan = 9681}}, {{Chet Baker = 3578}}, {{Barney Kessel = 8339}} and other West Coast jazz musicians made an enormous impact upon him in the 1950s. But he also claimed that the French impressionist composer Claude Debussy had a decisive influence upon his harmonies, and the Brazilian samba gave his music a uniquely exotic rhythmic underpinning. As a pianist, he usually kept things simple and melodically to the point with a touch that reminds some of Claude Thornhill, but some of his records show that he could also stretch out when given room. His guitar was limited mostly to gentle strumming of the syncopated rhythms, and he sang in a modest, slightly hoarse yet often hauntingly emotional manner.

Results for pages tagged "The Girl From Ipanema"...

Musician

Astrud Gilberto

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Astrud Gilberto - vocalist, recording artist, composer.

Astrud Gilberto, known as "The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as "The Queen of Bossa-Nova," is an artist with roots firmly planted in Brazilian music. Her music has become an interesting combination of the sensual rhythms of Brazil and American Pop and Jazz.

Born in the Northeast of Brazil, in the state of Bahia, one of three sisters of a German father and a Brazilian mother, Astrud grew up in Rio de Janeiro. She immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s, where she resides since then.

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Song of the Day

The Girl from Ipanema

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Label: New Steps
Released: 2012
Duration: 05:57

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The Girl From Ipanema

Featuring the music of Archie Shepp
Duration: 6:29

Avant garde gets stuck in the sand?
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Video

The Girl From Ipanema

Featuring the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Duration: 4:10

Tom Jobim & Nova Banda in 1989.
Album

The Girl From Ipanema

Label: Unknown label
Released: 1989

Album

The Girl From Ipanema

Label: Elektra
Released: 1974

Album

The Girl From Ipanema

Label: Reprise Records
Released: 1967
Track listing: The Girl From Ipanema; I Concentrate On You; Baubles, Bangles And Beads; How Insensitive;

Album

The Girl From Ipanema

Label: CTI Records
Released: 1966

Album

The Girl From Ipanema

Label: Point Entertainment
Released: 1966


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