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unusual facts about Antônio Carlos Jobim



Blondfire

Both Erica and Bruce cite Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, and Astrud Gilberto as musicians that they listened to often while growing up.

Distancia

Recorded in New York, Distancia (JM Distribuidores, 2009), is the title of the latest disc from the singer Magos Herrera, where she performed songs by her and by composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim and César Portillo de la Luz.

Elis Regina

Her rendition of Jobim / Vinicius' song "Por Toda A Minha Vida" appeared on the soundtrack to the 2002 movie Hable con Ella (Talk to Her) directed by Pedro Almodóvar and her song "Roda" appeared on the soundtrack to the 2005 movie Be Cool.

In Person at El Matador

# Black Orpheus Medley: Manhã de Carnaval/Batuque de Orfeu/Samba de Orfeu/A Felicidade (Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria/Rossini Pacheco/Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria/Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes)

Luiz Bonfá

It was through Farney that Bonfá was introduced to Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, the leading songwriting team behind the worldwide explosion of Brazilian jazz/pop music in the late 1950s and 1960s.

Luiz Eça

Trained as a classical pianist, Eça created a formal, but stunning approach to bossa nova classics such as "The Hill" by Antonio Carlos Jobim and works by Edu Lobo.

May Each Day

# "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:00

Nara Leão

While still a teenager, she met a number of singers and composers who took part in Bossa Nova's musical revolution in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli, João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes and Antônio Carlos Jobim.

Sinatra: Duets

It was attended by several singers of the world, as the maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim, who recorded an album with Sinatra in 1967 and who died a few months after this recording special.

The Andy Williams Sound of Music

# "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:00

The Composer of Desafinado Plays

The Composer of Desafinado, Plays is the debut album (see 1963 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim.


see also

Agua

"Água de Beber", a song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes