Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), sometimes credited as Tom Jobim, was a legendary Brazilian composer and musician. He is one of the creators of Bossa Nova and helped popularize the genre wordwide, earning the nickname "father of bossa nova". He was a frequent collaborator with other bossa nova musicians, such as João Gilberto and lyricist/poet Vinícius de Moraes, and often composed music for them. His most famous song is "The Girl From Ipanema", the second-most covered song of all time.
Studio albums:
- 1963 - The Composer of Desafinado, Plays
- 1965 - The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim
- 1966 - Love, Strings and Jobim
- 1967 - A Certain Mr. Jobim
- 1967 - Wave
- 1970 - Stone Flower
- 1970 - Tide
- 1973 - Jobim
- 1976 - Urubu
- 1980 - Terra Brasilis
- 1987 - Passarim
- 1995 - Antônio Brasileiro
- 1995 - Inédito
- 1997 - Minha Alma Canta
Collaborations:
- 1954 - Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro, with Billy Blanco
- 1956 - Orfeu da Conceição, with Vinicius de Moraes
- 1957 - "O Pequeno Príncipe", an audiobook in which Jobim composed the soundtrack
- 1961 - Brasília – Sinfonia Da Alvorada, with Vinicius de Moraes
- 1964 - Getz/Gilberto, with Stan Getz and João Gilberto
- 1964 - Caymmi Visita Tom, with Dorival Caymmi
- 1967 - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim, with Frank Sinatra
- 1974 - Elis & Tom, with Elis Regina
- 1977 - Miúcha & Antônio Carlos Jobim, with Miúcha
- 1979 - Miúcha & Tom Jobim, with Miúcha
- 1981 - Edu & Tom, with Edu Lobo
- 1983 - Gabriela, the soundtrack to the movie "Gabriela, Cravo e Canela"
Tropes From Ipanema:
- Bossa Nova: He helped create the genre.
- Cannot Spit It Out: The man in "The Girl From Ipanema" can’t bring himself to tell the girl he loves her.
- Eating the Eye Candy: Onlookers can’t help but stare at the beautiful girl from Ipanema.
- The Elevator from Ipanema: The Trope Maker and Trope Namer, as he is the writer of "The Girl From Ipanema", which later came to be associated with elevator music.
- Head-Turning Beauty: The girl in "The Girl From Ipanema" is so beautiful that everyone stops to look at her when she walks by.
- Jazz: Jobim plays bossa nova, a Brazilian genre influenced by samba and jazz.
- Multilingual Song: "The Girl From Ipanema" has verses in Portuguese and English.
- Samba: He is a famous samba performer and helped develop one of its subgenres.
- Sexophone: The version of "The Girl From Ipanema" in Getz/Gilberto features a rather sensual saxophone solo and is also a song about a sexy woman.
- Supermodel Strut: The titular girl in "The Girl From Ipanema."When she walks, she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes, each one she passes goes, "Ah" - Ur-Example: Along with João Gilberto, Jobim pioneered the genre of bossa nova, and is nicknamed "The Father of Bossa Nova".
