João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira (10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a legendary Brazilian Bossa Nova and jazz musician. A singer, songwriter, and guitarist, he pioneered the genre of bossa nova. He is nicknamed "The Father of Bossa Nova" and "O Mito", or "The Legend".
Studio and live discography:
- 1951 - Quando Você Recordar/Amar é Bom
- 1951 - Anjo Cruel/Sem Ela
- 1952 - Quando Ela Sai/Meia Luz
- 1958 - Chega de Saudade/Bim Bom
- 1958 - Desafinado/Hô-bá-lá-lá
- 1959 - João Gilberto Cantando as Musicás do Filme Orfeo do Carnaval
- 1959 - Chega de Saudade
- 1960 - O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor
- 1961 - João Gilberto
- 1962 - Boss of Bossa Nova
- 1962 - Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall
- 1963 - The Warm World of João Gilberto
- 1964 - Getz/Gilberto (with Stan Getz)
- 1965 - Herbie Mann & João Gilberto with Antônio Carlos Jobim
- 1966 - Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (with Stan Getz)
- 1970 - João Gilberto en México
- 1973 - João Gilberto
- 1976 - The Best of Two Worlds (with Stan Getz)
- 1976 - Amoroso
- 1977 - Gilberto and Jobim
- 1980 - João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
- 1981 - Brasil (with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia)
- 1985 - Interpreta Tom Jobim
- 1985 - Meditação
- 1986 - Live in Montreux
- 1987 - Live in Montreux
- 1988 - O Mito
- 1990 - Stan Getz Meets João & Astrud Gilberto
- 1991 - João
- 1994 - Eu Sei que Vou Te Amar
- 1996 - Live at Umbria Jazz
- 2000 - João Voz e Violão
- 2004 - In Tokyo
- 2007 - For Tokyo – edited only in Japan
- 2015 - Um encontro no Au bon gourmet
- 2016 - Getz/Gilberto '76 (with Stan Getz)
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.
- Cover Version: His most famous cover was of Antônio Carlos Jobim‘s "The Girl From Ipanema".
- Eating the Eye Candy: Onlookers can’t help but stare at the beautiful girl from Ipanema.
- The Elevator from Ipanema: His version of "The Girl From Ipanema" is one of the most famous, so it is one of the most likely to play in elevator scenes.
- 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: Gilberto plays bossa nova, a Brazilian genre influenced by samba and jazz.
- Multilingual Song: "The Girl From Ipanema" has verses in Portuguese and English.
- Samba: Performs a subgenre of samba.
- Self-Titled Album: Multiple albums of his are named after himself or his collaborators, such as João Gilberto and Getz/Gilberto (with Stan Getz).
- Sexophone: Many of his songs feature saxophone. In Getz/Gilberto, the saxophone is played by Stan Getz. "The Girl From Ipanema", a song about a sexy woman, features a sensual sax solo.
- Supermodel Strut: The titular girl in "The Girl From Ipanema" is described to have a mesmerizing strut.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 Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto pioneered the genre of bossa nova, and is nicknamed "The Father of Bossa Nova".
