Antonio Carlos Jobim

Early in his career, worked as a pianist in nightclubs Cariocas, as Drink, Bamboo Bar, Arpège, Sacha's, Monte Carlo, Night and Day, Casablanca, Tasca and Alcazar. Often turns to Newton Mendonca of whom became good friend with whom and began a successful musical partnership, which generated songs as "Desafinado" and "Samba of a single note," among others.

In 1952 he was hired by Continental Records, with the task of making transcriptions of songs to record. Determined to change the bohemian life by night and daytime, said: "decided change of life, suddenly. To be daytime man, got jobs in Continental Records. Took my Pastinha, with some scores. Someone sang a song, hitting the box Phosphorus, and I put the melody on paper "(JOBIM, Helena 85).

The first phonographic record of a composition of his own, occurred in 1953 when his song "Uncertainty" (partnership with Newton Mendonca) was launched by Sinter record in the disk of 78 rpm of Mauricy Moura. That same year, Ernani Son recorded, also for Sinter, "Thinking of you" and "Make a week" (c / Juca B. Stockler). Then he served as arranger, assisted at the beginning, the teacher Radamés Gnattali.

His first recorded by Continental arrangements were of 78 rpm discs. The first was for the composition "Again," also on his own, recorded by Dick Farney, in 1954. He made arrangement, in addition to songs recorded by Doris Monteiro, Nora Ney, Orlando Silva and Dalva de Oliveira, among several others. His first success was "Tereza the beach" (w / Billy Blanco), recorded in 1954 by Dick Farney and Lucio Alves. Also that year, launched with Billy Blanco, the LP "Symphony of Rio de Janeiro", by Continental, with arrangements of Radamés Gnattali. This work was included later, the road movie "The River that I love", by Carlos Hugo Christensen. Also in 1954, took tunes recorded by Nora Ney, Elizete Cardoso and Lucio Alves, among others. Since then, their songs have been recorded, year after year by hundreds of national and foreign artists. With the increasing prestige, was named to command in Sao Paulo, the program "Good Tom", in which he received as guests Alves and lynda Telles, among others.

In 1956, was made the Vinicius de Moraes, who was to become his most important partner. The meeting took place through Pike Rangel, the Bar Gouveia, in front of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro. On that occasion, was invited by Vinicius the songs to play "Orpheus of the Conception." The show premiered on September 25, 1956, at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro and in the same year, was part of the LP. Also in 1956, began working on the Odeon record label, as artistic director. Besides Vinicius, had other important partners. With Dolores Duran composed "If it is lack of good-bye," "Highway of the Sun" and "Because of you," a small repertoire, but very expressive in the MPB.

In 1957, was launched by the Odeon, the LP "Caress" by Sylvia Telles, with the samba-song "It was the Night," which compares with Newton Mendonca. In that year, received, the mayor of the Federal District, the award for Best Composer.

Composed, with Vinicius de Moraes, the song "No more love", which marked the start of the bossa nova, which was launched by Elizete Cardoso, in 1958, the emblematic LP "Song of love too," for which signed the arrangements and musical direction. In this disc, Joao Gilberto appears for the first time in recording, playing, the guitar, the beat that characterized the bossa nova - the tracks "Enough of nostalgia" and "Again". Also that year, composed the soundtrack for the film by Haroldo Costa "grass track", which appeared playing the piano part of John Gilberto (the guitar) and Elizete Cardoso, interpreting the music "I do not exist without you", from their partnership with Vinicius. Also in 1958, Sylvia Telles recorded the LP "Love of people lady", contains nine new compositions of his own compositions, and soprano Lenita Bruno launched the LP "For all my life", containing songs from their partnership with Vinicius de Moraes. Also that year, received many awards as a composer, including "the Golden Microphone," the Radiolândia.

Composed in 1960, with Vinicius de Moraes, at the request of then President Juscelino Kubitscheck, "Brasilia, Symphony of the Dawn" and the following year, the soundtrack for the film "Port of Boxes," by Paulo César Saraceni.

Even with Vinicius de Moraes, composed in 1962, one of the most recorded songs in the world: "Girl from Ipanema." That same year, show held at the restaurant "Au Bon Gourmet", in Copacabana (RJ), next to Vinicius, Joao Gilberto, The Blocks and musicians Otávio Bailly (bass) and Milton Banana (drums). In this show, his songs "just danced samba" and "Girl from Ipanema", both with Vinicius de Moraes, and "Samba of the airplane," among others, were heard for the first time the public. He received prize offered by The National Academy of Recordings Arts and Sciences, in the category Best Background Arrangement, the disc "John Gilberto." Also in 1962, traveled for the first time the United States, where he participated, along with other Brazilian artists, from concert of Bossa Nova, presented at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Launched in the United States, the LPs "The composer of Desafinado plays" (Verve/1963), with arrangements by Claus Oggerman, and "The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim" (Warner Bros/1964). His success in the United States was so great that, even at the beginning of the 1960s, was an instrumental version of "Desafinado" recorded by Stan Getz and Charles Byrd, who came to sell a million copies.

In 1964, he went to Los Angeles to meet with Ray Gilbert, who would only versions of their songs into English.

The following year, launched the LPs "Antonio Carlos Jobim" and "A Certain Mr. Jobim," by Warner Bros, both with arrangements by Claus Ogerman.

In 1967 Frank Sinatra recorded with the LP "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim." Also that year, composed the soundtrack for the film "Girl from Ipanema," de Leon Hirszman. Also in 1967 received an indication for a Grammy.

In 1968 won the III International Festival of Song (FIC), held in Rio de Janeiro, with the song "Sabiá" (c / Chico Buarque), taking first place on the national stage and in the international stage (of boos from the audience, which twisted by the song "Why not say that not talking about flowers", of Gerard Vandré). Also that year, soon after arriving from a successful trip to the United States, recorded testimony to the Museum of Image and Sound, coordinated by the then director Ricardo Cravo Albin, helped by Vinicius de Moraes, Dori Caymmi, Chico Buarque and Oscar Niemeyer .

In 1969, more composed a track for the film, this time for the film "The adventurers". The track was recorded in London with arrangements and regency of Eumir Deodato. Then signed the soundtrack of the film "March of Time", directed by Pedro de Moraes, son of Vinicius de Moraes, and "The house murdered" by Paulo César Saraceni.

In 1970, Jobim LP launched the "Stone Flower", with arrangements by Eumir Deodato, who also was the arranger of the LP of Frank Sinatra, "Sinatra & Cia", launched the following year, which included five songs from his authorship.

One of the most representative songs of her life as a composer is "Waters of March", whose first recording came out in a compact chartered in the weekly "The Pasquim" in 1972. The music would then with a recording he made famous in duet with Elis Regina, in the album "Elis & Tom", recorded in Los Angeles and launched in 1974.

Received it three times, the award from BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., as Great National Popularity, with "The Girl From Ipanema" (version of "Girl from Ipanema"), in 1970, "Meditation" (version of "Meditation" ), In 1974, and "Desafinado" in 1977.

Recorded, with Rodney Richardson, in 1978, the LP "Rodney Richardson & Antonio Carlos Jobim."

His composition "Kim" was the theme of the opening of the novel "Brilliant" (Rede Globo) in 1981.

Even in the 1980s, composed the soundtrack of the film "I Love You" by Arnaldo Jabor, and "Gabriela", directed by Bruno Barreto. With Chico Buarque, composed, yet the track of the film "To live a great love" by Miguel Faria. Shell received the award in the category Best Composer in the year 1982, the party held at Sala Cecilia Meireles (RJ).

In 1984, was invited by the director March Altberg to make the movie soundtrack "Source of Saudade," based on the novel "Trilogy of Assombro" of Helena Jobim. With this track, won for Best kikita Music Festival in Gramado. That same year, made the track for the film "The weather and wind," based on the novel namesake of Eric Verissimo. Also in 1984, formed the Banda Nova, the group that follow in shows and recordings until the end of his life. Along with Paulo Jobim (guitar), Danilo Caymmi (flute and voice), Jaques Morelenbaum (cello), Tião Neto (bass), Paulo Braga (drums) and the choir formed by Ana Jobim, Elizabeth Jobim, Paula Morelenbaum, Mauch Adnet and Simone Caymmi, concert held in Carnegie Hall in New York.

In 1985, along with Banda, was presented with Joao Gilberto in the opening of the Festival of Montreux, Switzerland. In that year, won the title of "Grand Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the French Government, through its Ministry of Culture.

In 1986 he received the prize "Millionaired Songs", given by the authors of the BMI songs that were to air more than a million times. That same year, composed the soundtrack for the film "Brasa sleepy", directed by Limonji Djalma Batista. Also in 1986, composed "Golden Years", which was the theme of openness displayed by the Federal namesake Rede Globo and subsequently won lyrics by Chico Buarque. Also that year, launched with a New Banda, the LP "Passarim", for which he received the Gold Disc of the first of his career and Sharp Awards for Best Music and Best MPB Album of the year.

In 1987, participated in the album "There is always a name of a woman", double album dedicated to the campaign of breastfeeding and has sold 600,000 copies in the agencies of the Bank of Brazil. The recording was done at home, playing only the piano the song "Kim", considered a record of their best moments as a singer. In the booklet of the disc, the producer Ricardo Cravo Albin wrote: "Tom is now a complete collection of good part of what happened with the MPB in 1956 here."

In 1990, became a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Americana. He was also appointed dean and then president of the Directing Council of the Free University of Music, located in Sao Paulo, and Doctor Honoris causa,-UERJ. Later, he received the same title at the University of Lisbon.

Was honored by the school of samba First Station of Mangueira (RJ) in 1992 with the samba-plot "If everyone were like you," the title song that he made in partnership with Vinicius de Moraes.

Recorded numerous programs for the Brazilian and American TVs, including the special with Milton Nascimento, appearing in 1993, the TV Bandeirantes.

In 1994, conducted another presentation at Carnegie Hall, this time beside the guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Herbie Hancock, and launched the latest work of his career: the CD "Brazilian Antonio", in which Sharp received the awards for Best Disco MPB and Best Music-samba, with "Piano in Mangueira", made in partnership with Chico Buarque. The CD was also included with the Grammy Award in the category Best Latin Jazz Performance. Also in 1994, the Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro awarded him the Medal Pedro Ernesto. He died on Dec. 8 that year.

In 1996, Helena Jobim launched the book "An enlightened man," a biography of his brother. The following year, Sergio Cabral published "Antonio Carlos Jobim - a biography." Reliving The seal of Curitiba (PR), released the CD "My first steps and bars", containing the first recordings of their songs.

In 2000, was released the box "Few Bars" (Reliving), containing three CDs with songs of his early career, interpreted by various artists. That same year, was released the CD "Tom Canta Vinicius," with live recording of the show held at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (RJ), in January 1990. The singer launched Gal Costa, also a CD interpreting his compositions, a project that created when the master still lived.

Several Posthumous honors were performed, as the controversy change the name of Avenida Vieira Souto, located in Ipanema (RJ), for Tom Jobim Avenue. This will create the corner with Tom Jobim Vinicius de Moraes, former Rua Montenegro, where it was the Bar of Veloso, today Girl from Ipanema, much frequented by Tom and Vinicius and where did the inspiration for composing "Girl from Ipanema." The cards could be exchanged, but the Vieira Souto family called for justice and the exchange was undone. Later, the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro came to be called Maestro International Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim, under pressure from the National Congress of a committee of remarkable, formed by Chico Buarque, Oscar Niemeyer, Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro, Antonio Candido, Antonio Houaiss and Edu Lobo, personally created and coordinated by critic Ricardo Cravo Albin. Park was the Tom Jobim, at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and launched the box "Tom Jobim - unprecedented", containing two CDs

In 2000, was released the deluxe edition of the "Cancioneiro Jobim," with scores of 42 of his compositions, biographical texts, photographs and reproductions of manuscripts. Exhausted the first edition, the publication has received new format, divided into two

volumes, containing a biographical text and images and the other containing the scores.

In 2001, was the "Cancioneiro Jobim - complete works", bringing together music and lyrics of each song by the maestro divided into 5 volumes, with illustrations by Elizabeth Jobim. That same year, was inaugurated with the exhibition "The Tracks of Tom", the Institute Antonio Carlos Jobim, chaired by Paulo Jobim and directed by Ana Lontra Jobim, Elizabeth Jobim and Wanda Manga Klabin, making it accessible to musicians and researchers to work and private collection of the composer.

In 2003, they were released the CD and DVD "Symphonic Jobim," containing his orchestral pieces. The project was designed and produced by Mario Adnet and Paulo Jobim, recording the show namesake recorded in 2002, at Sala São Paulo (SP) with the Symphony Orchestra of Sao Paulo, under the regency of Roberto Minczuk, assistant of the New York Philharmonic , And the participation of Milton Nascimento and 80 musicians. Also in 2003, reached the bookstores the "Cancioneiro Vinicius de Moraes: Orpheus" (Jobim Music), the Songbook show "Orfeu da Conceicao," staged in 1956 at the Municipal Theater, bringing scores of 14 songs composed with Vinicius for the musical, as well with drawings by Carlos Leon and Carlos SCLIAR, posters, reviews, covers of records, texts of Sergio Augusto, Susana de Moraes, Paulo Jobim and game Diégues, an edition signed by Maria Lucia Rangel of the texts of the poet on the creation of the piece and correspondence maintained with Vinicius on the first adaptation of the work for the cinema, held by Marcel Camus, in 1959, with the title of "Black Orpheus."

In 2004, the critic Ricardo Cravo Albin proposed the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro that is promoted from the airport Maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim a memorial dedicated to him, during the 10 years of her death.

Among the foreign artists who recorded his songs are Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Quincy Jones, Dizzie Gillespie, Charlie Byrd, Sarah Vaughan, Clare Fischer, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass and Sting, among others.

In 2004, was released the CD "Antonio Carlos Jobim in Minas live Piano and Voice," record of the recital presented by composer, in 1981, the Palace of Arts (HBS).

The following year, "The Girl from Ipanema" historic recording of Astrud Gilberto, next to John Gilberto, Stan Getz and the composer himself held in 1963, was chosen as one of the 50 major musical works of humanity by the Library of Congress. Also in 2005, Jobim Biscuit Fine relaunched the double album "Tom Jobim Inédito." The disc, recorded in 1987 for Odebrecht, produced by Jairo Severiano and Vera Alencar, had distribution problems in a limited quantity at the end of 1995.

In 2006, was launched, also by Jobim Biscuit Slim, the DVD "Tom Jobim live in Montreal," record the show recorded in 1986, the International Jazz Festival that city. Beside the composer, the musicians Jaques Morelenbaum (cello), Paulo Jobim (guitar), Danilo Caymmi (flute), Tião Neto (bass) and Paulo Braga (drums), and the voice of Paula Morelenbaum, Mauch Adnet, Simone Caymmi, Ana Jobim and Elizabeth Jobim. The DVD also features an interview with the composer at his home in the suburb of Botanical Garden (RJ), in 1981, the journalist Roberto D'Avila.

In 2007, the record Biscuit Fine launched the CD "Tom Jobim Live in Montreal", containing the audio DVD's namesake, launched in the previous year. In repertory, his song "Water to drink," "Enough of nostalgia," "Happiness" and "Girl from Ipanema", all with Vinicius de Moraes, "Samba only a footnote" (c / Newton Mendonca), "Two kites, " Wave "," Borzeguim, " Speaking of Love, " Gabriela "," Samba of the airplane "and" Waters of March ".

In 2007 was released the DVD "The home of Tom - World, Monde, Mondo," film by Ana Jobim which tells the story of love with the composer's music, family and nature. Narrated by the Ana Jobim, the documentary includes speeches, photos, home movies and professional films, poems, a long interview and a soundtrack composed of 24 songs.

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