A Música Segundo Tom Jobim (2012)
Directed by Dora Jobim / Nélson Pereira dos Santos
Genres - Music, Musical |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Music History |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - Brazil |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous music blended jazz and samba. After recording an album of songs by his friend Jobim, Frank Sinatra is reported to have said, "I haven't sung so quietly since I had laryngitis.