Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer.
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20 Facts About Tom Jobim
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Tom Jobim was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists internationally.
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The album's single "Garota de Ipanema", composed by Tom Jobim, has become one of the most recorded songs of all time, and the album won the Record of the Year.
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Tom Jobim composed many songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires.
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Antonio Carlos Tom Jobim was born in the middle-class district of Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro.
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Tom Jobim's father, Jorge de Oliveira Jobim, was a writer, diplomat, professor and journalist.
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Tom Jobim came from a prominent family, being the great-nephew of Jose Martins da Cruz Jobim, senator, privy councillor and physician of Emperor Dom Pedro II.
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In 1935, when the elder Tom Jobim died, Nilza married Celso da Frota Pessoa, who would encourage his stepson's career.
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Tom Jobim became prominent in Brazil when he teamed up with poet and diplomat Vinicius de Moraes to write the music for the play Orfeu da Conceicao .
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Moraes was at the time away in Montevideo, Uruguay, working for the Itamaraty and so he and Tom Jobim were only able to write three songs, primarily over the telephone .
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In early 1994, after finishing his album Antonio Brasileiro, Tom Jobim complained to his doctor, Roberto Hugo Costa Lima, of urinary problems.
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Tom Jobim underwent an operation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on 2 December 1994.
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Tom Jobim's body lay in state until given a proper burial on 20 December 1994.
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Tom Jobim is buried in the Cemiterio Sao Joao Batista in Rio de Janeiro.
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Tom Jobim is widely regarded as one of the most important songwriters of the 20th century.
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The 1996 CD Wave: The Antonio Carlos Tom Jobim Songbook included performances of Tom Jobim tunes by Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Toots Thielemans.
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Tom Jobim was an innovator in the use of sophisticated harmonic structures in popular song.
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Brazilian collaborators and interpreters of Tom Jobim's music include Vinicius de Moraes, Joao Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Sergio Mendes, Astrud Gilberto and Flora Purim.
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Tom Jobim won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012.
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In 2014, Tom Jobim was posthumously inducted to the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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