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BRAZIL · 2012
The Music According to Tom Jobim
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." Naturally, "The Girl from I
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Brazil · Cinema Novo Brazil
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bossa nova · Tom Jobim · Brazilian music · jazz and samba fusion · music history
