Tom Jobim in the recording
studio...
Introduction
Where does one begin when speaking of the great Antonio Carlos Jobim? His influence in the world of music will surely be felt for many decades to come. "Tom" Jobim was responsible for writing a lot of the Brazilian bossa nova music that made its way to the U.S. shores in the early 1960s. I was a bit too young to appreciate it at that time; however, I had no trouble appreciating later on in the late 1960s/early 1970s as his melodies spoke to my heart. It did not matter that I did not understand one word of Portuguese back then; the music said it all.
Tom Jobim recorded many different kinds of albums during his career; live albums; albums arranged by the great Claus Ogerman, Nelson Riddle & Eumir Deodato where Tom sang and played piano and guitar; joint albums with Frank Sinatra and other vocalists of note; albums where Tom played piano along with Stan Getz and João Gilberto; even an album where he played guitar under the penname of "Tony Brasil"!
My special thanks and sincere appreciation to
the following individuals who have contributed research,
numerous album cover scans, photos and other material for this
site: Daniella Thompson, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Ithamara Koorax,
Peter Bay, Joel S. Kent, Gregory Flores, Jose Sanches Perez,
Michael Newcomb, Sergio Ximenes, Eduardo Bravo, Christian
Webb, Tom Johnson, Augusto Troncoso, Shimon Israel, JM
Kaufman, Brian Philips, Giko, Dom Um Romao, G. Underhill, Jose Domingos Raffaelli, Larry Witten, Egidio
Leitao, Ronaldo Evangelista, Leonid Bogdanov, Fernando
Gelbard, Randy Kosht,
Duane Shimizu, Ignacio Perez, Vern Graham, Suitbert Kempkes,
Wolfgang Weissbrodt, "Jazzcorner" Willie from Germany,
Frank-Oliver Hellmann, Zecalouro, Marc van Bakel, Paulinho
Garcia, Hans-Peter Huebschen, R. Rembert Aranda, and Jarkko Toivonen. My gratitude also goes
to Alain at CTI Fan Blog
- who provided me with a rare German Jobim album cover and to
Carmen Storer-DeStefano for encouraging me to view a film
which contained a Jobim composition.
Sadly, the world lost Tom much too early, in
December of 1994. But his music will live on, forever. I hope
you enjoy this tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim.
--B.J. Major
Introduction amended on 03/11/10.
ALL-RECORDINGS INDEX--HERE
Antonio Carlos
Jobim on 78 rpm, 45 rpm, EP, 12" Singles &
EPs, CD Singles, Tape (CS), 8-track,
Reel-to-Reel Tape, Unissued Tape, LP, CD,
SHM-CD, Radio Broadcasts
Broadcast
TV & Live Concert, Theatrical Film, VHS, LD,
DVD-Audio, DVD, Blu-Ray Disc & YouTube Links to Jobim Videos
Tom
Jobim Sheet Music (Original Manuscripts)--HERE
Antonio Carlos Jobim's Inclusion in the
U.S. GRAMMY® Awards--HERE
Live
Concert Programs and Broadcasts Honoring Jobim's
Music--HERE
(Sheet Music Covers, Books, and more)--HERE
Or go directly to a specific interview:
Jose
Domingos Raffaelli Interview, Claudio Slon
Interview Excerpt, Arnaldo
DeSouteiro
Interview
Ithamara
Koorax Interview
NOTE: THIS SITE HAS NOW BEEN
TOTALLY REORGANIZED AND REDONE IN RECORD LABEL ORDER.
** This discography
online since Spring 2000 **