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The Music According to Tom Jobim · 2012

The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012) is a Documentary / Music film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, starring Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Sarah Vaughan.

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Overview

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 Ipanema" and Frank Sinatra are featured in this musical collage of countless seamlessly edited excerpts of concert footage that cover decades of events all over the world: from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Paris, Copenhagen, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Montreal, New York and back to Rio.

Cast

Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Caetano Veloso, Judy Garland, Chico Buarque, Sammy Davis Jr.

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What is "The Music According to Tom Jobim" about?

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 Ipanema" and Frank Sinatra are featured in this musical collage of countless seamlessly edited excerpts of concert footage that cover decades of events all over the world: from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Paris, Copenhagen, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Montreal, New York and back to Rio.

When was "The Music According to Tom Jobim" released?

The Music According to Tom Jobim was released in 2012.

Who stars in "The Music According to Tom Jobim"?

The cast includes Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald.