Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim is the biggest name in Brazilian music. His composition 'The Girl from Ipanema' with 'Yesterday' are the most popular song of all time and it is THE number that defines Bossa Nova (though Jobim wrote two dozen other songs that are intrinsic to the genre). Jobim and the virtuoso Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa were (with Joao Gilberto) the architects of Bossa Nova; overseeing the transition of traditional samba song to the new form and our collection covers those years of transition.

Our set includes Jobim songs played by Bonfa and vice versa. It includes vintage domestic hits written either by Jobim or by both men and as a major feature also includes the entire score of the 1956 'Orpheus of the Carnival' stage play (written by Tom Jobim and the poet Vinicius de Morais). This was the blueprint for the famous film 'Black Orpheus' which two years later swept all before it at the Cannes Film festival and put Bossa Nova on the world map.

Our set captures the flavour of fifties Brazil, when in arts and culture and sport the country was really emerging.

A Chuva Caiu (The Rain Fell) / Samba Nao E Brinquedo / 0 Barbinha Branca / Se E Por Falta De Adeus / Violao No Samba / So Saudade / Duvida (Doubt) / Vem Viver Ao Meo Lado / Minha Saudade / De Cigarro Em Cigarro - (From Cigarette To Cigarette) / Chora Chorao / Foi A Noite (It Was The Night) / Passeio No Rio / Perdido De Amor (Lost In Love) / Domingo Sincopado / Engano / Domingo Sincopado / Teu Castigo / Luar E Batucada Orfeu Da Conceição - (Orpheus Of The Carnival) / Ouverture / Monólogo De Orfeu - (Orfeu Da Conceição) / Um Nome De Mulher - (A Woman’s Name) / Se Todos Fôssem Iguais A Você - (Someone To Light Up My Life) / Mulher, Sempre Mulher - (Always A Woman) / Eu E O Meu Amor / Lamento No Morro - (Lament On The Hill) / Eu Voce E O Mar

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Antonio Carlos Jobim was the artchitect of Bossa Nova, the writer of "The Girl from Ipanema" and many of the other Bossa standards. One of the 20th century's most gifted songwriters. A figure as symbolic of Brazil as Gershwin is of America or as Lennon & McCartney are of Britain. Influenced by Chopin and George Gershwin, Jobim brought a refinement to Brazilian music in the first half of the fifties and this compilation showcases his brilliant, early recordings including "Teresa of the Beach" a number one hit for Dick Farney and Lucio Alvesand the long original "Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro", a suite of ballads and sambas evoking the sun and sea and describing the beauties of Rio in those times.

These historic and valuable recordings have never previously been released outside of Brazil. Tom Jobim has sold literally millions of records around the world. He is actually one of the ten most recorded popular composers of all time. Recorded a big album with Frank Sinatra in 1967 that was second only for sales to "Sgnt Pepper". Jobim features in every aspect of the development of the nation’s music. His popularity is such that on his death the president of Brazil named Rio’s international airport after Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Teresa Da Praia / O Que Vai Ser De Mim / Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Arpoador / Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Noites Do Rio / Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-O Samba De Amanha / Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Hino De Sol / Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-Descendo O Morro / Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro-A Montanha O Sol E O Mar / Solidao / Outra Vez

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Released on 22/02/10. The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim combines rare Brazilian recordings by the pioneers of bossa nova to document the vital first year of the genre. Beginning with João Gilberto's Desafinado, that introduced the world to this exciting new style, so simple, yet so shockingly sensual.

In addition to Gilberto, the programme comprises six absolutely essential cuts from Silvia Telles, perhaps the finest interpreter of Jobim's compositions and important contributions from the virtuoso guitarists Luiz Bonfa and Bola Sete, the organist Walter Wanderley and amongst others the Brazilian Sinatra, Dick Farney.

We have also included the Jobim compositions from the film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), the success of which did so much to bring bossa nova to world attention, including a historic recording of A Felicidade by the star of the movie, Marpessa Dawn. It is a musical snapshot of Rio de Janeiro in 1959.

João Gilberto - Desafinado (Off-Key) / Silvia Telles – Dindi / Silvia Telles - Discussão (Discussion) / Silvia Telles - Fotografia (Photograph) / Silvia Telles - Demais (Too Much) / Silvia Telles - Canta Canta Mais (Sing, Sing Some More) / Silvia Telles - Só Em Teus Braços (Only In Your Arms) / Walter Wanderley - Samba De Uma Nota Só (One Note Samba) / Walter Wanderley - Meditação (Meditation) / Trio Nagô - Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) / Dick Farney - Amor Sem Adeus (Love Without Goodbye) / Luiz Bonfá - Amor Sem Adeus / Luiz Bonfá – Eurydice / Norma Bengell - Sucedeu Assim (It Happened Like That) / Norma Bengell - Eu Preciso De Você (I Need You) / Bola Sete - Eu Preciso De Você / Lenita Bruno - Por Toda Minha Vida (For All My Life) / Lenita Bruno - As Praias Desertas (The Empty Beach) / Agostinho Dos Santos - Estrada Do Sol (Road To The Sun) / Elizete Cardoso - Vida Bela (Beautiful Life) / Walter Wanderley - Este Seu Olhar (That Look You Wear) / Alaide Costa - Estrada Branca (White Road) / Leo Peracchi - Coffee Delight / Marpessa Dawn - A Felicidade From Orfeu Negro / O Nosso Amor (Tambourine And Accordian) From Orfe Negro / Luiz Bonfá - Scene Du Lever Du Soleil From Orfeu Negro

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Our edition comprises all of the key seminal 1958 vintage Bossa-Nova recordings including, the two minutes that changed the world - Joao Gilberto’s Chega de saudade. We also highlight Elizete Cardoso’s long out of print album Canção do Amor Demais which features both Joao Gilberto and Tom Jobim in its entirety and there are outstanding and impossibly scarce performances by some famous protagonists including Luiz Bonfa, Os Cariocas, Sylvia Telles, Laurindo Almeida, Agostinho dos Santos and we close with an old 78 in the spirit of the aesthetic by the great Brazilian master-guitarist Garoto

Almost all Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto titles remain in print internationally which is testament to their enduring popularity.

The Birth of Bossa covers important early territory that has not been well-documented so far on CD and will nicely compliment any Bossa Nova collection.

João Gilberto - Chega de saudade / João Gilberto - Bim Bom / Elizete Cardoso - Canção do Amor Demais / Chega de saudade / Serenata do Adeus / As Praias Desertas / Caminho de Pedra / Luciana / Janelas Abertas / Eu não Existo sem Você / Outra Vez / Medo de Amar / Estrada Branca / Vida Bela / Modinha Canção do amor demais / Luiz Bonfá – Batucada / Luiz Bonfá – Garoto / Os Cariocas - Marca na Parede / Os Cariocas - Último Beijo / Os Cariocas - Valsa de uma Cidade / Os Cariocas - Madrugada 3,05 / Agostinho dos Santos - Sucedeu Assim / Laurindo Almeida - Choro Triste / Laurindo Almeida - Choro Gracioso / Laurindo Almeida - Nosso Choro / Sylvia Telles - Caminhos Cruzados / Sylvia Telles - Nesse Mesmo Lugar / Sylvia Telles & Luiz Bonfá - Perdido de Amor / Garoto – Debussyana / Garoto - Duas Contas (Two Beads)

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