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Tom Jobim's Story of Bossa Nova (English Subtitles)

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Tom Jobim describes and plays Bossa Nova.

This clip has been uploaded for educational purposes only,in accordance with the fair use clause.

20 Comments

@DavidBaronStevensPersonal 16 years ago

Every jazz musician who wishes to attempt to play this rich and often misunderstood music should watch this video...

@marcialjimenez1561 5 years ago

I was there...at Ipanema...living 20 years

@adrianwycoff8023 8 years ago

This amazing music is a coastal breeze that blows through me. Long live Jobim!

@silvioqueiroz4045 7 years ago

Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, dois grandes músicos brasileiros.

@blondestar8851 4 years ago

Aaww Tom como vc faz falta!! We miss you dearly Tom ♥️♥️♥️

@joelesmegmatico7922 8 years ago

"Garota de Ipanema" Patrimonio Cultural de Brasil y del resto del Mundo

@sandraeckelhofer 8 years ago

um amor o Tom 💖 Maestro Jobim dearest, you live on in you beautiful music, forever in our hearts 💖

@sunshineflower1922 4 years ago

Tom Jobim one of a kind human being and the best of Brazil 🇧🇷 ♥️♥️♥️

@BeneditoAlvarengaJúnior 5 years ago (edited)

Amazing how much Tom looked at this time with the way of being from Villa Lobos, even smoking, like Villa Lobos, a cigar...I would like to make a statement here to that the translations from Portuguese to English, of Brazilian Bossa Nova songs made by Norman Gimbel, left Tom Jobim exasperated, because he totally escaped the poetic meaning of the songs in Portuguese, as he was only interested in the lyrics falling well with the musical notes, not caring much about the poetry behind each song, taking away much of what was meant ... just to get an idea, Gimbel didn’t want the most famous song, Girl from Ipanema to have "Ipanema "because he said it sounded like the brand of a very popular toothpaste at the time, in the USA. For our luck, Tom did not give up on Ipanema, who at the time was not even known. Tom Jobim then decided to do even more in English and got rid of the English translations that Gimbel did, - which did not take much into Tom Jobim's statements - when he did "Águas de Março - Waters of March".
In fact the lyrics for "Garota de Ipanema" in English, have nothing to do with what is sung in Portuguese ...
The letter in Portuguese is this:

Look what a beautiful thing Olha que coisa mais linda
More full of grace Mais cheia de graça
It's her, girl É ela menina,
Coming and going Que vem e que passa
On a sweet swing Num doce balanço
On the way to the sea ... A caminho do mar...

And it looked like this in English:

Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes
Goes "a-a-a-h"

@ronaldomendonca6263 6 years ago

It's always wonderful see over and over Maestro Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. I (we) miss them a lot.
Thank you for posting. <3

É sempre maravilhoso ver várias e várias vezes Maestro Tom Jobim e João Gilberto. Eu (nós) tenho (temos) muita saudade deles.
Obrigado pela postagem. <3

@triconcert 12 years ago

amazing!

@leeteiksingb692 5 years ago

is this documentary available on DVD? If yes, I would like to get it. does anyone know?

@markaugustus4064 7 years ago

Couldn't help but observe the cut in the translation of "Gilberto creating the Bossa nova." Still trying to get the bottom of origins.

@wellington66440 5 years ago

legenda bisonha!

@FabioValenteOficial 5 years ago

Sunset - Bossa Nova - Composer Brazilian Fabio Valente

Enjoy New Generation Bossa Nova too, Thanks!

@tonymaia8596 3 years ago

2 genialidades da nossa música e uma canção para o mundo. (Desafinado vendeu muito nos EUA e até hoje é muito tocada por vários artistas de várias vertentes .principalmente no Japão Itália e EUA).