João Gilberto

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João Gilberto was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the “father of bossa nova”; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as “O Mito” . In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Nominated at the Grammy 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance, album Amoroso, and winner category in Grammy 2001 with João voz e violão Best World Music Album.

Albums/Songs:

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  • 1951 – 1958 – Com Garotos Da Lua: Early 78s (Remastered)
  • Blue Rondo
  • Amoroso
  • 38 Titres Bossa Nova
  • Ela é carioca
  • Interpreta Tom Jobim
  • João Gilberto
  • Desafinado
  • The Boss Of The Bossa Nova
  • El creador del Bossa Nova
  • Brasil
  • João
  • Braziliana
  • The Best of Two Worlds
  • Chega de saudade
  • Recorded in Rio de Janeiro
  • Getz/Gilberto
  • The Girl From Ipanema
  • Black Orpheus (US Edition)
  • Acapulco
  • João voz e violão
  • O amor, o sorriso e a flor
  • João Gilberto
  • Quando você recordar

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