João Gilberto

About

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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