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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