He is internationally known for creating ‘Girl of Ipanema’, which he later recorded with Frank Sinatra while living in the States. Antonio Carlos Jobim or simply Tom Jobim was one of the leading figures and creators of Bossa Nova.These Rio bohemians are the quintessential figures of the ‘New Wave’: Other critics, though, embraced the new genre as one of the greatest innovations in Brazilian music. As any other new wave in music, Bossa Nova was first perceived as highly provocative. One of the main aspects criticized was the idiosyncratic interpretation of popular samba, translated into dissonant chords and pauses typically of jazz. If Bossa Nova was well received by listeners, it wasn’t highly praised by Brazilian critics. Entitled ‘Canção do Amor Demais’ (Song of Too Much Love), the vinyl was recorded by Elizabeth Cardoso, with music by Tom Jobim, lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes, and guitar accompaniment by João Gilberto. The first official Bossa Nova LP dates from 1958. Pieces like ‘Girl From Ipanema’ and ‘Brazil’ brought Bossa Nova international recognition and conquered the attention of the American jazzmen Stan Getz. This smooth version of samba is said to have been greatly influenced by the work of the renowned songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim and the gifted guitarist João Gilberto. Singers, composers and poets like Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto used to meet and exchange ideas and artistic experiences on the streets of Ipanema. Those were the golden years of ‘The New Wave’, characterized by a fizzy collaboration between artists. The beginnings of Bossa Nova as a movement in the history of Brazilian music go back to the late 1950s and early 1960s. Influenced by American Jazz, the new style was born out of improvisation and it is an innovation brought to Brazilian traditional rhythms. Bossa Nova later came to define a unique way of singing and playing samba. According to Ruy Castro, the author of a book on Bossa Nova, the term was certainly used during the late 1950s to denote a new wave in Brazilian music. However, the origins of the phrase ‘bossa nova’ are still in a fog. No wonder Bossa Nova is internationally recognized as the Brazilian Popular Music, and as any jazz genre, it was initially associated with the poorer or middle-classes. The lyrics sound like this: ‘O samba, a prontidão e outras bossas são nossas coisas, são coisas nossas.’ (‘The samba, the readiness and other bossas are our things, are things from us’). According to the lyrics, ‘bossa’ is that special ‘something’ Brazilians have, which is an endearing quality and particular perspective on life. The first usage of the phrase is noted in a samba song from 1932, ‘Coisas Nossas’ by Noel Rosa. It is a slang denoting something done with enthusiasm and charm. Literally, bossa nova means ‘new trend’, and particularly refers to a style of Brazilian jazz music characterized by a harmonic, poetic, flamboyant, yet soft interpretation of samba.įor Brazilians, the word ‘bossa’ means more than a tendency or ‘wave’. Let’s find out what bossa nova is all about. If you are not Brazilian, or a jazz aficionado ‘bossa nova’ may sound a bit obscure.
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