Recordings from
Persona Digital Studio
Pieces by Bands and Musicians
we have arranged, performed
and recorded

Beatles
Bob Marely
Bread
Chicago
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Dave Sanborn
Dizzie Gillespie
Eagles Erasure
Herbie Hancock  
Huey Lewis
Jennifer Rush
Joe Zawinul
John Denver
Joni Mitchell
JS Bach
Linda Ronstadt
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Mozart
Pat Metheny
Queen
Rippingtons
Steely Dan
Stephen Gislason
Stevie Nicks
Tom Jobim and João Gilberto
Wayne Shorter
 

Recordings from Persona Digital
Recording Arts and Science
P2500 Band
Persona Classical Consort
Em4U
Stephen Gislason

The Sound of Music

All About Sound

Tom Jobim and João Gilberto

Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist/guitarist. Jobim is celebrated in Brazil and acknowledged elsewhere as one of the most popular composers of the 20th century.  In partnership with Vinicius de Moraes, Newton Mendonça, and other collaborators, Jobim created the most famous and enduring bossa nova standards, such as “Garota de Ipanema,” “Desafinado,” and “Corcovado.” In 1957, Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonca released the album Desafinado, featuring this new style of samba, incorporating it with jazz motifs and poetic lyrics sung by João Gilberto.

In 1958, Jobim and Luis Bonfa wrote the soundtrack to the great motion picture Black Orpheus,based on the Orpheus-Eurydice legend  recast  in Brazil and the Rio de Janeiro Carnival.  I recall the movie as one of startling revelations of my medical school days. I could hardly stand the death of the beautiful Eurydice and that I too was Orpheus  in despair.

João Gilberto performed Jobim's songs and is considered the co-creator of  the bossa nova style. In 1961, Charlie Byrd was playing a jazz tour of Latin America and discovered Gilberto and  Tom Jobim. On his return to the US, he played João’s records for saxophonist friend, Stan Getz, and Latin music came to America. Getz and Byrd’ recorded Jazz Samba in 1962 which  spent 70 weeks on the pop charts. Later, Getz recorded four more Getz bossa nova albums, including the Getz/Gilberto album in 1964 with João, his wife, Astrud, and Tom Jobim.  A hit song “The Girl of Ipanema” remains popular today. It was the debut of Astrud Gilberto who had never before performed professionally. Astrud remained in the US, continuing  with a successful music career after divorcing João in 1965. 

I have arranged  and recorded:

How Insensitive 
The Gentle Rain
Black Orpheus

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Persona Digital Studio is located on the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. www.personadigitalstudio.com  email  music@personadigitalstudio.com. Our Music catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads are available from iTunes, Napster, AmazonMP3 and from our companion website: Persona Digital.  We have enjoyed association with Reverb Nation who provides an online service for musicians to present and market their music.