Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous music blended jazz and samba. After recording an album of songs by his friend Jobim, Frank Sinatra is reported to have said, "I haven't sung so quietly since I had laryngitis." Naturally, "The Girl from Ipanema" and Frank Sinatra are featured in this musical collage of countless seamlessly edited excerpts of concert footage that cover decades of events all over the world: from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Paris, Copenhagen, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Montreal, New York and back to Rio.
Credits
Music According to Tom Jobim Cast
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Character |
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Caetano Veloso
He was 69, now 82 years old
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Judy Garland
She was 89, 47 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Chico Buarque
He was 67, now 80 years old
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
He was 86, 64 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Lio
She was 49, now 62 years old
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Dizzy Gillespie
He was 94, 75 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Sarah Vaughan
She was 88, 66 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Diana Krall
She was 47, now 60 years old
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Birgit Brüel
She was 84, 68 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Ella Fitzgerald
She was 95, 79 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Antônio Carlos Jobim
He was 85, 67 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
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Oscar Peterson
He was 86, 82 years old when he died
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as Himself (archive footage) |
Music According to Tom Jobim Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Dora Jobim as Director. She was 36 (now 48) years old
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Directing |
