João Gilberto
bossa nova · brazilian jazz · samba · latin jazz · cool jazz
Brazil
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About
João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as 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. Gilberto's Amoroso was nominated for a Grammy in 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance. In 2001 he won in the Best World Music Album category with João voz e violão.
Top Tracks
- 1
The Girl From Ipanema
Getz For Lovers (Deluxe Edition)
- 2
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
- 3
Só Danço Samba - Stereo Version
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
- 4
Para Machuchar Meu Coracao
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
- 5
The Girl From Ipanema - Single Version
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
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Discography
Brazil Greatest Hits
2026
Cocktail Hour Jazz
2025
朝、カフェで聴きたいジャズ名曲50
2025
大人のひとり時間に～チルアウト・ジャズ（キャンプ、焚火、サウナ、ととのう）
2025
カフェで愉しむジャズBGM（チル・リラックス・ボサノバ・コーヒータイム）
2025
海、波、そしてジャズ～大人の趣味時間に（サーフィン、ドライブ、チルアウト、メロウ）
2025
Morning Café Jazz
2025
Jazz para cocinar
2025
Essentials Jazz : The Ultimate Best of Jazz
2024
João Gilberto: A Summer Night
2024
Live In San Francisco, 2003
2024
Old But Gold
2023