Antonio Carlos Jobim with Sinatra
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de
Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994), also known as Tom Jobim was
a Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and singer. Widely
considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim
internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists,
merged it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new sound with remarkable popular
success.