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BIOGRAPHY Musical roots Jobim's musical roots were planted firmly in the work of Pixinguinha , the legendary Musician and Composer who began modern Brazilian music in the 1930s. Jobim was also influenced by the French composers Claude Debussy and Ravel , and by Jazz . Early career Jobim became prominent in Brazil when he teamed up with poet and diplomat Vinicius De Moraes to write the music for the play '' Orfeu De Conceição '' (1956). The most popular song from the show was ''Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você'' ('Someone To Light Up My Life'). Later, when the play was turned into a film, French producer Sacha Gordine did not want to use any of the existing music from the play. Gordine asked de Moraes and Jobim for a new score for the film '' Black Orpheus '' (1959). Vinicius was at the time away in Montevideo, Uruguay, working for the Itamaraty (the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and so he and Jobim were only able to write three songs, primarily over the telephone (''A Felicidade'', ''Frevo,''and ''O Nosso Amor''). This collaboration proved successful, and Vinicius went on to pen the lyrics to some of Jobim's most popular songs. Collaborators and performers of Jobim's music The Brazilian collaborators and interpreters of Jobim's music include João Gilberto (often credited as a co-creator of bossa nova), Gal Costa , Elis Regina , Sergio Mendes , Astrud Gilberto , and Flora Purim . Eumir Deodato and the conductor/composer Claus Ogerman arranged many recordings of Jobim tunes.Red Bull Music Academy (2005) Eumir Deodato - Boy from Rio Pt. 1. Available from: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/LECTURES.95.0.html?act_session=211. Accessed 6 December 2006. A key event in making Jobim's music known in the English speaking world was his collaboration with the American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz , which resulted in two albums recorded in 1963-64 with Astrud Gilberto . The first of these albums,'' Getz/Gilberto '', won a Grammy award and included the international hit " The Girl From Ipanema ". American jazz singers , Herbie Hancock , Chick Corea , and Toots Thielemans . Contemporary jazz performer Jane Monheit sang Waters Of March on her CD ''Come Dream With Me''. Last years Jobim remained musically productive until his 1994 death from heart failure; his last album, ''Antonio Brasileiro'', was released posthumously. {Link without Title} He is buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in Rio De Janeiro . The Rio Janeiro airport was renamed the Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport in his honour. DISCOGRAPHY
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