João Gilberto
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Joo Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, born in June 1931 and born in Rio de Oliveira, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist who pioneered the Brazilian bossa nova movement in the late 1950s.
He was often referred to as "the father of a nova" around the world; in Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" ("The Legend").
Early life
Joo Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, the son of Joviniano Domingos de Oliveira, a wealthy merchant, and Martinha do Prado Pereira de Oliveira. He lived in his hometown until 1942, when he first began to study in Aracaju, Sergipe, 1946. Despite Gilberto's father's disapproving of him at the age of 14, Gilberto obtained his first guitar from his grandfather. He formed his first band, "Enamorados do Ritmo," while still in Juazeiro. In 1947, Gilberto moved to Salvador, Bahia. He dropped out of his studies to dedicate himself solely to music, and at the age of 18, he began his artistic career as a crooner at the Rádio Sociedade da Bahia.
Personal life
Gilberto first married actress Astrud Weinert, with whom he collaborated on "The Girl from Ipanema"; the pair had a son named Joo Marcelo. They divorced, and Micha later married Micha (died 2018); they have a daughter, Bebel Gilberto, who is also a singer. They were then divorced. Claudia Faissol, a journalist, had a daughter with Gilberto.
Gilberto lived alone from about 2009. Money issues, as well as poor health, marked his last years. Countess Georgina Brandolini d'Adda, his landlord, was sued and evicted from an apartment in Leblon in 2011. Bebel's daughter, according to a recent survey, was struggling with his financial affairs due to his declining mental health and increasing debt.
Gilberto died in Rio de Janeiro on July 6, 2019. Following a private service on 8 July 2019, his body was buried in Niterói.
Dom Phillips wrote in The Guardian after his death, describing Gilberto as "one of the country's greatest musicians and composers, a receptive genius whose work evoked happier, more optimistic times for a divided world." "His voice was one of the most personal sounds of the twentieth century," Washington Post columnist Chris Richards said, more melodic than a sigh, more rhythmic than chat, and only slightly. Every syllable that appeared on his lips had a numbersome symphony, but Gilberto had a difficult time finding the sacred place where a human breath becomes music.
Career
Between 1951 and 1959, Gilberto's first recordings were released in Brazil as two-song, 78-rpm singles. In the 1960s, Brazilian singles devolved to the "double compact" style, and Gilberto released some EPs in this new style, which saw four songs on a 45-rpm record. He returned to Rio in 1956 and struck up old acquaintances, most notably with Antônio Carlos Jobim, who was then working as a composer, producer, and arranger with Odeon Records. Jobim was enthralled by Gilberto's latest style of guitar playing and decided that a good song would be used to pitch the tone to Odeon bosses.
Gilberto appeared on the album Getz/Gilberto, which was released the following year, in 1963. Jobim performed the piano on the album, while Gilberto's then-wife Astrud performed the vocals in English while singing in Portuguese. Despite the fact that Astrud Gilberto was only in the recording studio with her husband, Joo Gilberto requested her to perform on several of the tracks because he could not sing in English. On the track "The Girl from Ipanema," the two performers met for a duet, which became a major hit from the album. Getz/Gilberto received three awards, including Album of the Year, which was the first time a jazz album received the award at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards.
Gilberto was known for demanding acoustic and noise-control specifications. He insisted on 28 attempts to get the pronunciation of the o in "Rosa" exactly correct, during a recording session. Despite his high acoustic standards, he skipped a contractually mandated sound check before his Los Angeles appearance in July 2003. The audience erupted as a result of the concert's inattention (and the ensuing sound fiasco) prompted them to stream from the venue until the performance ended. Gilberto sacked EMI in 1997 for the reissue of several of his early masterpieces, which he argued had been poorly remastered. "A statement by his lawyer at the time said that the reissues contained sound effects that did not relate to the original recordings, banning the work of a great artist," according to The New York Times. Following the incident, EMI stopped producing the albums in question, and as of 2008, the case has yet to reach a decision.
Gilberto received the Best World Music Album award in the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his role in the album Jo'o Voz e Violo. He was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame a year later.
Gilberto appeared in Japan for the fourth time in September 2003. In Tokyo, which was released in 2004, was recorded during his appearance at the Tokyo International Forum on September 12th. In 2005, the Best MPB Album was nominated for Best MPB Album at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Gilberto received an honorary doctorate in music from Columbia University on May 17, 2017, but did not attend the commencement ceremony.
Gilberto realized that the recording source did not need to be emitted as a result of the microphone and amplifier in Brazil, which attracted subtle and internalized interpretations. On the other hand, Brazil did not have high-fidelity recording equipment capable of reproducing more complicated sonorities at the time of the first "bossa nova" recordings. Gilberto and Tom Jobim, Gilberto's first arranger, delved into intricate harmonies under the influence of American music, while still simplifying the general sound due to equipment limitations.
Elizete Cardoso released Canço Do Amor Demais, a compilation of songs by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, in July 1958. Gilberto's album "Chega de Saudade" and "Outra Vez" are two of the first recordings of the so-called "bossa nova beat," according to another reason: Gilberto accompanied Cardoso on guitar on the tracks "Chega de Saudade" and "Outra Vez." Gilberto released "Chega de Saudade" and "Bim Bom," which were both recorded at Odeon, with collaborations from Jobim, Dorival Caymmi, and Aloysio de Oliveira. This album pioneered the "bossa nova" style and was quickly recognized as a commercial hit. Jobim and Milton Banana's presence, as well as other musicians, were arranged for Gilberto's recording. Gilberto invented two microphones, one for the voice and the other for the guitar. The harmony was made more apparent this way. Songs were recorded with just one microphone before, emphasizing the voice to the guitar's detriment. With this technology, voice and guitar could perform equally, as long as the voice retained a natural tone. Therefore, it was essential to have the voice in a volume close to normal speech. Gilberto's voice and guitar are kept at the same volume level, with the microphones picking up both sound sources equally, and, if required, changing the volume of both audio sources would be in proportion equal proportions. Gilberto launched "Desafinado" by Jobim and Newton Mendonça in 1959, as well as "Hô-bá-lá," written by him. He released the LP Chega de Saudade in March 1959, which was a commercial success and had a major influence on Brazilian music history.