Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, December 9, 1994                   TAG: 9412100053
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: NEW YORK                                 LENGTH: Short

HEARTBEAT OF BOSSA NOVA DIES AT 67

Jobim died shortly after 7 a.m. of heart failure at Mount Sinai Medical Center, said Leeza Peltz, a hospital spokeswoman. He had been hospitalized there since Monday.

Jobim had entered the hospital for treatment of blocked arteries, said Brigida Barros, an official at the Brazilian consulate in New York.

The late tenor saxophonist Stan Getz made several of Jobim's songs famous in the 1960s, including ``The Girl From Ipanema'' (with a memorable vocal by Astrud Gilberto) and ``Desafinado.'' The popularity of the music even inspired a hit novelty song, ``Blame It on the Bossa Nova.''

Other songs by Jobim (pronounced zho-BEEN) included ``One Note Samba,'' ``How Insensitive,'' ``Wave,'' ``Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars,'' ``Meditation,'' ``No More Blues'' and ``Dindi.''

``He was a musician who universalized our music. He transcended borders, making our music heard all over the world. He was a creative genius who introduced a new rhythm, a new form of conceiving music and even a new form of playing piano,'' said Brazil's minister of culture, Luiz Roberto do Nascimento e Silva.