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Jacob do Bandolim
Person · male · Brazil · Rio de Janeiro · born 1918 · died 1969 · recording since 1952
Brazilian musician (1918-1969)
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Also known as Jacob Bittencourt · Jacob Do Bandolin · Jacob Do Bittencourt · Jacob Pick Bittencourt · Jacó do Bandolim · ジャコー・ド・バンドリン
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Jacob revive músicas de Ernesto Nazareth
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1980s
1990s
· Album
Album: Mandolin Master of Brazil: Original Classic Recordings, Volume 1
Album
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· Album
Album: Mandolin Master of Brazil: Original Classic Recordings, Volume 2
Album
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Biography
English biography265 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1359502522
Biography
Jacob do Bandolim (born Jacob Pick Bittencourt; February 14, 1918 – August 13, 1969) was a Brazilian composer and musician. Born to a Brazilian-Jewish mother and a gentile father in Rio de Janeiro, his stage name means "Mandolin Jacob", after the instrument he played.
A perfectionist, Jacob was able to achieve from his band Época de Ouro the highest levels of quality. Jacob hated the stereotype of the "dishevelled, drunk folk musician" and required commitment and impeccable dress from his musicians who, like himself, all held "day jobs." Jacob worked as a pharmacist, insurance salesman, street vendor, and finally notary public, to support himself while also working "full time" as a musician.
In addition to his virtuoso playing, he is famous for his many choro compositions, more than 103 tunes, which range from the lyrical melodies of "Noites Cariocas" ("Carioca Nights"), Receita de Samba and "Dôce de Coco" to the aggressively jazzy "Assanhado", which is reminiscent of bebop. He also researched and attempted to preserve the older choro tradition, as well as that of other Brazilian music styles.
Death and legacy
Bandolim died of a heart attack, when coming back from spending the day with Pixinguinha, planning a recording project to benefit his friend.
His son Sérgio Bittencourt (1941 - 1979) composed the hit song Naquela Mesa as a tribute to his father.
Jacob had 2 mandolins, which he called "number one" and "number two". After his death, they were kept in storage until 2002, when they received minor restoration. Now under the care of Instituto Jacob do Bandolim, they have been used in a few recordings again.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 16 | 85.4th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (16 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
Jacob revive músicas de Ernesto Nazareth
1952 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Atlântico2Nenê3Saudade4Confidências5Tenebroso6Odeon7Faceira8Turbilhão de Beijos1956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Revendo o passadoA2Alma brasileiraA3Só tu não sentesA4ElzaB1Flor do mal (Saudade eterna)B2CléliaB3JovinaB4Subindo ao céuValsas Brasileiras De Antigamente
1960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Arrependimento2Aurora3Evocação4Flor do Mal (Saudade Eterna)5Salões Imperiais6Rapaziada Do Braz7Único Amor8Glória9Caindo Das Nuvens10Feia11Expansiva12Branca1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:56
A1Assanhado3:06A2É do que há4:06A3Proezas de Sólon2:36A4Santa Morena3:14A5Os Cinco Companheiros2:57A6Ameno Resedá2:26B1Não me toques2:26B2Vou vivendo3:10B3Serpentina2:24B4Juventude Saudosa3:01B5Benzinho3:11B6Bola Preta3:191964 · studio album
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1Suíte Retratos: Retrato A / Retrato B / Retrato C / Retrato DB1Uma "Rosa" Para O PixinguinhaB2Moto ContínuoB3Vaidosa N.º 1B4CanhotoB5NoturnoB6Vaidosa N.º 2B7ManeirandoB8Porque1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:07
1Vibrações4:232Receita de Samba2:463Ingênuo4:444Pérolas2:525Assim Mesmo3:166Fidalga3:467Lamentos4:318Murmurando3:199Cadência3:4110Floraux3:3511Brejeiro3:2312Vésper1:51Mandolin Master of Brazil: Original Classic Recordings, Volume 1
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:07:07
1Assanhado3:082Vibrações4:233Andre de Sapato Novo3:054Receita de Samba2:475Pérolas2:516Assim Mesmo3:177Alma Brasileira3:238Bonicrates de Muletas2:409Vesper1:5410Naquele Tempo4:0311O Voô da Mosca3:3112Benzinho3:0413Faceira3:0514Cadencia3:4315Jovina2:5016Caricia3:1217Subindo Ao Ceu2:5218Ciumento3:1619Falta-Me Voçê3:4320Santa Morena3:1821Sempre Teu3:02Mandolin Master of Brazil: Original Classic Recordings, Volume 2
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:05:25
1Sapeca2:552Mimosa3:103Chega de Saudade1:304Odeon2:415Lamentos4:296Noites Cariocas3:047Floraux3:348Brejeiro3:219Mar de Espanha2:3510Simplicidade2:3811Turbilhão de Beijos2:5012Reminiscênscias2:4613Doce de Coco2:5414Tira Poeira2:2615Ingênuo4:4416Forro de Galla2:4017Cochichando2:4918Biruta2:2919Murmurando3:1920Não Me Toques2:2621Vale Tudo2:5022Glória3:15Choros, Valsas, Tangos e Polcas
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:13:01
1O nó2:222Três estrelinhas3:113Coralina2:474Tira poeira2:075Sons de carrilhões2:066Glória4:367No meu tempo era assim3:338Juventude saudosa2:339Nostalgia3:3110Cristal2:5011Rosa3:4712Displicente2:4013Saudade eterna2:3314O despertar da montanha4:3015Ameno Resedá2:3016Gotas de ouro3:5617Minha gente4:1918Para eu ser feliz2:4719Lídia2:0020Saudades do Guará2:4121Saudades do Rio2:2522Migalhas3:0423Reminiscências2:4724Feitiço3:26
Album · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Os Saraus de JacobSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 36:38A1Brejeiro6:27 A2Faceira2:19 A3Noites Cariocas9:14 B1Os Olhos Deia3:33 B2Trovas3:00 B3Lágrimas4:15 B4Cochicho4:14 B5Murmurando3:36 | Compilation | 1971 | |
| 1993 | "In Memoriam"Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 53:461Noites Cariocas9:09 2Brejeiro6:27 3Simplicidade2:35 4Doce de Coco2:52 5Lamento4:30 6Ingênuo4:45 7Odeon2:39 8Flor do Abacate3:04 9Murmurando3:18 10Vou Vivendo3:08 11Assanhado3:05 12André de Sapato Novo3:03 13Não Me Toques2:24 14Reminiscências2:47 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1993 | Acervo EspecialSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 41:481Vibrações4:20 2Receitas De Samba2:45 3Ingênuo4:40 4Pérolas2:49 5Assim Mesmo3:12 6Fidalga3:44 7Lamentos4:30 8Murmurando3:17 9Cadência3:40 10Floraux3:38 11Brejeiro3:23 12Vesper1:50 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 2000 | Jacob do BandolimSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 56 tracks · 3:03:39Disc 1 1Noites cariocas2:53 2Despertar da montanha3:02 3Dolente2:55 4Pé de moleque2:52 5Simplicidade2:43 6Bonicrates de muleta2:38 7Cristal2:54 8Mexidinha2:45 9Choro de varanda2:46 10Vascaíno3:05 11Bole bole3:01 12Nostalgia2:56 13Odeon2:42 14Confidências3:06 15Atlântico2:57 16Faceira3:04 17Biruta2:52 18Migalhas de amor2:58 19Alvorada3:12 Disc 21Doce de coco2:54 2Reminiscências2:47 3Entre mil... Você!2:49 4Mimosa3:12 5Sapeca2:55 6Carícia3:12 7Santa morena2:40 8Tira poeira2:23 9Diabinho maluco2:52 10Cochichando2:47 11Aguenta, seu Fulgêncio2:46 12Sempre teu3:04 13Implicante2:45 14Lábios que beijei3:19 15Serra da Boa Esperança2:53 16Flor do abacate3:10 17Chorando3:23 18Gostosinho2:30 19Noites cariocas3:02 Disc 31Assanhado3:06 2Feia3:45 3Bola preta3:21 4Benzinho3:11 5A ginga do Mané3:03 6O vôo da mosca3:31 7Ernesto Nazareth - 2o movimento da suíte retratos4:45 8Chiquinha Gonzaga - 4o movimento da suíte retratos6:21 9Vibrações4:21 10Receita de samba2:46 11Ingênuo4:44 12Lamentos4:29 13Murmurando3:18 14Floraux3:34 15Brejeiro3:20 16Noites cariocas9:10 17Modinha4:08 18Chega de saudade2:02 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2005 | Doce De CocoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:10:591Simplicidade2:48 2Bole Bole3:09 3Pé De Moleque2:58 4Forrò De Gala2:31 5Doce De Coco3:00 6Rapaziada Do Braz2:47 7Despertar De Montanha3:00 8Migalhas De Amor3:09 9Faceira3:13 10Confidencias3:16 11Tenebroso3:14 12Flamengo3:15 13Lingua De Preto2:50 14Grauna2:54 15Cristal3:02 16Elza3:07 17Saudade2:54 18Treme Treme2:49 19Remeleixo3:00 20Cabuloso2:51 21Gostosinho2:42 22Nene2:57 23Atlantico3:01 24Odeon2:32 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2010 | Coleção Folha Raízes da Música Popular Brasileira, Volume 19Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 47:131Noites cariocas2:51 2Assanhado3:04 3Lamentos4:27 4Floraux3:32 5Nostalgia2:53 6Alvorada3:12 7Vascaíno3:03 8Bole-bole2:57 9Diabinho maluco2:50 10A ginga do Mané3:02 11O voo da mosca3:29 12Vibrações4:19 13Ingênuo4:42 14Doce de coco2:52 | Compilation | 2010 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sempre JacobSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Alvorada 2Ginga Do Mané 3Receita De Samba 4Assanhado 5Santa Morena 6Simplicidade 7Primas E Bordões 8Bole-Bole 9Vibrações 10Noites Cariocas | Compilation | 2000 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jacob do Bandolim head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 16 | 85.4th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob do Bandolim e conjunto(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Jacob do Bandolim e quarteto(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Época de Ouro(band) | 1964 | 1969 |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_do_Bandolim_cropped_upright.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/93c01a5a-412d-4eed-9207-4287e3cbd05fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/93c01a5a-412d-4eed-9207-4287e3cbd05fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q923012genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q923012seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_do_Bandolimbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_do_Bandolim
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Brazilian musicians
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Image: Unknown author Unknown author · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q923012 · MusicBrainz: 93c01a5a-412d-4eed-9207-4287e3cbd05f
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