I really think that our musical world wouldn't be the same without Antonio Carlos Jobim and that's the greatest compliment that can be made to a musician.
The Girl from Ipanema is a beautiful song and usually is the first Bossa Nova you learn and the one you play when you want to impress your friends (or a girl). Too bad it has become so popular...too much popular I could add: the last time I played it in public an old lady said "Ah yes, I know that song: they always play it at my supermarket!"