BK, don't know where you got that info, but Sylvia Telles is definitely not the first person to record a Jobim song. As I mentioned way back, you can find Jobim recording his own stuff as early as the early 50s, and then his collaboration with Elizete Cardoso (generally thought of as the beginning of his "classic" period) spans from the mid to late 50s. Sylvia was one of the first, but not the first.
You really should check out Elis Regina.
This morning I'm listening to the incredible MPB4 singing songs of Milton Nascimento.
We leave on our Bar Mitzvah adventure vacation tomorrow--don't think I'll have much internet access. I never heard from any L.A. HHWers so I assume either they have an uncontrollable urge to gambol or my being a lesbian means they have no time for a get-together. Jane, we'll call you when we're getting into Ashland on our way back.