Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Getz/Gilberto

1964 Album Reissued On Vinyl LP!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 447/500!
Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Getz/Gilberto, which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering.
One look at this legendary album cover and everything is clear: the bossa nova classic, the bestseller by Stan Getz, the original version of "The Girl From Ipanema". It's hard to believe, this album also has 50 years under its belt this month. The fact that it still sounds as fresh as it did when it was published in 1964 is proven by the "Expanded Edition", which is now being released on the occasion of the anniversary.
The musical significance of "Getz/Gilberto" for the breakthrough of bossa nova is undisputed, the LP was the first jazz album to win an "Album Of The Year" Grammy!

Features:

• 180 Gram
• Made in EU

Musicians:

• Stan Getz, tenor sax
• Antonio Carlos Jobin, piano
• Joao Gilberto, guitar & vocals
• Tommy Williams, bass
• Milton Banana, drums
• Astrud Gilberto, vocals

Selections:

Side A
1. The Girl from Ipanema
2. Doralice
3. Para Machuchar Meu
4. Desafinado
Side B
1. Corcavado
2. So Danco Samba
3. O Grande Amor
4. Vivo Sohando