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  • Artist: Stan Getz/João Gilberto
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1963 03 18-1963 03 19
  • Total Time: 33:38
  • Type: Instrumental
  • Genre: Jazz

Review

One of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all time, not to mention bossa nova's finest moment, Getz/Gilberto trumped Jazz Samba by bringing two of bossa nova's greatest innovators -- guitarist/singer João Gilberto and composer/pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim -- to New York to record with Stan Getz. The results were magic. Ever since Jazz Samba, the jazz marketplace had been flooded with bossa nova albums, and the overexposure was beginning to make the music seem like a fad. Getz/Gilberto made bossa nova a permanent part of the jazz landscape not just with its unassailable beauty, but with one of the biggest smash hit singles in jazz history -- "The Girl From Ipanema," a Jobim classic sung by João's wife, Astrud Gilberto, who had never performed outside of her own home prior to the recording session. Beyond that, most of the Jobim songs recorded here also became standards of the genre -- "Corcovado" (which featured another vocal by Astrud), "So Danço Samba," "O Grande Amor," a new version of "Desafinado." With such uniformly brilliant material, it's no wonder the album was such a success but, even apart from that, the musicians all play with an effortless grace that's arguably the fullest expression of bossa nova's dreamy romanticism ever brought to American listeners. Getz himself has never been more lyrical, and Gilberto and Jobim pull off the harmonic and rhythmic sophistication of the songs with a warm, relaxed charm. This music has nearly universal appeal; it's one of those rare jazz records about which the purist elite and the buying public are in total agreement. Beyond essential. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Girl from Ipanema Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (5:17)
Doralice Antonio Almeida Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (2:48)
P'ra Machucar Meu Coracao Ary Barroso Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (5:09)
Desafinado Antonio Carlos Jobim Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (4:09)
Corcovado Gene Lees, Antonio Carlos Jobim Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (4:18)
So Danco Samba Vinícius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (3:34)
O Grande Amor Vinícius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (5:30)
Vivo Sonhando Antonio Carlos Jobim Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (2:54)

Credits

Stan Getz (Sax (Tenor)), Stan Getz (Main Performer), Stan Getz (Performer), Astrud Gilberto (Vocals), João Gilberto (Guitar), João Gilberto (Vocals), João Gilberto (Main Performer), João Gilberto (Performer), Gene Lees (Liner Notes), Milton Banana (Drums), Antonio Carlos Jobim (Guitar), Antonio Carlos Jobim (Piano), Phil Ramone (Engineer), Kevin Reeves (Mastering), Creed Taylor (Producer), Val Valentin (Director of Engineering), Harry Weinger (Reissue Supervisor), Isabelle Wong (Design), Hollis King (Art Direction), Olga Albizu (Cover Painting), David Drew Zingg (Photography), Cameron Mizell (Production Coordination), Tommy Williams (Bass)
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Getz/Gilberto
Studio album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto
Released March 1964
Recorded March 18 and 19, 1963
Genre Jazz, Bossa Nova
Length 39:21
Label Verve Records
Producer Creed Taylor
Professional reviews
Stan Getz and João Gilberto chronology
Getz/Gilberto
(1964)		 Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2
(1964)

Getz/Gilberto, is a jazz bossa nova album released in 1964 by the American saxophonist Stan Getz and the Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, and featuring composer and musician Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Its release created a bossa nova craze in the United States, and subsequently internationally. It brought together Stan Getz, who had already performed the genre on his LP Jazz Samba, João Gilberto (one of the creators of the style), and Jobim, a celebrated Brazilian songwriter (and also one of the main creators of the genre), who wrote most of the songs in the album.

It became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all times, and turned Astrud Gilberto, who sang on the track "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Corcovado", into an international sensation.

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Reception

It won the 1965 Grammy Awards for Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Instrumental Album - Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

"The Girl from Ipanema" also won the award for Best Record of the Year in 1965. This was the first time a jazz album received Album of the Year. It was the last jazz album to win the award until Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters 43 years later, in 2008.

JazzTimes (11/94, pp.88-89) - "...essential for all serious jazz collections...served as proof that it is possible for music to be both artistically and commercially successful...this relatively sparse setting with the great Getz perfectly fit the music, resulting in a true gem..."

Vibe (12/99, p.158) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 454 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

For the 1997 Verve Records CD Reissue , 521414

  1. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) – 5:24
  2. "Doralice" (Dorival Caymmi, Antonio Almeida) – 2:46
  3. "Para Machucar Meu Coração" (Ary Barroso) – 5:05
  4. "Desafinado" (Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 4:15
  5. "Corcovado" (Jobim, Gene Lees) – 4:16
  6. "Só Danço Samba" (Jobim, de Moraes) – 3:45
  7. "O Grande Amor" (Jobim, de Moraes) – 5:27
  8. "Vivo Sonhando" (Jobim) – 3:04
  9. "The Girl from Ipanema" – 2:54
  10. "Corcovado" – 2:20

Tracks 9 and 10 are the single versions, released as bonus tracks with the 1997 reissue.

Personnel

Reissues incorrectly list Tommy Williams as bassist,[1][2] and Dori Caymmi as composer of "Doralice".[3]

External links

References

  1. ^ Castro, Ruy, 1990. Chega de Saudade - A História e as histórias da bossa nova, São Paulo, Companhia das Letras, ISBN 85-7164-137-4 (Recording session photos showing bassist Sebastião Neto)
  2. ^ [1] (Liner notes by Arnaldo deSouteiro from a 2004 compilation, mentioning incorrect listing - PDF file)
  3. ^ Dorival Caymmi
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