One of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all time, not to mention bossa no… Read Full Bio ↴One of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all time, not to mention bossa nova finest moment, Getz / Gilberto trumped Jazz Samba by bringing two of bossa nova's greatest innovators – guitarist/singer João Gilberto and composer/pianist Antônio Carlos Jobim, who also composed many of the tracks.– to New York to record with Stan Getz. It was released in March 1964 by Verve Records.
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 –"Garota de Ipanema" ("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.
Most of the Jobim songs recorded here also became standards of the genre – "Corcovado" (which featured another vocal by Astrud), "Só Danço Samba”, O Grande Amor” and 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.
Reception
"Garota de Ipanema" received a Grammy Award and started Astrud Gilberto's career.
In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 447 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history. The album was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
The album was included in Robert Dimery's “1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”.
Artwork
The artwork featured on the cover of the album is the work of Puerto Rican artist Olha Abizu. An abstract expressionist plastic artist, she also designed the covers of several other bossa nova albums by Getz.
Susan Noye Platt, art critic and historian, wrote about Albizu's relationship with bossa nova:
”There is a controlled and subtle sensuality to her work, that speaks of hidden layers of emotion, rather than letting everything appear on the surface to be consumed. In the case of Albizu, the connection to music, and particularly bossa nova, as well as her exposure to Hans Hofmann’s ideas of "push and pull", allows for the work to exist without other reference points. The colors do indeed move like large full sounds, a connection that takes us all the way back to Kandisky”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getz/Gilberto
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 –"Garota de Ipanema" ("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.
Most of the Jobim songs recorded here also became standards of the genre – "Corcovado" (which featured another vocal by Astrud), "Só Danço Samba”, O Grande Amor” and 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.
Reception
"Garota de Ipanema" received a Grammy Award and started Astrud Gilberto's career.
In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 447 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history. The album was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
The album was included in Robert Dimery's “1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”.
Artwork
The artwork featured on the cover of the album is the work of Puerto Rican artist Olha Abizu. An abstract expressionist plastic artist, she also designed the covers of several other bossa nova albums by Getz.
Susan Noye Platt, art critic and historian, wrote about Albizu's relationship with bossa nova:
”There is a controlled and subtle sensuality to her work, that speaks of hidden layers of emotion, rather than letting everything appear on the surface to be consumed. In the case of Albizu, the connection to music, and particularly bossa nova, as well as her exposure to Hans Hofmann’s ideas of "push and pull", allows for the work to exist without other reference points. The colors do indeed move like large full sounds, a connection that takes us all the way back to Kandisky”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getz/Gilberto
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Stan Getz & João Gilberto Lyrics
Corcovado Quiet nights of quiet stars Quiet chords from my guitar Floa…
Desafinado Se você disser que eu desafino, amor Saiba que isto em…
Doralice Doralice eu bem que te disse Amar é tolice, é bobagem,…
O Grande Amor Haja o que houver Há sempre um homem, para uma mulher E…
The Girl From Ipanema (Dim, dum, dum, bim gum-gum, bim-gum-gum) Olha que coisa mai…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Stan Getz:
Corcovado Quiet nights of quiet stars, quiet chords from my guitar Flo…
Desafinado Se você disser que eu desafino, amor Saiba que isto em…
Doralice Doralice eu bem que te disse Amar é tolice, é bobagem,…
O Grande Amor Haja o que houver Há sempre um homem Para uma mulher E há…
The Girl From Ipanema (Dim, dum, dum, bim gum-gum, bim-gum-gum) Olha que coisa mai…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by João Gilberto:
Corcovado Quiet nights of quiet stars Quiet chords from my guitar Floa…
Desafinado Se você disser que eu desafino, amor Saiba que isto em…
Desafinádo Se você disser que eu desafino amor Saiba que isso em…
Doralice Doralice eu bem que te disse Amar é tolice, é bobagem,…
O Grande Amor Haja o que houver Há sempre um homem Para uma mulher E há…
The Girl From Ipanema Olha que coisa mais linda, mais cheia de graça É ela…
Vivo Sohando Vivo sonhando, sonhando mil horas sem fim Tempo em que vou…