Getz/Gilberto
Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim
New York, N.Y. : Verve, [1997]
Format: Music CD
Description: 1 sound disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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
Series: Verve master edition.
Other Authors:
Gilberto, João.
Jobim, Antonio Carlos.
Gilberto, Astrud.
Williams, Tommy.
Banana, Milton.
Gilberto, João.
Jobim, Antonio Carlos.
Gilberto, Astrud.
Williams, Tommy.
Banana, Milton.
Contents:
The girl from Ipanema (5:22) -- Doralice (2:44) -- Para machuchar meu coração (5:04) -- Desafinado = Off key (4:11) -- Corcovado = Quiet nights of quiet stars (4:14) -- So danço samba (3:43) -- O grande amor (5:24) -- Vivo sohando = Dreamer (2:53) -- The girl from Ipanema (45 rpm issue) (2:46) -- Corcovado = Quiet nights of quiet stars (45 rpm issue) (2:21).
UPC: 731452141422
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CD JAZZ Get | Ballentine Indoors | Music CD | In |
Jazz.
Composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Doug Ramsey and original liner notes by Stan Getz, Gene Lees, and João Gilberto inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Original recordings produced by Creed Taylor.
Stan Getz, tenor saxophone ; João Gilberto, guitar and vocals ; Antonio Carlos Jobim, piano ; Astrud Gilberto, vocals ; Tommy Williams, bass ; Milton Banana, drums.
Recorded Mar. 18-19, 1963, at A & R Studios, New York City.
Composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Doug Ramsey and original liner notes by Stan Getz, Gene Lees, and João Gilberto inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Original recordings produced by Creed Taylor.
Stan Getz, tenor saxophone ; João Gilberto, guitar and vocals ; Antonio Carlos Jobim, piano ; Astrud Gilberto, vocals ; Tommy Williams, bass ; Milton Banana, drums.
Recorded Mar. 18-19, 1963, at A & R Studios, New York City.