Getz/Gilberto [50th Anniversary]

Getz/Gilberto [50th Anniversary]

Getz/Gilberto [50th Anniversary]

Getz/Gilberto [50th Anniversary]

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Overview

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 Joao 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 Joao'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 Danco 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. [A 2014 50th Anniversary disc included the album in both mono and stereo tracks, and added two bonus tracks, single versions of "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Corcovado."] ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date: 05/27/2014
Label: Verve
UPC: 0602537827718
Rank: 2719

Tracks

  1. The Girl from Ipanema
  2. Doralice
  3. P'ra Machucar Meu Cora¿¿¿¿o
  4. Desafinado
  5. Corcovado
  6. S¿¿ Dan¿¿o Samba
  7. O Grande Amor
  8. Vivo Sonhando
  9. The Girl from Ipanema
  10. Doralice
  11. P'ra Machucar Meu Cora¿¿¿¿o
  12. Desafinado
  13. Corcovado
  14. S¿¿ Dan¿¿o Samba
  15. O Grande Amor
  16. Vivo Sonhando
  17. The Girl from Ipanema [Single Version]
  18. Corcovado [Single Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stan Getz   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Joao Gilberto   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
Joao Gilberto Quintet   Primary Artist
Astrud Gilberto   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Milton Banana   Drums
Tommy Williams   Double Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass
Sebastiao Neto   Double Bass

Technical Credits

Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Val Valentin   Director of Engineering
Phil Ramone   Engineer,Recording
Ary Barroso   Composer
Harry Weinger   Reissue Supervisor
Cameron Mizell   Production Coordination
Stan Getz   Performer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Joao Gilberto   Performer
Gene Lees   Composer,Liner Notes
Newton Ferreira De Mendonca   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer,Translation
Olga Albizu   Cover Painting
David Drew Zingg   Photography
Hollis King   Art Direction
Isabelle Wong   Design
Newton Mendonca   Composer
Antonio Almeida   Composer
Antonio Victorino d'Almeida   Composer
Newton De Medonca   Composer
Ary Barosso   Composer
Ary Evangelista Barroso   Composer
Antonio Victorino Almeida   Composer
Dori Caymmi   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
Laurindo Almeida   Composer
Dorival Caymmi   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Mastering
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