Stan Getz & João Gilberto

LP

LP (Long Play)

The good old vinyl record.

„GETZ/GILBERTO“ oben, orange-gelb abstrakte Kunst, Schallplatte rechts, „Stan Getz“, „João Gilberto“ darunter.

Item will be re-manufactured.
Expected availability end of November 2026

Current price: EUR 39.99

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Label:: Verve
Year of recording ca.:: 1964
Item number:: 9760872
UPC/EAN:: 0602508688027
Release date:: 28.8.2020
Series:: Acoustic Sounds Series

+ Antonio Carlos Jobin
*** Gatefold Sleeve

Overall sales rank: 1095
Sales rank in LPs: 373

Getz / Gilberto is not only a marvelous album, but one which had a profound influence upon the face of jazz and American popular music. This stunning 1964 collaboration between Stan Getz, one of the most popular and respected tenor saxophonists of the era, and the remarkable Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, launched the bossa nova craze and the career of João’s wife Astrud Gilberto with the hugely popular and iconic hit song, “The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema).” Even more impactful, it introduced the famed Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim to the English-speaking musical world. In addition to playing piano on the album, Jobim also composed six of the eight compositions, including two of his most popular masterpieces, “Desafinado” and “Corcovado,” along with the aforementioned “Garota de Ipanema.”

While Getz had embraced the music of Brazil prior to this with two outstanding Verve albums – Jazz Samba and Big Band Bossa Nova – Getz / Gilberto, with multiple Grammy Awards and a permanent place on various Best Albums of All-time lists is the album that launched a revolution. Regardless of that, the collaborative blending of Getz’s fluid, muscular virtuosity and João’s impeccable acoustic guitar stylings and captivating vocals, Astrud’s enchanting almost-whispered singing on two tracks, all backed by Jobim’s minimalist subtlety on piano and the flawless support of Sebãstio Neto and Milton Banana on bass and drums, make this an utterly momentous musical experience regardless of its lofty place in musical history.

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