Getz/Gilberto [Gold CD]

Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD
• Label: Mobile Fidelity
• ASIN: B000000ITD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Girl from Ipanema

2. Doralice

3. P'ra Machucar Meu Coracao

4. Desafinado

5. Corcovado

6. So Danco Samba

7. O Grande Amor

8. Vivo Sonhando

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Getz/Gilberto, which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering. A classic. --Fernando Gonzalez

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intimately Intriguing, July 11, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getz/Gilberto (Audio CD)

An old favorite recording from the `60s featuring music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Getz/Gilberto was given the full-blown GAIN System treatment by MFSL. The result is a sonic and musical feast for the ears, but a feast of subtleties, little inflections of rhythm from the drums, quiet chords on piano and guitar, the gently probing saxophone of Stan Getz weaving in and out of the melodies, and the quiet, intriguing voices of Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto. There may be a whole generation of audiophiles who never heard this the first time around: thanks to MFSL, they can now join in the fun of hearing master musicians work together in an intimate yet international musical setting.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Version of the Jazz Classic That's Out There!, August 20, 2006

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Frederick Baptist (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getz/Gilberto (Audio CD)

This mini-lp sleeve version of this Jazz classic is the best version that's out there at the moment. The remastering job is quite good and so the sound quality is decent. We also get both the English and Japanese lyrics thrown in as an insert. The cardboard packaging which is a replica of the original vinyl sleeve is also a work of art. While the strength of "Girl From Ipanema" alone would carry this album, we also get "So Danco Samba" and a version of "Desafinado" here which is good but not as great as the brilliant version with that unforgetable Getz solo on the "Jazz Samba" album which although not as commercially successful as this album, is still overall the stronger album. Still, there is no denying the great impact this album has had on jazz and on bringing the whole samba genre onto the world map that this is still essential listening for fans of jazz and indeed for any fan of music in general. Recommended.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Latin/Jazz by the Brazilians that launched the Bossa Nova, August 6, 1998

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This review is from: Getz/Gilberto (Audio CD)

The quintessential Latin/Jazz recording by the two Brazilians that launched the Bossa Nova movement. Recorded March 18th and 19th, 1963 in New York City by Phil Ramone, this disc features the classic Portuguese-English version of "The Girl From Ipanema" with vocals by the lovely and talented Astrud Gilberto. A must have for every Jazz collection.