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Getz/Gilberto

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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.

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.

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.