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Getz/Gilberto is a 1964 jazz-bossa nova album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring composer and pianist Antônio Carlos Jobim. 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.
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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.
In brief
- When was Getz/Gilberto released?
- Getz/Gilberto was released in 1964.
- How many tracks are on Getz/Gilberto?
- Getz/Gilberto has 8 tracks, with a runtime of 33 minutes.
- What genre is Getz/Gilberto?
- Getz/Gilberto is catalogued under Jazz.
- What BPM is Getz/Gilberto?
- Getz/Gilberto runs at a median tempo of 131 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Getz/Gilberto?
- Listeners of Getz/Gilberto also rate Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Wave by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Undercurrent by Bill Evans.
Getz/Gilberto at a glance
- Label
- Verve Records
- Produced by
- Creed Taylor
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