Getz/Gilberto

I have fallen head over heels in love with Brazilian music in the last few years and it's partly due to 1001 periodically putting me back into contact with it. This has an all star lineup with Joao Gilberto, AC Jobim, and, the real scene stealer, Astrud Gilberto. Not to mention the smooth sax fingerings of Stan Getz. A finely balanced blend of jazz and Bossa Nova.

This album feels like a summer day with gentle breeze

This sometimes verges a bit too on the "easy" side of easy listening; I wish it had just a bit more bite to it. But what can I say, it's a classic for a reason... something about it just Getz me.

A haiku: bossa nova nice but gets 5 for drummer's name: Milton Banana

5.0 + Makes me feel like I'm enjoying a well-blended cocktail at some ancient courtyard bar, candlelit and not too crowded. It's a breezy summer night filled with possibilities.

Me and my girlfriend did interesting things in the back of my car to this Best song: The Girl from Ipanema

Solid jazz/bossa nova record. Can get kinda repetitive, but still a fun listen nonetheless.

It's unfortunate how many people just consider this "elevator music." There aren't too many better albums to put on while drinking coffee on a Sunday morning.

A sort of Bossa nova gateway drug. I wasn’t around in the early 60s but this record probably had a similar effect on me as it did to many others at the time. Dipping in to a bit CTI jazz and coming away with a newfound interest in Brazilian music. Very cool. Can imagine myself listening to this, sipping a caiprinha in a piano bar with the beautiful people. Then realise that I’m a pale, haggard, middle aged man from Glasgow who has no right to be there.

I know this is iconic and legendary. I know it's smooth and cool and sexy. But I just found it to be boring today. 🤷‍♂️

Absolute classic bosa nova. Layed back vocals, beautiful and stripped back melodies, saxophone recorded so closely you can hear every valve and breath. Crack open a bottle of wine and make dinner to this. Must listen.

For me, music like this offers a time capsule/teleportation to an idyllic space of music that's easy going and relaxed but has enough harmonic and melodic complexity to keep it interesting and mysterious. It's a bit of a gateway drug to Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim - one I gladly fall into every time this sort of music comes around. If I could change one thing, I'd compress the tenor sax down - 's a bit loud.

A beautiful, calming, relaxing and soothing album. I love her melancholic voice. If I ever organise a coctail party in a hot summer night close to a beach this album will be played for sure.

Cool music to just chill with in the background, but not my main vibe.

"American 20-something returns from overseas trip and plays this album for friends as if she didn't just spend a month vomiting on historical landmarks and having sex with strangers in pub toilets". "Bland cafe in 'endless suburbia' part of city sets self apart by playing Girl from Ipanema on repeat, as do the other 5 cafes on the same block". "Entire fucking Gilberto family appears on dumb 1001 albums list in show of author's desire to appear worldly, despite pathetically miniscule knowledge of music outside the Anglosphere". "Amateur music critic narrowly avoids death by boredom as dull, waify hotel cafe jazz album reaches 39th minute and ends". 2/5.

I guess someone had to write "The Girl from Ipanema". This record did nothing for me. The horn sounded weird through out.

If there was an essential bossa nova album this would be it. Or at least a very strong contender. Easy 5 stars. Especially the time of listening my city has been raining for the last 2 weeks. This brings Copacabana vibes and lifts the spirits somewhat.

At first I was going to give this a really solid 4 because it was a really pleasant listen throughout and I especially liked the saxophone solos. However, after listening to it throughout the entire day, I realized that this was a rare jazz/bossa nova album that transcended simply ambient listening and became something I actively enjoyed for 40 minutes straight. Girl from Ipanema was a great start to the album and it kept up those good vibes throughout.

The band's wink is quiet, but proves subtle instead of weak well into the era of streaming through headphones. Getz/Gilberto is a small-space jazz album, but there still is space. The music works almost anywhere, provided it doesn't have to overwhelm anything. The opener contains the largest note of expected beauty, which flits around the rest of the tracks. Each offset just a bit, each suggesting the easiest of landings.

Was this the second or third album 1001 sent us that had The Girl From Ipanema? The male and female vocals on this version are excellent. It’s hard to believe this was the first time Astrud sang professionally. This album was made only five years after the bossa nova genre started. It’s hard for kids like us to have this perspective. The music on this album is very quiet but it moves. I like Steve Getz’a soft almost whispering sax on The Girl from Ipanema and a couple of other songs on this album.

I never tire of Girl from Ipanema. I've loved it from the time I first heard it on my transistor radio as a kid. AG's voice is so exotic and foreign. It's amazing that the single sat on the shelf for a year because the producer insisted on removing "Ipanema" from the title. These days, I have a better appreciation for Stan's warm saxophone solos. I'm sure a lot of jazz purists in '62 would have dissed him, comparing his mellow and simple sound unfavorably to Coltrane or Sonny Rollins, but it fits perfectly here. I've never been fond of male samba or bossanova singers (the Brazilians specifically) because their voices are a bit delicate for me, but again, it adds to the overall mood of the album.

Goat album älskar bossa simple as

Vie, vie, vie vie ... VIE!!

Is there any music more soothing than this? I think not.

I like jazz

Quite literally the perfect record to relax with after a long day’s work.

Chav sex after party music.

First, Getz comes in too loud on "The Girl from Ipanema." I realize he was the star of the show, but the mix should have been done with more subtlety. As a whole, this is a perfect album to have on in the background of a laughably overpriced, “artisanal,” cocktail bar. Can’t you just picture yourself watching flies fornicate on the window surrounded by hipsters in full affectation mode trying to pretend this music isn’t a snooze-fest every bit as boring as they are. Get out your drool bucket as this album is auditory Nembutal.

The Girl From Ipanema is an all-time great song, and its presence alone would push this toward five stars. And then Corcovado, too?!

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto WOW! Somehow, coming from a very chill album, this might be my new favorite type of music, dude bossa nova goes hard af. From the iconic first track, to the other ones that sound like classics, I might actually come back and listen to this album, because it sounds different and I actually enjoyed listening to it. This is some feel good type of music, every time you feel depressed, you listen to one of these, and it instantly restores your faith in life, this is happy music, like the true definition of it. Calm and relaxed, buy joyful, colorful and full of symphonies and beautiful melodies that make my ears go numb, this is amazing. 1.- The Girl From Ipanema = 10/10 2.- Doralice = 8/10 3.- Para Machuchar Meu Coracao = 10/10 4.- Desafinado = 9/10 5.- Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) = 10/10 6.- Só Danco Samba = 9/10 7.- O Grande Amor = 10/10 8.- Vivo Sonhando = 9/10 FINAL SCORE: 9.4

A wonderfully relaxing album. Super easy listen, with very satisfying vocals. And killer saxophone work. A joy to sit back and listen to

very ncie

Lovely. The first track being very well known. But very smooth.

4.5/5

13/11/24 This was solid elevator music and very chilled.

Soooo calming and relaxing. I really enjoyed the experience. Perfect music to lounge about with

Smooth, sexy, beautiful. I want to crawl inside this album and sleep for 10 centuries

# Playlist track - Desafinado # Notes - Incredibly smooth and compelling. Makes you want to drop everything and head for the beach for a nice beer. - Masterful instrumentals and beautiful poetry on the lyrics. - For the non-Portuguese speaking friends out there: I do recommend taking a few moments to read the lyrics out. They are great. - One of my favorite albums so far, in the 300+ I've reviewed already.

gently swinging, warm sounds of summer

Wow, this was incredible. Definitely had heard some of these tracks before. But this was exactly what I needed to hear on the day after the 2024 presidential election. Nice chill and calming music.

Listened to while reading Visit from the Goon Squad

Sublime

So nice.

own

Amazing jazz album, very soothing and relaxing. Perfect for a rainy day.

巴萨诺瓦（Bossa Nova）/拉丁爵士乐，咖啡厅会放的慵懒音乐ww

I bought this album back in college in the 90s. I absolutely love this album. These two are fantastic together.

5 estrelas

A remarkable partnership that cemented a genre in North America and featured 2 or 3 of the greatest songs injure modern pop oeuvre.

there's a whole album of this?????

Первый альбом збс, спокойный джазик 7/10, чувствую себя интеллектуалом

So good, so smooth.

Esta colaboración entre el refinado saxofonista Stan Getz, impulsor del cool jazz en los años 50, y el símbolo de la bossa nova, João Gilberto, dio como fruto un puñado de magníficas piezas de fusión entre los dos estilos y el álbum de jazz más vendido de todos los tiempos. La belleza extraordinaria del clásico de Jobim, "La chica de Ipanema" (The Girl form Ipanema) abre el álbum. Cantado por la esposa de Gilberto, Astrud, es uno de los sencillos de jazz con más éxito de la historia. Pero todo el disco está repleto de bellas canciones, compuestas por Jobim, como "Corcovado", "So Danço Samba" o una renovada "Desafinado". Es uno de los pocos discos de jazz en los que hay acuerdo entre puristas y no aficionados al jazz acerca de su valor y belleza.

4.5

This is the music you slow dance in the living room to with the love of your life after a candlelit home cooked anniversary dinner. This is the music playing in your headphones when you’re sitting on a bench in the park & the sun catches that jogger just right so you have to draw it. This is the music playing in the elevator when you’re on your way to that big interview for the job of dreams and it somehow calms the nerves right before you step off the elevator. Beautiful music, 10/5 stars!

Listened to this all day. Absolutely beautiful.

Best Song: Girl from Ipanema Worst Song: Doralice

Just a great listen all around.

D'ya like jazz? Only knew girl from Ipanema from this but my god it was glorious. Silky smooth - interesting reading into the history of bosa nova. Glorious saxophone and vocals.

I've been on a brazillian, cuban, spanish, and other hispanic genres kick for the better part of a decade now. It never ceases to warm the entirety of my soul upon every listen. Stan Getz was of the first I discovered based on his mainstream success in America in the 1960's. His influential sound and contributions to bossa nova have infinitly affected the jazz genre since time. So far into the future that a young man in 2014 would reconnect with the sounds of this album like an ameteur explorer would find himself on a journey in search of anchient riches. This album is a masterpiece, it is timeless, and it is influential beyond words.

Such a delightful, easy going album. Most peaceful listen so far on this list. Absolutely love classic Brazilian music. 10/10.

I've heard this album a billion and one times. This is one of THE top jazz albums, and DEFINITELY one of the top bossa nova albums. Great all the way, front to back. Corcovado is one of the greatest songs ever written. For me, it has this sound that is like... walking alone along a busy, snowy, city street around Christmas time. It's not exactly lonely but more solitary. Something nice looms ahead, but for now you think about times past. Now if only I could remember all these Portuguese song names...

Very chill and relaxing. I've always liked Stan Getz, a tenor sax player heavily influenced by a favorite, Lester Young. Astrid Gilberto's vocals couldn't be more charming. Joao's vocals and guitar playing are very effective as well. I feel like I should be drinking a cocktail while listening to this. A classic.

love this stuff

Never heard of bossa nova before, but wow it's so comfortable to listen to. The sax work is sexy as hell.

The coolest of the cool for 60 years running. Pop-infused jazz? Jazz-infused MPB? Or just perfection for any occasion? Astrud Gilberto is my favorite vocalist of all time.

Algjör dásemd og demantur í tónlistarsögunni.

Yes! I love this album. 5

Great album

They meshed well together and the guitar was very good sadly I don’t know how to say that in Portuguese

I was in a good mood when I sat down to listen to this and this only served to elevate that so it's getting a 5. Such an immaculate vibe, the music has such a close and intimate feel, very personal. Loved the vocals, didn't matter that I couldn't understand most of it cause it wasn't in English, I did not care, honestly I think that kind of enhanced the experience. Sounded really good for being recorded in the mid '60s. I would listen to this again. "The Girl from Ipanema" was the best track on here but it all was really solid.

this was just lovely. everything blended together to create a wonderful sound-vocals, instruments.

Love love love this album! Great playing all around and a pristine vibe. Makes me want to be on a Brazilian beach

This will be good.

Loved it. Was unexpectedly great.

This is a landmark album in jazz and bossa nova, with two of the greatest instrumentalists on their respective instruments at their best. From the second you hear the opening of The Girl From Ipanema, to the closing saxophone run on Vivo Sohando, this album is phenomenal. The music is so fantastically evocative of a time and feeling. The control of dynamics really helps texture the album, with Getz and Gilberto (as well as the accompanying instruments) exhibiting a great deal of restraint in when they pull you in and push you away. I know that a lot of people find bossa nova 'samey', but that core rhythm at the heart of each song is so integral to this sound/genre. I'm always blown away by how Getz & Gilberto are able to repurpose and recontextualise this rhythm to fit the mood of the songs. Antonio Jobim's sparing chord ornamentation and auxiliary parts help to harmonically tie the pieces together, especially during the lengthy solos throughout. Doralice, Para Machuchar Meu Coracao, So Danco Samba and Corcovado are standouts for me. I really love this album, and I pray to god that there is some more jazz on the way.

I am genuinely lost for words about how incredible this record is, it all feels like one song, and I didn't want it to end. This send me through a rollercoaster of emotions. I'm not going to be able to write an objective review here, because this album is just so fucking good it defies words. Portuguese sounds so beautiful over a smooth jazz background. I would kill to have heard this live in a dark bar and smoke a thousand cigarettes while enjoying this. Incredible. Seriously, I can't believe I've only heard snippets of this before.

A welcome change of pace for our list so far. This was some of the easiest listening we have had so far. I felt like the music was going to tell me to sit down and not work so hard during my first listen on the job. The easy nature does make some parts of the album bleed into each other without much to differentiate the tracks. But I would still say there are highlights, particularly any of the tracks including Astrud Gilberto's singing alongside the main male vocalist. I am not sure how to aptly describe it, but everyone here feels like they are giving the appropriate level of effort to this if it makes sense. It's more of a quiet confidence that the album exudes, with all of the individuals involved getting a track where I feel they really shine. This album really reminded me that I should probably make a Jazz/Bossa Nova playlist Highlights Everything (Particularly The Girl from Ipanema, both versions. Corcovado. Vovo Sonhando and So Danco Samba)

Nothing to criticise. Sounds lush in all conceivable ways. I saved this whole album before reaching the first half of the first track. Impeccable vocals and instrumentals. I couldn't resist listening to this again immediately after the last track ended. Buttery smooth sax.

one of the most accessible bossa nova releases of all time, and the release that really brought it into the limelight for the western world. an incredibly full saxophone, subtle and beautiful piano lines, all perfectly blended with gilberto's soft, hushed whisper-like vocals. this is the perfect album to relax to. the real highlight of the album for me is the girl from ipanema and corcovado, both of which feature astrud, the female vocalist. as good as gilberto is these slow, melodic tunes really are elevated by a female vocalist. this is an album thats hard to hate, and also hard to pick standout tracks from, aside from those listed. every song is just as good as the last. if i had to have one complaint, its that they didn't do anything offensive/experimental with the album, but bossa nova is already such a good genre, and this release is such a technically perfect example of the genre, that i really don't think they needed to.

The worst thing about this album is that it’s over so soon. If you described this as waiting room music or elevator music then sure boss’s nova is pretty subdued, but I wish they’d actually play it in waiting rooms because this album just flies past. You start listening then you look down and it’s been 40 minutes. A balm to my Britpop damaged ears.

MASHALLAH Finally an escape from Samsara/the Eighth Circle of Hell (Britpop) and into something else, anything else. Seeing as I don't speak Portuguese and I couldn't understand most of the lyrics, the best way I can summarise this album is like sitting in a homeware store in heaven. I can see how it might sound a bit elevator music-y at times to some people but this album is charming as hell. There is no real way to deride this album, it's masterfully crafted music that's fantastic to actively listen to or to set as background music to set a mood. No complaints. Phenomenal.

he has a gentle voice

Spanish jazz. Amazing singing. Well done.

Nice

Absolutely stellar! This type of authenticity the other Stan Getz bossa nova release on this book was lacking. Key tracks: The Girl from Ipanema Doralice Desfinado Corcovado Vivo Sonhando

beautiful. The only track I knew beforehand was "the girl from Ipanema"

LOVED this one!

This was just what I needed after a dull run of records. Gorgeous, mellow, summery joy on a hot day. All the voices and arrangements are beautiful, it's just a sweet joy.

THE example of recorded samba. It is always a joy to revisit this chill masterpiece.

Wasn't expecting to fall in love today

Soothing and relaxing without drifting to much into the easy listening terrain. This is how a chilled night in Rio must feel.

a classic!

Amazing album. My dad listen to this at home and Id always just stare at the cover which is a painting by Puerto Rican artist Olga Albizu. This is essily one pf the smoothest and relaxing albums ever recorded. Soothing voices, same beat for the most part but for some reason the uniform thing works.

Incredibly soothing and relaxing album with familiar songs. Vocals are matched so perfectly with the music. This is one you put on when you can’t go on vacation, but you close your eyes and can almost imagine you are on a beach in France.

Very dreamy

Excellence, and the exact type of music I needed to mellow myself out this morning. Welcome to the vinyl list, Getz/Gilberto

I just love this album. Give me this album, a sunny day and a cocktail or two and I’m happy.

Einfach schön.

Excellent! Very relaxing!