Reviews (page 10 of 14)
Girl from ipanema rocks, and this was cool, but instrumental stuff like this is sort of unexciting to me mostly…
A classic that reminds me lovingly of my Brazilian wife. We’ve listened to many of these songs together over the years.
I'm not sure where I first heard "The Girl from Ipanema", but as soon as I heard it I immediately recognized it. Very smooth flowing album, albeit a bit repetitive although the short-run time doesn't make that too big of an issue.
A wonderfully relaxing album. Super easy listen, with very satisfying vocals. And killer saxophone work. A joy to sit back and listen to
Nice sound
very ncie
I'm a big jazz boy, but bossa nova isn't fully my bag. It's good, and I suppose I understand why everyone loves it, but give me literally everything by 50's/60's Miles, Coltrane, Mingus, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Red Garland, etc. before this. 3.5/5
I like jazz
Lovely. The first track being very well known. But very smooth.
4.5/5
Yeah it’s pretty good, I like the blend of bossa nova and jazz. It’s very lowkey
I didn't understand a word of it, but I felt like I was at some cafe in a clever but quirky movie and possibly wearing a beret.
13/11/24 This was solid elevator music and very chilled.
Really nice listen, the type of music you can play in pretty much any setting. The playing isn't what I'd call spectacular but it is pleasant to hear.
Calm, relaxing, smooth jazz sounds. This was a pleasant listen in the background while working. Sounds quite a bit like elevator music or phone hold music, but I won't hold that against the music.
Na eerdere Braziliaanse platen, waaronder een van Astrud zelf, hebben we er wat mij betreft nu een die de volle charme van de muziek uit dat fantastische land kan omvatten. Met wat jazz-hulp van Stan Getz dan. Dat lekkere ritme, de typische mummelzang van João, grootheid Tom Jobim op de toetsen, en die magische stem van Astrud op slechts twee van de oorspronkelijke acht tracks. Groots!
Ik noemde Stan eerder in deze lijst al 'heel gedateerd'. Op dit album wordt samengewerkt met Astrud. Die ik eerder in deze lijst al verweet dat zij al 'gedateerd was toen het uitkwam'. Goed, dan weet ik in welk hoekje ik het moet zoeken. Het zijn in elk geval bij elkaar passende types. Ik start ook weer niet met tegenzin. Zijn eerste album dat ik hier tegenkwam, kreeg ondanks de ouderwetse klanken nog gewoon een 3 van mij. Ik zet dit aan, direct na Nick Cave. Fout. Ik moet toch eerst even acclimatiseren. Eerst even een stokbroodje om de smaak te neutraliseren, voordat je proeft. Dertig minuten later een tweede poging. Het gaat inderdaad veel makkelijker. Stan en Astrud passen inderdaad prima bij elkaar. Het eerste nummer is warempel nog een bekend nummer ook. Het zet wel de toon voor de rest van het album. Het is inderdaad ouderwets te noemen. Het is muziek voor op de achtergrond. Het zal dan ook niet vaak voorkomen dat ik dit nog eens op zal zetten. Maar als er dan toch eens een moment voor achtergrondmuziek is, dan is dit album toch zeker een kandidaat. Het is toch redelijk gevarieerd, ook omdat er ook nog een zanger is meegenomen. En het is gewoon kwaliteit.
Net als het vorige werk van Stan Getz dat we hebben gehad, luister ik dit makkelijk weg. Het is superrelaxt en je droomt er heerlijk bij weg. Zachte klanken geven je een comfortabel gevoel. Dit soort muziek wil je horen als je op vakantie bent in Brazilie. En ik denk dat iedereen bij het horen van (een nummer als) the Girl from Ipanema datzelfde gevoel heeft. Het is ergens bijzonder gedateerd, maar toch ook weer volstrekt tijdloos. Hoe knap is dat. Ik zou kunnen zeggen dat ik dit vaker op moet zetten, ook al weet ik dat ik dat waarschijnlijk niet ga doen. Dus wat geef je dan zo'n album? Een vergeetbare 3? Het is muzikaal gezien een soort tegenhanger van gisteren, het album van Nick Cave waar ik niet met bonuspunten heb gezwaaid. Dus hey, kom aan, geef ik die toch lekker hier aan!
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
Background music for a fancy cocktail party. Probably wouldn’t seek this out for my own listening, but it works for that setting.
# 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
Liked it as background music, but didn't care for it too much. Ipanema was really good.
It's elevator music + some saxophone but elevator music is fire and I'm tired of pretending it isn't. One of the better albums so far lol. "The Girl From Ipanema" and "Corcovado" are really good. Tracks: 1>5>>3>7>2>>8>4>6. All good (The last 2 tracks are not part of the original album and are from a reissue, ignore them)
This is right on the edge of jazz I like and jazz I don't like. As such, I have mixed feelings about it. Some parts were nice, some annoyed me. In the end I give it a 2.5 rounded to 3
Sopivaa musiikkia lomaresortin kahvilassa soitettavaksi.
This grew on me.
This is not the type of music I like.
A nice lilting breeze of classic bossa nova. Great sophisticated cosmopolitan 70s dinner party vibes
I was on the fence between a 3 and a 4 on this one. Nothing really catchy but some lovely songs and a great sound. On a Wednesday morning when I have the house to myself and it is a bit damp outside, this becomes a 4. Best song: The girl from Ipanema (Gives me slight "Marathon" by Tennis 'prequel' feelings)
sooo lovely
Cafe music
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.
Nope! Not for me.
very nice and sexy
Listened to while reading Visit from the Goon Squad
Why do the words “bossa nova” conjure up images of Mambo number 5? Is Lou Bega’s seminal Mambo No. 5 the updated Girl From Impanema? Ehhhhh this is off to a rough start. Back up from the mic. Ahh the female vocals work way better here. And the saxophone is nice. It’s unfortunate that this is now the elevator song from movies, as I can’t say it’s bad. This is too happy. I would prefer to be able to understand the lyrics but I have yet to commit myself to learning English, let alone Portuguese so I’m flying blind with Doralice. The vocals do seem too happy but the music is nice. The vocals are too close. Is that a complaint I can have?? I’m not a huge vocal jazz fan. Anyway. Saxophone is nice, but it’s all so accessible and therefore, a little dull. Whispering singing. Terrible. Unedited lip smacking. Get back to the saxophone. Thank you. Yeah the singing doesn’t work. Now the female vocals are good-great. The English lyrics help my personal enjoyment as well. NOOOOO STAY OFF THE TRACK MAN. Somebody should’ve just said all his vocal tracks got lost and released the album without them. It’s talking off rhythm too close to the mic. This song is an instrumental which is better, but exposes another problem this album has. The guitar and percussion is stagnant and pretty much the exact same all the way through. He sounds like a shy high schooler afraid to sing at a school talent show. This one is a head scratcher. I like the overall tone and vibe of the album for the most part. I HATE the male vocals. The saxophone had a cool tone but the background instrumentation was lowest common denominator metronome music. The atmosphere can’t be denied, but the rest of it will leave my head before I’ve closed this tab. Lou Bega is rolling in his grave. 2-2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Girl from Impanema, Corcovado.
Brazilian music. Not for me
Sublime
Like lift music, not for me
Easy listening music. Great to have in the background or for light afternoon parties. Samba is alive and well.
beautiful opening, love bossa nova, this first song made me go hm yes this is staying in the library!! im vibing to this first track very hard, so solid its very soothing, id go to sleep with this album playing... very much a study album or somthing id have in the background, makes me feel like im at a coffee shop or somthing!!! fun, but not great!
Μινιμαλιστικο μεν, μονοτονο δε. Ο ορισμος της μουσικης για background ομως δυσκολα θεωρω οτι μπορω να το ακουσω σε οποιαδηποτε κατασταση το 2024. Παρ'ολ'αυτα μαρεσει το vibe το οποιο παιρνω, η χαλαρωση που μου μεταδιδεται. Rating:B
Typical jazzy stuff
Not my thing. I guess it's probably fine if it is, but it just sounds like tiki bar background music to me. It all sounds pretty much the same, which is great if you just want bland background music while you're trying to chat up drunk, divorced cougars, I guess.
[wii shop channel update day sketch voice] turn that up, i love that groovin' — what kind of music is that? like a bossa nova beat?
So nice.
own
3/5
爽 soul 爽
Not a jazz guy but this was kinda nice.
Amazing jazz album, very soothing and relaxing. Perfect for a rainy day.
Easy listening. Was enjoyable to work to.
beautiful classic
Well. It was certainly something
This is some of the best jazz in the world.
Dit album is niet het meest geschikte album voor een regenachtige herfstdag, eind oktober. Op zich is dit geen slecht album ofzo, maar dit voelt als muziek aan die je hoort in een lift. Als achtergrondmuziek is dit best oké, maar om hier echt actief naar te luisteren moet ik wel echt al helemaal relaxed zijn. 2.5
巴萨诺瓦（Bossa Nova）/拉丁爵士乐，咖啡厅会放的慵懒音乐ww
Very mellow. Not 100% my cup of tea but I can appreciate it.
Pretty good.
Opening track was pretty good, better than Frank Sinatra’s version. Too bad this album is in Spanish, I’m sure the lyrics are great. Album was kind of repetitive, but very calming and relaxing.
I bought this album back in college in the 90s. I absolutely love this album. These two are fantastic together.
5 estrelas
Enjoyable, but just not something I will revisit
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
Really enjoyed this 8/10
Lovely music for a sophisticated soiree, to be playing in the background while monsieur ambassador hands round the ferrero rocher...
Getz with his lonesome saxophone, playing for introspective minds, and Gilberto with his tender voice, singing for those who cannot. Warm nights are behind me now, as the winds of autumn chill the air. But listening to the smooth bossa nova grooves and sweet sprinkling of acoustic guitar, I am transported back to a lazy summer of wasted days. Getz/Gilberto is for those wishing to by whisked away into memories of better times.
So good, so smooth.
A top notch bossa nova album.
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
Some light jazz that I wouldn’t really pick
Overall: 7/10 This was my first bossanova album. It was pretty enjoyable! Very relaxing, love Getz on that saxophone always injecting some much needed flavour. I'll be listening to this one again. Fav Song: The Girl from Ipanema Least Fav Song: Só Danço Samba
Fab
Such a relaxing and beautiful album. The instrumental on this one is so good and proves that it belongs on the list.
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!
Felt wrong not being in an elevator for this
Cool stuff.
Listened to this all day. Absolutely beautiful.
Toch zonde dat ik deze niet gisteren heb meegepakt, op die mooie nazomerdag. Dit is natuurlijk bij uitstek de achtergrondmuziek die je wilt horen op wellicht wel de laatste dag van het jaar dat het kwik boven de 20 graden steeg. Met de nadruk op achtergrondmuziek, want veel songs vloeien een beetje in elkaar over, zonder dat je uit je Braziliaanse droom wordt ontwaakt. Dat is denk ik de kracht én de zwakte van de Bossa Nova, waar dit album wel echt een gouden standaard voor heeft gezet. Het kan het gebrek zijn aan kennis van de Portugese taal, of gewoon een gebrek aan Latijns-Amerikaanse schwung in m'n leven, maar veel nummers lijken kopieën van elkaar. Vooral de nummers waar Braziliaanse legende Jobim de microfoon heeft. De twee uitblinkers zijn dan ook de liedjes gezongen door de wonderschone en eveneens waanzinnig getalenteerde Astrud Gilberto, destijds partner van Joao. Zij heeft een bepaalde melancholiek in haar stem waar ik geen genoeg van krijg. 'The Girl From Ipanema' is iconisch, maar voor mij is 'Corcovado' de absolute highlight. Van gitaar tot de saxofoon, iedereen is on point. Magische melodie. De rest is zelfs op deze ietwat druilerige dag ook een aangename compagnon, maar blijft niet hangen. Overall kan ik genieten van de subtiele groove, en is z'n staat van dienst in het voortstuwen van het Bossa Nova genre niet over het hoofd te zien. 7/10 Highlights: The Girl From Ipanema Corcovado
Voor de tweede keer in korte tijd positief verrast door de Bossanova. Voorheen kwam ik vaak toch niet veel verder dan de Pixies-plaat ;) Getz/Gilberto is echt super subtiel en daarmee prachtige muziek voor op de achtergrond tijdens het (thuis)werken. Het Portugees wordt bijna ingefluisterd en de saxofoon brengt naar een hogere staat van zen. Persoonlijk ben ik wel meer fan van trompetters. Behalve dat het prachtig is, is het ook een beetje saai. Het is subtiel, en dat blijft het ook de gehele plaat. Het swingt niet, zoals zuid Amerikaanse muziek kan (en mag!) swingen. Voor mijn 21e eeuwse brein brengt het daarom wat weinig dopamine. Toch zal ik vaker de bekende bossanova er bij pakken. 7/10 Highlights The Girl from Ipanema Corcovado
this album invented the bossanova
forgettable!
Elegant, chill, good vibes
Impeccable vibes. Few albums are this chill. Have been loving having a little read or a sleep to this. I do think that there's jazz that I find more interesting or exciting, but it feels like a significant development from cool jazz into slower pop music. Best Track: Corcovado Worst Track: Para Machuchar Menu Coracao
Best Song: Girl from Ipanema Worst Song: Doralice
Fine just a bit boring
I enjoyed it as it was nice easy-listening jazz. My husband prefers more avant garde jazz.
Stan Getz a thumbs up from me, maybe it is the Bossa Nova influence, but this is the most enjoyable of the Jazz albums generated so far. 3.5.
Just a great listen all around.
I tried but just couldn’t do it. Had to give up early. Just not for me.
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.
Laid back and delicious
I wouldn't listen to this again as something to particularly listen to, but it would be great as an album to play while having a dinner party.
Lovely and relaxing music. Would love to listen to while at the beach
Very enjoy in the right environment, average enjoyment in the day to day setting
Good
pretty nice jazz
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.
I don’t enjoy this kind of jazz.
Lovely.
Please more of this!! Classic bossa nova right here so glad to have listened all the way through. Ipanema is gold of course and O grande amor is a gem too. Need to listen to this one day sippin a spritz in the sunshine
Such a delightful, easy going album. Most peaceful listen so far on this list. Absolutely love classic Brazilian music. 10/10.
Do all Brazilian albums in this list require at least two versions of "Girl from Ipanema"? Haven't Brazil produced anything other than elevator music?
taalmixje, wel een vibe, klink of t in queens gambit heeft gezeten, die periode. niet iets wat ik los zou luisteren.
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...
3.5, mukavaa viikonloppuaamun taustamusiikkia.
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.
If this was on in a long lift (elevator) I’d expect to be in a passionate kiss by the end of it.
Thoughts before listening: One of those albums that I always see getting praised, but that I know very little about. I know its jazz, and I feel like its Spanish flamenco inspired jazz perhaps? Not really sure. Review: So the internet tells me this is bossa nova not flamenco. Either way, its very enjoyable in a background music kind of way. "The Girl From Ipanema" is a recognizable song that I have already added to my playlist based on its inclusion on Frank Sinatra's bossa nova album. I can't say that this music is something I would typically gravitate to, but I can't deny that its high quality. I think this is a 3-star album for me personally, but I recognize that it probably deserves a higher score.
Ret godt, meget vibey forstod ikke hvad de sang men hadve det godt imens
Solid Jazz/Samba fusion. 3/5
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.
Thought I'd already done this one but it turns out the album art is almost exactly like the one with Charlie Byrd. Ah, another piece from Olga Abizu, makes sense. I think I prefer the Jazz Samba version of Desafinado. Astrud Gilberto here is a wonderful addition of course.
So unbelievably fire! This is jazz. Playful, teasing, fun, sexy all at once. Beautiful.
Calm but boring
Un muy buen álbum de "Bossa Nova", entendiendo al género como una bastardización de los sonidos más originales de Brasil pasados por un filtro de Jazz comercial estadounidense. Sumamente recomendable para todo quien quiera adentrarse en los paisajes sonoros del país más grande de Sudamérica, aunque he de advertir, que sería poco serio para cualquiera quien se adentre en la crítica musical solo quedarse con este tipo de productos, habiendo algunos mucho más ricos y únicos.
All these songs sound the same. Fine if you like it, boring if you don’t.
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.
Very nice/smooth jazz/samba record. The first track is a standard for a reason. Good easy listening.
Algjör dásemd og demantur í tónlistarsögunni.
Great album. Especially for right mood.
Yes! I love this album. 5
Great album
Dreamy samba music that drifts between consciousness and coma. At times sublime, at other times strangely detached.
Neat.
Very nice! A nice way to start the day, it did get a little long in the middle of it, but still would go back to this again!
Smooth, jazzy, bossanova. It’s certainly a vibe. My main orientation to this album is obviously “the girl from ipanema” an office and grocery store staple. Looking past all of that, there is something seductive here. And the instrumentation is clearly virtuosic. Unfortunately, it’s not anything I’ll be coming back to any time soon.
Makes me feel like I'm sitting in a smoky nightclub nursing an old fashioned. Very chill background music, I dig it.
I forgot I listened. It was smooth samba jazz fusion. Guys voice wasn’t great. The last song i liked very much.
Amazing album, easily forgettable. Great sounds, and an iconic intro song.
Lovely album, highly relaxing with the opening and closing tracks being particular highlights.
One of the classics that missed me
I liked the vibe of this album. The sax and soft guitar were easy listening. Crazy they recorded this in two days and his wife had never sang before this recording.
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.
This was relaxing and smooth, loved the jazzy sax and mellow vibe. Favorite songs were: 1. The Girl From Ipanema 5. Corcovado 8/10
So nice. Guitar, saxophone, vocals all off the charts.
Chill, good vibes. All the songs sound a little similar though.
i loved the experience of listening to this!
Love love love this album! Great playing all around and a pristine vibe. Makes me want to be on a Brazilian beach
It wasn't bad
Sam Cooke makes ya move. More of this yes please
I've owned this album for years. I haven't listened to it in a while. It was nice to go back and remember why I liked it in the first place
Very nice. Very smooth. Very stylish. Very smoke filled nightclub vibes. Very background music.
This will be good.
Pleasant enough and reminds me very much of my holiday in Rio. Not one I would play often, though.
I liked the light touch throughout on this album. It felt very breezy. It suited the working mood whilst listening. I'm increasingly leaning towards jazz these days. Whatever gets you through the night, morning etc.
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.
A little bit back loaded as my favourite tracks were the second Lady from impanema, so danco samba and o grande amor. Genuinely pleasant though. Liked every track. Not much to say really
Short review on this one; Very pleasant background music, great stuff for cooking dinner too, taking an elevator and best of all not being fucking British (I think). Really liked it. 4/5.
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.
This is music for some kind of vacation I don't think I'll ever have... But I'd like to.
Not my typical preference for jazz. Not bad, but just not super interesting to me. Decent background music.
he has a gentle voice
4 comfy
Very chill album for just kicking back. Very old school.
Very jazzy. Slight lift-music vibes.
never quite lives up to the promise of the first track but i did clean tf out of the bathroom to this and i'll cherish that memory 6/10
It took most of the album to appreciate this as more than just background sound, but this was solid
3.1 - First track was great, but I was done after that track to be honest. Feel like it was nice background loungey music that just starts to sound the same
Love this, but lets be honest, The Girl from Ipanema does carry a bit. Fave Tracks: The Girl from Ipanema, Corcovado 4/5
Doo-be, do-be-do...
Quite a beautiful album, good introduction to this genre of Jazz/music
Bossa Nova— Jazzy, calm, and sensual.
Immaculate vibes Why did that one popular review on here feel the need to tell us he fucked his girlfriend in the car while listening to this album?
This felt like someone was tickling my gooch whilst whispering seductive things into my ear, I'm not going lie, I enjoyed it.
If 'the girl from Ipanema' is an original then that gets it another star.
Didn’t love it Didn’t hate it Didn’t understand it
A very acceptable smooth jazz album. Aside from a couple songs and some solo sections here and there, there wasn't much that jumped out to me unfortunately. The musical skill was on point, but a lot of the melodies and rhythms were repetitive to me. Notable Tracks: - The Girl from Ipanema - Para Machuchar Meu Coracao 5/10
It’s very peaceful music I will say that. Relaxing. Not my cup of tea but it does have a place in this world. I think it’s only fair to not have a choice cut since I need to know what the words mean when I hear them and this album does not have that feature, for me at least.
Spanish jazz. Amazing singing. Well done.
What an iconic song. The rest of the album is full of the same fun if not as recognizable songs.
Loved it
Not a bad way to stay my morning.
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 Desafinado Corcovado Vivo Sonhando
It’s the end of August so nearly the end of another summer. Not been such a good summer here in the UK so was only thinking recently I have been a bit short changed with long balmy hot summer days. So this album coming along is just like laying on a sun lounger by the side of a pool with tequila cocktail in hand. Actually more accurately for me climbing up and standing on top of a Lake District mountain and taking in the beautiful view stretching away under a hot sun. Either way a lovely summer sounding record. Not what I would normally listen to but will always enjoy in short measures (rather like lovely English summer days) whenever they pop up on the radio. Think I’ll reach out for that holiday brochure or more likely wait a bit for the late summer sun in the Lake District. 3/5 30/8/24
It's fine enough background music but washed over me
Very cool, but not overly memorable
beautiful. The only track I knew beforehand was "the girl from Ipanema"
Listened Before? N Meh. More foreign language stuff. Good music so +1 but I'll pass. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Girl From Ipanema
This stuff is so mellow but so powerful haha. I can't not get whisked away to Brazil. Daydream bomb.
I don't like that it sounds like he's smacking his lips/whispering... But I like the music... One song, at least, sounds familiar and famous.
I listened whilst walking through Paris. It was wonderful :)
LOVED this one!
This album had some very famous songs that I'd heard about but never listened to. I really like a saxophone and clearly Stan Getz does too. I was never bored or unhappy with a song, the instrumental was perfect office background music and the singing was very nice. This isn't exactly my kind of music but I really enjoyed it. 8/10
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.
咖啡廳
Yes! Right up my ally.
It's a lovely, chilled time. I like the vocals, I like the instruments, it's just all very pleasant and smooth. Is it a bit limited? Possibly. But it is what it is, and it's very nice. 3.5 rounded down.
This was fine. 2.5
THE example of recorded samba. It is always a joy to revisit this chill masterpiece.
Cool record
1.5
Ah now. Did we not have the girl from Ipanema already????
Wasn't expecting to fall in love today
First song is great. Took me back to that episode of An Idiot Abroad where Karl goes to Rio. Was it close to music inside a lift? Yeah but I think it was a happy number so here we are.
Dont know enough about to jazz to really give a proper verdict! But from an uneducated ear, I enjoy, nice relaxing, puts you at ease!
60’s
even though im from Brazil i had never heard a lot of this. good album, deserves its international spread
Soothing and relaxing without drifting to much into the easy listening terrain. This is how a chilled night in Rio must feel.
a classic!
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Nice easy listening background music 3/5
A delightful tropical vacation of an album.
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.
Really good jazz with a nice variety. I have heard the more famous songs on this album before but never the whole thing. It's not too jazzy if that makes sense. Sometimes jazz can be a little too improvisational for my tastes, this isn't like that.
Chill Jazz.
Very Funky, loved it
this is one of those albums where I can't really see myself seeking it out again, but I enjoyed the time I spent with it. super chill, super vibey.
this album was decent; chill and nice enough to listen to. the jazz/bossa nova sound is pretty rare for this list, so i'll try to enjoy it while it's here. i had only heard of the girl from ipanema but it had never stuck with me. now i know what it sounds like... and it's fine. favorites: the girl from ipanema, corcovado
This was a pretty nice way to start the day. You can definitely imagine yourself in a swanky club.
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.
Easy hotel lobby music but very good. Stand-out: Só Danço Samba
Beautiful
An excellent Jazz/Bossa Nova record and a fun listen. The music is soothing, relaxing, and excellent for listening while lying on or walking along the beach. The musicianship is top-notch.
Fine, fun, great background music for a party.
When Astrud Gilberto's voice comes in, everything melts away around you and you find yourself sitting in a seaside cafe, watching the world pass by. I'm personally not a fan of Stan Getz's breathy style of playing, but it's easy look past it when you have Jobim and the Gilberto's shining over everything. A gateway to bossa nova for generations, and for this thirtysomething, just the same.
Very dreamy
Sleepy but beautiful
Nice jazz vibes with this one
Le vibes sono potenti e davvero piacevoli anche se il jazz non è affatto il mio genere. La voce maschile super tenera e delicata, perfetta. la voce femminile... potevo farne a meno.
I'm not really familiar with the genre, but I enjoyed what I heard. I love discovering something new because of this project; something I might listen to again. 3 - 3.5 stars
Really relaxing music. Crisp vocals and well played instruments. A pleasure to listen to. The album is flying by and suddenly it's over.
Nice.
Viva la bossa nova
Great music but don't listen to it if you're working out.
A relaxing album that resembles a Woody Allen mellow drama vibe.
Totally enjoyable. How many versions of "the girls from Ipanema" are there on this list?
It’s nice :) gonna save this one for when I cook dinner high as fuck
Jazz, bossa nova. Suavecito. Relajante. Un 4.
The Girl From Ipanema. Agradable para escuchar en un ascensor, o sala de espera, o de compras ... música de fondo.
Excellence, and the exact type of music I needed to mellow myself out this morning. Welcome to the vinyl list, Getz/Gilberto
Нежненько
Nice short album with good vibes all the way through
What a vibe. Could listen to this all day. Simpsons: Yes
Top notch elevator music.
just pleasant background noise. I won't be listening to this again though, unless it's in a film as background music
I just love this album. Give me this album, a sunny day and a cocktail or two and I’m happy.
The girl from Ipanema - Jazz / Bossa Nova Mix, für das Alter wahnsinnig gut. 4/5
Elevator music the album - that's not a bad thing, this album is incredibly soothing and so smooth to listen to. Just not really my thing 3/5
I've actually played some of this stuff with a Brazilian guy I know that plays guitar and sings. Of course it's foreign to me but I recognize some of the tunes. I suppose I'll give it three stars for being a big deal in the bossa nova world.
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I was going to, really pleasant vibe and good background music.
Pleasant enough listen
Einfach schön.
Awesome
Wow, the production on this album is pretty terrible. I can hear more of the saxophonist's breaths than the actual notes he's playing. Were microphone filters not a thing yet? Girl from Ipanema is one of the most famous songs of all time. And pretty much every bossa nova song released after it sounds exactly the same. Is it pleasant to listen to? Sure. Is it hugely influential? Yes. Is it exciting to listen to? Not really. It's a decent album to put on as background music when you want something soothing. Great for napping on the beach or chilling in a coffee shop. Not something I'd really choose to listen to otherwise. One point for classical guitar. One point for Portuguese, which always sounds cool. One point for being vibey, I guess? 3/5
Pleasant enough jazz. Still not enough to make me a jazz fan, though.
Easy listening, but not as interesting as I expected.
It's fun, inoffensive music. Great background music for dancin' your way around the house doing some light housework. 3.5*
Mellow sax over light piano and the snare with brushes make for perfect background dinner music (and not much else.) Songs are pretty similar and dated - Getz/Gilberto comes in at (2.4*s)
This album has a vibe but a lot of it is the same and doesn't really have any teeth. Maybe I'll revisit when I don't have any either. Overall, it's a bit too snoozey and lackluster. The songs with the female vocalist are better but still missing something. The album is old and somehow it put that on display (the sax even sounded furry). I'll blow the dust off this one in 40 years, it probably sounds better through hearing aids anyway.
What a snoozer. The entire band/sound engineer team must have been half passed out in hammocks or bean bag chairs while recording this album. I recognized "Girl from Ipanema" which is alright. Not going back to bossa nova samba jazz anytime soon unless I'm having trouble sleeping...Buenos Noches Senior Getz...0.8.
Felt like I sat in a hotel lobby lounge with mediocre background music that you don't realize is even there unless you specifically focus. After the first song it seemed like it was just a loop of the same dull jazz song. The one benefit of this album is it was very easy to tune out and ignore without feeling like you missed anything. Jazz albums continuing to get horrible reviews. Save your 30 mins and remove this from the list. .55 stars
so sweet
This was a fun and interesting listen. Just the right amount of jazz for me to enjoy, with some nice vocals.
It's a mood
Excellent! Very relaxing!
Nice chill jazzy sounds
Like a silky smooth cup of coffee on a rainy day. Masterful musicianship all around
3.5☆/5 07.27.2024
This album is like the "Girl From Ipanema". It's "tall and tan and young and lovely", yet with its lack of variations and refusal to leave its decidedly one-note groove so as to have a little musical adventure on the wayside, it also comes off as distant and even a little too detached at times. Seems to me that other strands of Brazilian and Brazilian-inspired music can be much more engaging and livelier than this famous LP (think Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimiento, Lô Borges, Caetano Veloso...). Listening to the record, I feel for the guy watching the titular girl from Ipanema "when she walks to the sea" and "looks straight ahead, not at me". Because this is the exact emotion I go through when I try to love this album: the music sorts of passes me by without ever doing anything that makes me feel I can interact with it somehow. I imagine some listeners enjoy that 'floating' affect... Maybe I'm not cool and aloof enough to let it naturally sink in, who knows? That said, I guess *Getz/Gilberto* is still a classic in its bossa-nova / cool lounge jazz subgenre, mostly thanks to its most famous cuts, Jobim's "Garota De Ipanema" of course, but also his other compositions "Desafinado" and "Corcovado". And if those sessions make for functional background music, they're still doing their job perfectly right. Play this when you're having a bourgeois dinner with friends. 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list gathering "essential albums" to listen to, here rounded up to 4. 8.5/10 for more general purposes (5/5 for musical competency + 3.5/5 for the artistry). Number of albums left to review: 127 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 377 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 224 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 283
you know i was expecting to hate this because the infamously overplayed girl from ipanema is on it but as it turns out it's difficult to hold strong negative feelings in my heart for bossa nova. trying to hate this album is like that thing where you try to say the word "bubbles" as angrily as possible - it just becomes silly. it kept me calm through some annoying lab work so it gets a bonus for that
Perfectly pleasant easy listening. The type if stuff you hear in the background of a wine bar so that it doesn’t overtake the general conversation at the tables. 3/5
Girl from ipanema is on here. Twice. Nothing less than three stars for that
Excellent album with Astrud Gilberto’s voice being so smooth and lovely.
Absolutely fantastic, beautiful, timeless whatever you want to call it. The melodies and vocals meld so well with the instrumentals. Girl from Ipanema is a classic too didnt know it was from this album. 4.2
Enjoyed but not english
Meget behageligt album som jeg ville give 7/10, på en god dag måske en lille bitte 8/10 :D
Selvfølgelig rigtig godt og en klassiker, føler dog at det er overspillet. Kan meget godt lide João Gilberto og har hørt meget af hans musik (især amoroso). Stærk 4/5
Little bit repetitive, but I enjoyed the grooves.
I really enjoyed this album, great as background music
4.6/5 listened 5x+ as packing up for move to GA.
I mean, it is relaxing and all, but maybe a bit too relaxing. Good background music. 3
Quintessential bossa nova. Desafinado is a bit of an acquired taste, but it's now the kind of tune that's just fun to try to hum to yourself, the dissonant harmonic intervals like a bitter apertif.
Some relaxing Bossa Nova with excellent vibes. 3.6 stars
Very nice
Just so chill and so good. Want to light some candles, drink wine, and enjoy!
Any more laid back and you'd be horizontal.
Oooooooh that’s smooooooooth.
ooh that's gentle
Comfortable lounge music
Horny sophistication for 60s squares.
Mellow and jazzy
What a pleasant surprise! Such a chill, relaxing album.
I'm really here for rock, this was OK but I wish I could filter out the jazz and other easy listening music.
It's pleasant to listen to but a bit boring and the songs all blend together. I doubt I'll ever seek it out again.