Getz/Gilberto

Eine Mischung aus Jazz und Bossanova, nervig und Kopfschmerz fördernd. So muss Montags keine Woche beginnen. Völlig überbewertetes Album eines völlig überbewerteten Musik Genres. Schön, dass es überstanden ist.

Pretty chill bossa nova background music! I enjoyed it.

Isn't 1001 albums great? An artist I wasn't aware of in a genre I (very) rarely listen to but this is good stuff. Of course, some of the tracks are familiar from other artists, but this really makes me want to escape the rat-race and open a small beach hut selling crisp beers, fruity cocktails and the freshest seafood you've ever tasted

It’s… pleasant to listen to, but not overly exciting. Perhaps it sounded wider in the early ’60s?

Great music but I don't speak Spanish

Good sax but jazzz zzz zzz

3/5

I really enjoyed this, the instruments and vocals were perfectly matched. Grab a nice cool drink, like a cuba libra or mojito, a chair in the sun and listen to this. It doesn't get much better.

I thought this album was awesome, I really loved how calming it was.

This is wonderful focus/atmospheric music! I will be putting it on again when I have lots of work to do or when I want to romanticize my life. I surprisingly already knew The Girl from Ipanema. I think it’s a tiktok sound.

Really calming.

3/5

A classic album I love, but admittedly easier to appreciate its nuances while enjoying a cocktail in a mid century modern sunken living room. Corcovado is a personal favorite.

Even though listening to something like bossa nova is still music tourism for me, it feels a bit more familiar than, say, Saharan desert blues (Songhoy Blues) or Rai-style music (Khaled) largely due to this album (and probably more specifically the rendition of "Garota de Ipanema"). It's not my first choice of an album to listen to, and at times the songs kind of blend into each other, particularly notable with "Para Machucar Meu Coração" followed by "Desafinado", but that's seems inevitable given the minimalist sound and my inability to translate Portuguese. And the interplay between Stan Getz's sax and João Gilberto's guitar and voice is fantastic, not to mention the backing band members' skills. My favorites on this album are the two songs with some English, "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Corcovado", as well as " "Só Danço Samba"; the timelessness of Ipanema alone earns it four stars in my book.

for fans of the soundtrack to A Man and A Woman.... the second side that features Jobim is weaker to me. I love Getz sax tone--not that I know anything about that--just sounds distinctly breathy and laid back to me.

For a moment, I believed I was the Girl from Ipanema going walking.

Love the quiet mood, plus duet with a woman

I mean, what’s not to like here? This is obviously wonderful. Again – no idea what the criteria for choosing these albums is. But a total delight.

It was a 5 the first time I heard it, it’s a 5 this time, and it will be 5 every time in the future.

an album that introduced the genre of bossa nova to the general masses. the titular track, "the girl from ipanema" has been known across generations. overall it's very relaxing bossa nova, stuff to turn on when you're taking a load off. the duo's voices complement each other, the mixture of english and portuguese blending well. it's tranquil, and if you're looking for the perfect album to soothe yourself to, give this one a gander.

Chill, it seems like they reuse the same progressions a lot so if youve hear one youve heard most.

Fantastic. Light and refreshing.

I want every swanky dinner party in my future to have this album on softly in the background!

I didn't exactly love this but I'm glad to have heard it.

lol not bad

i don't know much jazz music tbh but i can see how this record put it into the mainstream, it's very accessible and overall good vibes !!

Fun

Boring

Wunderbare Hintergrundmusik für einen entspannten Abend. Bosse Nova und Samba-mässig wohl etwas vom Besten. *** 1/2

Приятная босса-нова, НЕ ЗАТЯНУТАЯ!! Но треки не отличаются друг от друга... Для меня это грусть

Not bad but really sleepy.

It was OK but reminded me of Mary Tyler Moore doing the dance scenes on the Dick vanDyke show when my parents watched it. I wouldn't ever choose this for myself.

Smooth comfortable background music at the cocktail bar, and something to get up and samba to. The Girl from Ipanema is a classic

I've always liked Getz and this album is a classic. These saxophone licks are buttery smooth but complex enough to snap me out of working to listen.

Rating: 7/10 Very good album overall, the combination of jazz and Latin music was very well done. Incredibly pleasant to listen to from start to finish, although it all starts to sound the same after a while.

Albums like these are why I enrolled in 1001albumsgenerator.com. Finding music that I haven't listened to before which are of the highest quality. 5 stars. Favorite tracks: The Girl from Ipanema, Desafinado, Corcovado, O Grande Amor

só gênios

Tender and jazzy, I enjoyed this album but it's not really a genre of music that I'm interested in. Very pleasant for background or dinner music.

This is like hard core elevator music. Imagine an elevator by a pool at a tropical resort. This album is playing

I definitely have heard The Girl From Ipanema at some point and couldn’t put my finger on when/where. It and the rest of the album were perfect for relaxing to.

Good dinner party vibes

I can appreciate it but not my thing

And…. Nope. Bossa Nova= elevator music Really, really good Bossa Nova= elevator music Some of the greatest jazz musicians playing really really reaaaaally good Bossa Nova= elevator music I don’t like elevator music. One bonus star simply because it’s in Spanish Blech.

Yeah this was pretty damn cool. His voice is so silky.

Ideal summer listening. Favourite song: Desafinado

This album just gets better with time

An all time chill album.

Just kinda meh. Every song sort of sounded similar. 2/5

long tall tan lovely

Great bossanova.

The Girl from Ipanema Corcovado O Grande Amor The soft and subtle lyrics make this album. It’s almost an eerie but comforting feeling. So relaxing to me

A great Jazz starter

I'm not on heroin

4/5 very calm so easy to get distracted good overall

Still pretty good background noise. Jazz Samba was better

pleasant and fun though the middle blends together a bit i think a second listening would fix that

Herregud. Vilken ton och flöde Getz har. En klassiker av en anledning.

Mellow & relaxing with a good flow. Hard to give this one a low rating. Mostly was aware of the Girl from Ipanema, but the rest of the album keeps those relaxing vibes flowing.

Extremely cozy feelgood music, makes you happy and calm when listening to it. 'Girl From Ipanema' is a very good song, but the rest doesn't stand out in the same way, but blend together more. In fact, almost all songs on this album sounds exactly same. I don't know if they're playing similar chords in the songs or if it's just due to the guitar player playing the same "riff" over and over again. Overall it's a nice playthrough though, and I think I will save this to put on during a dinner or just to have some nice background music. For it to reach higher ratings it would definitely need some more variety. Strong 3.

I'm not really a fan of bossa-nova and was leaning on giving this album a 2 star, but Stan Getz on the saxophone is just such a pleasure to the ears that it even outweighs my dislike of bossa-nova. It's a nice, chill album with great saxophone parts. I understand the appeal of the album even though I find it slightly annoying in its laid-back rythm. Weak 3.

Classic album, which I listened t occasionally in the past and could appreciate then, but for some reason is getting on my nerves these days.

This elegant and relaxed kind of music has a certain appeal.

Well, this is delicious! In 1964 jazz musician Stan Getz teamed up with guitarist/vocalist Joāo Gilberto (father of the very lovely Bebel Gilberto) for this album of Bossa Nova classics. The legend goes that they needed someone who could sing a verse in English for their version of The Girl From Ipanema, so they drafted in Astrud Gilberto (then wife of Joāo) whose breathy vocals made this a worldwide hit. Apparently she only got $120 for it!

Funny to have the daughter and two albums later her father. I'd no idea where the first track -- very famous -- came from. Once again, it's not really my cup of tea but the jazz bits make it pleasant to listen to anyway.

Oh, I have been waiting a long time for this one. I have been in love with this album for decades, and it was so good to listen again today. Smooth bossa nova perfection.

This one is simply splendid!

Super smooth! A very very fine piece of work.

More bossa nova? Yes please to Getz/Gilberto. I’ve loved this album for years and years and years and it was pure pleasure to lose myself while lounging to the dulcet tones of this masterpiece.

Definitely in my top 20 jazz albums of all time. Love Bossa nova and it started here.

The Girl From Ipanema, with two versions included here, is definitely a good one but nothing else here really stood out. Good calm background music nevertheless.

O grande amor The girl from Ipanema Corcovado Incroyable album

Mais música Brasileira para o meu lado, desta vez com outro Gilberto, desta vez o senhor João Gilberto. Mas o individuo não esta só, vem acompanhado pelo senhor Stan Getz, que parece mais um nome de vilão, mas neste caso não tem o papel de vilão mas sim de senhor do instrumento de sopro que marca claramente o álbum. Algo que valorizo muito nestes álbuns é a sua veia mais única, o facto de serem diferentes de tudo o resto. Este álbum começa com a canção que possui a maior quantidade de covers de sempre, a Garota de Ipanema. Contudo, esta versão tem uma diferença, metade é cantado em português e o final em inglês. Quando entra a parte em inglês a música piora imenso, a cantiga é toda bem conseguida, mas o inglês destoa. Curiosamente a penúltima música do álbum é a Garota de Ipanema, mas só em Inglês, mas desta vez foi bem conseguida. Para além dos os outros senhores já mencionados, também temos a presença do ilustre Tom Jobim. Ainda temos a presença de Astrud Gilberto. Mas o álbum é agradável de ouvir, mas o género músical não me agrada assim tanto. Achei piada e até gostei da música Desfinado. Julgo que a melhor canção deste álbum seja a Para Machucar Meu Coração. Foi uma boa experiência, acho que uma coisa que é importante é moderação, este álbum tem 10 músicas e praticamente 40 minutos, acho que seja adequado. Contudo, temos duas músicas repetidas, versões diferentes mas na génese não é algo novo. Nota: 7/10 Data: 14/06/2024

Nice smooth, easy listening. Vocals are nice but instrumental parts are more interesting to me.

Una caricia al alma y los oídos

Getz/Gilberto is a sun-drenched musical journey that feels like strolling through a vibrant South American street, coffee in hand. The album opens with the iconic Girl from Ipanema, a sweet and timeless track that sets a laid-back, breezy tone. Throughout the record, the seamless blend of Stan Getz's smooth saxophone and João Gilberto's gentle guitar and vocals creates a warm, inviting atmosphere. However, the album tends to stay within a narrow stylistic range, offering little variation from its initial mood. While each track is expertly crafted and enjoyable, the overall experience can feel somewhat repetitive. The consistency in style means there are few surprises, but this also lends the album a cohesive, mellow charm. Its gentle melodies and relaxed pace make it perfect background music for unwinding or daydreaming. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1 STAND OUT TRACK - Girl from Ipanema

para romantizar la vida tomándose un vinito en el balcón.

It’s OK. Probs great if you enjoy that kind of music.

Now, I'm not going to go out and become a boss nova aficionado or anything, but I loved this album. Very chill and so evocative of the 60s.

I honestly think the vocals on some of the tracks took away from the great jazz music. The vocals aren't bad by any means, but some songs didn't need them.

Oooh. Smooth. Never fails to make me feel fancier than I actually am.

Flawless and timeless classic.

Som jazz ska låta.

I wish I was a pregnant 60s housewife hosting a dinner party, with a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other, this is the perfect soundtrack for such an occasion. Laid back classy background noise. But never more than background noise for me so it gets a 3.

I love this. Perfect for cooking or dinner party

Loved it.

Blame it on the bossa nova -- the dance of love. A friend of mine recommended this album to me years ago when I was first learning about jazz. To this day, it's still like a warm bath. Everyone knows the Girl from Ipanema as she goes walking. But the rest of the album is just lovely, soothing sounds, gorgeous playing, and an unhurried good time. Back in my dating days, this was a can't miss romantic album. :-) Just sink into it. You'll enjoy.

Good vibes but better if I understood Spanish

The perfect bossa record🤌

Good background music I guess... Standout song: Corcovado

Lovely. Like Bossanova! One star off because listening to the whole album at one time is a little tedious.

Si. Mucho si. The way that sax is mixed almost got me pregnant.

Latin Jazz. I like Stan Getz

A cool, sunny relaxed vibe. I see myself sipping cocktails at a sophisticated soirėe full of interesting types, effortlessly looking cool. Or a character in some intriguing film. Possibly black and white. I find it gentle to listen to - background music that sets a scene and vibe. Nice.

We're transported to Brazil in the early 60s, somewhere chic, with beautiful people and a peaceful atmosphere as the sun shines and the waves gently lap Copacabana beach. Cafés across the world have been playing this to try and capture the vibe ever since. It's so mellow, creates a mood. The recording is so good it sounds like they are right with us. The voices are great and the saxophone sounds like a third voice. Much as I like it, I know I won't listen to it much, my interest fades. Best track - The Girl From Ipanema, obviously, the long version.

This is great, perfect atmosphere music on a summer afternoon/evening. Makes me feel like I’m on holiday! Favourite track: The Girl From Ipanema

There is a time and place where I would love this album. Perhaps in the early evening on holiday, somewhere hot - going for a stroll or having a glass of wine on the balcony before dinner. Or sipping coffee in some French cafe on Sunday. A hectic Monday at work in overcast England sadly did not match the vibe. While it didn’t click with me immediately, I can appreciate this is a beautifully constructed album with excellent production. Relaxing and carefree. Right now this album isn’t for me. But one day, I know it will be.

beautiful just goddamn beautiful

Elevator music

lol so soothing that the album has started over and I didn’t even realize

This album is great, the album that introduced the world to Bossa Nova. It is smooth, it is groovy…. It swings. It makes me smile. This seems like the kind of record I would’ve found in my father’s LP collection, and that’s a good thing. I was casually familiar with this record, but this listen reminds me that I really should own it. Preferably on vinyl, just because that’s how it was in 1964. 5/5

A fantastic journey through Ipanema.

Getz/Gilberto Short review today. The Girl from Ipanema, it’s such a great song that most versions are good, and I do like the arrangement of this one, a pleasant listen. After that though it veers from pleasant but forgettable to plain forgettable. Nothing truly bad, but nothing truly good. I actually drifted off to sleep the 2nd time around. I’ll go 2 ⭐️⭐️

More 60s crooning from this list, this time in Portuguese. Bland, yet irritating. I think, with the 2 versions on this album, I have heard The Girl from Ipanema five times now, and it is really starting to grate.

Comfy listening with a classic in there I had heard many times before.

goede instrumenteel, vooral saxofoon is geweldig Kan wel een beetje repetitief overkomen. perfect album om op de achtergrond op te leggen

ok

If one where to ask me to define "lounge" music as I see it, it is like jazz but not quite, contemporary without poppiness... Relaxiing but not background, joyful but not new-age. ... ... OR (!) I could just point to this album and say "yeah, lounge is like... just listen to this." Because this IS lounge at it's best and core. This is so nice and relaxing and fundamentally what we listen to music for in the first place. It doesn't matter if many don't understand the lyrics. You just listen and chill. This is very easy to listen to and really deserves to be on this list of must hear albums!

The ultimate bossa-nova album, a classic to drink by.

Effectively the girl from Ipanema as a 45 minute long song.

Did its thing unspectacularly

Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind for this one but as soon as I saw The Girl From Ipanema was on here I groaned inwardly. Still, it was pleasant enough but I'm also glad that it's over.

Enchanting, languid, sultry - this album is a whole dreamy mood. Absolutely love it! Fave tracks - I'm a sucker for almost any version of "The Girl From Ipanema" and this version is _lush_. Also, really like "Desafinado"...

I’ve got a theory. Northerners make fast, loud, oftentimes angry music because they are cold and need something to jump around to and get their temperature up. Southerners make quiet, soft, laid back music because they are fucking hot and just want to lounge in the shade and sip a cold drink and chill. Northerners: metal, rock & roll, the more aggressive strains of hip hop, etc. Southerners: country, reggae, bossa nova, etc. It’s not a perfect theory, but I think I’m on to something, and this album is a solid piece of evidence. This music is as chilled out as music gets. It is easy to hold the thousands of Muzak versions of “The Girl From Ipanema” against this record, but if you can try to hear this with fresh ears then it is really cool and really subtle and beautiful.

Never heard but I see it's french-jazz. I'll check it out. Listening to this first track, I have definitely heard this before. Maybe just this track.

Klikkuð plata. Svo minimal en samt mikið í gangi. Svo birtist allt í einu Caipirinha og ég var kominn á ströndina.

Yndisleg plata sem hefur verið lengi í uppáhaldi hjá mér. Tónlistarsögulega líka mjög mikilvæg. Allt frábært við hana.

buenos temas

Aight

Chill, romatic dinner/background music. Spanish/latin

Now I know what the bossonova is. Girl from Imponema was awesome, the rest was very good too. Perfect background dinner music

If this is 'Bossa Nova' I like it. 90% of the lyrics weren't in English so I can't speak for the songwriting quality, but the saxophone and the bass were both beautiful. An album of just jazz does get tiring after a while, and it is the perfect example of music that I like, but was not made for me. I listened to the original masters as FLAC files at 24-bit 96KHz on the expanded edition of the album. I didn't bother listening to the mono and single recordings featured on the expanded edition as I doubt they sound different enough from the stereo masters to listen to. There is a remastered version of the album available which I will add to my TIDAL collection as both a full album and individual tracks.

Fantastisch album, baanbrekend, invloedrijk, en heel ontspannen

never really thought of bossa Nova + cool jazz. girl from ipanema is essential.

i have loved this album for years and i will love it for years to come. bossa nova is one of my favourite genres in the whole world. jazz is such an art.

Silky smooth selection. Oozes charm and style. Very enjoyable. Added to my list.

Chav sex after party music.

Gone through many a Bossa Nova phase and military juntas aside, Brazil in the early 60s would have been my bag. Stan is a master of the Sax and this is essential listening.

I will definitely give it another listen.

Spanish jazz 1964, some english lyrics, not bad

I think it's good for what it is, even if it's a sound I personally do not care for.

Smooth, chill-ass bossa nova. There's a simple description of it, but that's all it is, really. It's an album to put on and mellow the hell out to. I really hear why it won Album Of The Year in 1965. Like either of the Barbara Streissand albums that were nom'd had a chance to beat it anyway.

The album has some of the most chill vibes this side of Take Five or Serge Gainsborough.

It’s a very good 4. If we’re being really honest, I think this album kind of peaks by The Girl From Ipanema. The good news about hitting that peak so early is that it sustains it really well through the first 5 or 6 tracks of the album. I do think by the end, it finally sort of tapers off, but more from just an inevitable fatigue of the soundscape. What’s here is incredibly relaxing, very enjoyable, and super easy to listen to. It never really falls off a cliff, but it sets the tone so well and so early that every other song, by comparison, feels a bit lesser, but still pretty good. I think the only reason I’m stuck at a 4 is mainly just how rigid the album can feel; not in terms of the compositions themselves, but simply the instruments at hand. I understand the general vibe of bossa nova, and how going full big band on it would immediately betray everything, but this album sticks really deeply to its core instruments, and it keeps a relatively soft tone throughout. I’ve heard passionately done bossa nova with a little bit more bite to it, and I don’t think this album ever really has that kind of bite to it. Regardless though, it’s a great album, a very recommended listen, and a good time that deserves a 4 – maybe a 5 on a re-listen or two.

Aggressively non-confrontational. The almost perfect baseline.

No

Beautifully chill album that makes me wish I was on holidays

sympa à ecouter, jazzy

Yeah, this is just awesome. A 35 minute vacation from everything around you.

When I saw Stan Getz, I knew I recognised the name but wasn’t sure why. One track in, I realised I knew him from the Astrid Gilberto album which also features The Girl From Ipanema. This is such a nice, relaxing album. I’m really finding a love for bossa nova recently. I really should seek out more.

It’s so nice when you get one of your all time favorites. This is impeccable. One of the most perfect and beautiful records ever.

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A lovely, breezy record of Brazilian music, as interpreted by an American. A very chill listen, no doubt, but also pretty straightforward in its approach. Only interesting or memorable within the realm of easy listening, but sometimes that's all you need.

Dazzling

One of the great albums in the history of jazz. Nothing more to say.

Yes

I liked this a lot from the first listen, but it took a bit of time to love it, which I definitely do. Beautiful songs delivered woderfully. This is sublime.

Really smooth

Very good chill summer album

first listen. quite nice but too jazzy for me. I can't imagine myself ever coming back to it.

There truly is no better music to put on when you are driving by the ocean with the windows down because it's 80 degrees in October for some reason. Immaculate vibes album.

This was a surprisingly great poolside listen.

Really nice easy listening. 4* might be too generous. 71/100, couple of bonus points for Ipanema.

Listening to this one right after a 150-minute live jazz band ordeal, also from this list. But rather than being fed up with jazz for the time being, the contrast helped showcase the strengths of Getz/Gilberto. For one, it shows how superior studio recordings are to live recordings in general. The wonderful production on this record allows specific elements to be highlighted, playing with different volume settings, and for each component to shine in it's appropriate role within the composition. Speaking of, compositions are stripped down, but tight enough to never sound too sparse. There's a simplicity that knows it can rely on the quality of its individual ingredients. I don't know if it's only the contrast to the previous album, but I ended up enjoying this one way more than I expected. It's definitely more of a 4.5 than a straight-up 5. But well, Getz and Gilberto caught me by surprise and it's simply a good album. And if this record popularized bossa nova, then without a doubt, countless students around the world should be thankful to Getz and Gilberto for pioneering the quintessential study music (+cozy cafe on a rainy day music).

this tickles everything I like about jazz. Getz the smoothest operator there is.

A relaxing album that resembles a Woody Allen mellow drama vibe.

Love love love. No clue what they’re singing, made me feel like on a holiday. And wow the saxophone!

Sunshine in album form. Love. Favourite track: It has to be The Girl from Ipanema :)

Love Stan Getz, I feel like I'm in a bossa nova club listening to this album

Iconic sound and album cover. Not all music needs to bite, sometimes you need that smooth caress.

Day115 - funny that this is the second album that has started with “the girl from ipanema” i didn’t know the bossa nova was something you should listen to. it’s really good

I liked it but conversely didn't find it revelatory or particularly inspired. I suppose it's a product of the time, these days the influence of world music is felt across all genres, it may have been more important when it was released.

Very smooth and lovely music. Horn jazz with some pleasant vocals and great balance of power within the instruments. I find it hard to connect to the music, and it doesn’t really capture me. Objectively it is very beautiful.

Very chill. See where Thiago Petit gets it from

Getz/Gilberto, by Stan Getz and João Gilberto, is very pleasant. Its nothing crazy listening half a century later, but one could imagine the aesthetic appeal in a temporally appropriate setting. Still, I find the piano, violin, and jazz elements to this album, as I feel unlike my experience with Sinatra, the vocals blend better. It also had the better The Girl from Ipanema. My favorite is Só Danço Samba. All in all, Getz/Gilberto is a great album. best Song: Só Danço Samba worst Song: Desafinado

Great but fairly short. I don’t really know where it fits in with the history of jazz but seems like it was important for the cross cultural collabor

This may be my new favorite jazz album!

"Getz/Gilberto" is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazillian guitarist João Gilberto. It also features Brazilian pianist/composer Antônio Carlos Jobim who composed many of the songs. It is a jazz and bossa nova album and is considered as the album that popularized bossa nova music worldwide. The album was widely acclaimed and won the 1965 Grammy for album of the year, the first non-American album to win the album of the year. The album opens with Jobim's "The Girl from Ipanema." João and Astrud Gilberto on vocals. A whispering João at that. A soft acoustic guitar. Getz comes in with the sax towards the end. "Desafinado" is similar sounding. A more prevalent bossa nova beat. João has a nice tenor voice. " Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)" opens the second side. The piano gives this a more jazzy vibe with the underlying bossa nova beat. João and Astrud again on vocals. A melancholy saxophone opens "O Grande Amour." This is mostly instrumental and we get extended sax and piano solos. This is a gentle and soothing album. Delicate vocals by João. A nice fusion of sorts with the sax and piano giving it a jazzy vibe with percussion playing a bossa nova beat. I was going to say this is not a very adventurous album but I really liked the last two songs where we get extended sax and piano solos. An historic album and a very enjoyable listen.

I fell asleep listening to this, which is a first for the list. I'm not sure how far I got into it but had to start over the next day when I woke up. This is a pleasant album but not only does it have no bite, it has no teeth. The way this was recorded, especially the sax, makes this sound older than it actually is. Really not my thing.

Not my favorite

Corcovado is okay. The rest is a bit boring, really. Unless you like Bossanova, it's not going to set anything alight. Yes, some of the sax is good. The vocals are not interesting.

Another case of very pleasant and good bossa nova without anything too life-changing that could bump it up to five stars (aside from the obvious song!!) We love you JOBIM!!!!!

As likeable as bossa nova can be, really. Can be very emotionally captivating when it wants, and there really is a heart to it.

Nyet

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

The pinnacle of Bossa Nova. When two great minds come together 1+1=3 and you get this.

brazilian topster

Thought that I already reviewed this one, maybe it was another similar recording, stated that it reminds me of the music my parents listened to when I was a little boy.. pleasant reference, 3 stars.

An immortal album. I love bossa nova.

A classic of the Bossa Nova genre. If you just need one Bossa Nova album it is this.

A beautiful, mellow Jazz album.

funny vibe

solitamente non sono una fan accanita di jazz; ma con questo album mi sono sentita teletrasportata su una spiaggia in Brasile, su una sdraio al tramonto, con una caipirinha in una mano e un sigaro nell’altra a osservare il sole che tramonta. neanche da dire, molto piacevole. sarebbe 3.5/5 ma purtroppo non mi sento di dargli 4.

Romantico, sognante, raffinato. Che chill.

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.

you get ipanema'd not once, but twice!

This album is a the shining experience of being cool yet not boring, communicative yet complex and nuanced. As a huge Gilberto fan I have My criticism too. In my opinion, Getz isn't as needed here as he seemed to be at the time this was released. He is a very fine sax player, but the issue in the record is definitely the song and Joao's delivery. But I have to add that his solo on so danco samba is a masterpiece. It's a very very high 4

I admittedly haven't listened past Girl From Ipanema previously. Doing so now, I don't feel as if I've missed out up to this point. I consider this a part of some sort of music appreciation class. It's important for it's importance. How that came to be, I'll never really understand. Sort of like reading Dickens now. So what?

Was in the right mood for some elevator music.

Nice jazz album.

Mellow. We'll put together. Could just keep on listening

Loved it! So soft and soothing--perfect for my Friday morning workout.

jazz legend. gets a wee repetitive after awhile but it's a good repetitive. like i'm perpetually at a dinner party.

expert

Great sax! Enjoyed the grooves.

The background music to the evening salon you'd be jealous to walk past... Windows open, Bohemia wafting onto the street...

Classic bossa nova album.

Bosa nova doesn't get much better. A perfect album for cooking dinner with friends with a glass of wine.

Very mellow, like the soundtrack to an old movie

The Getz horn solo is really breathy and pronounced… Lost interest a bit after 3 or 4 tracks

The opening track was my favorite and I like this way more than I thought I would it was like ice tea on a hot day.

A classic bossa nova record featuring many of the greats of the genre. The music sounds effortless and impossibly smooth. It's understated, saying only what it needs to, exactly as loudly as it needs to, and nothing more. This is music for when you and your partner get home late after a night out but are still wide awake.

It’s da vibes

EL bossanova es de los generos salidos del jazz y blues que más disfruto y creo que todo lo que Joao Gilberto logró hacer en vida fue una maravillosa influencia para las artistas emergentes de su época. Su habilidad para escribir, componer, y hacer arreglos con brillantes melodías hacen de este album otro de sus grandes proyectos, en colaboración con Stan Getz que simplemente es increíble en el saxofón. 10/10.

Cocinar con este album de fondo 10/10.

Hard to be negative about this. Gorgeously done. Ruined by poor imitators. Not their fault. 4.5

No justification necessary. Stands alone

Great record (I have an original Australian mono vinyl copy on MGM). I also have the edited version of The Girl From Ipanema on a 7” ep, and this was probably the version I heard on the radio in the early 60’s. There’s something deadpan about Astrud Gilberto’s voice that I’ve always really loved & she’s great on this album, although only on 2 tracks - the other is Corcovado. Both tracks inspired numerous cover versions. Corcovado was covered by everyone from Miles & Sinatra back in the day to Queen Latifah in the noughties. And Desifinado was just as popular a tune. Jobim had already become known in the west, especially from the film Black Orpheus (1958), for which he wrote the bulk of the music. But this album, on which he wrote 6 of the 8 trax & played piano, really made him hugely successful worldwide. Within a couple of years he recorded an album with Sinatra. This is an easy listen. That’s bossa-nova.

I really dig this record. I find a lot of soft jazz just wallpaper, but this really grabbed me. It is soft and gentle, but the samba rhythms, the beautiful whispery vocals (especially with Astrid Gilberto appears), the band's undeniably chemistry, and Getz's understated soloing really lift this into something special. Desafinado, Corcovado and Girl from Ipanema are, rightly, classics, and stand out tracks on a really fine record. Not an album to outstay its welcome, it comfortably sits into its gentle grooves, and is very welcome back on my turntable any time. Side note: Milton Banana, drummer on the album, has the best name ever. God bless you, Mr Banana, wherever you may be.

Transportative jazz Seaside open air cafe Relaxed yet cultured

Garota de Ipanema and assorted songs are absolutely classics

Ahhhhh sooo gut!!! Ich freue mi richtig uf da album . S macht eifach spass da z lose

Butter

Ahhhhh bossa!! Es isch eifach musig. Fast scho redundant… 5

Biiing cungg cungg. de tag isch cho es isch s album das bossa nova aaah. glaub da lostmer eig nöd wells so wie de grundstei isch für so viel anders unds drum redundant wär zums lose. aber de shit isch guet. girl from ipanema komplett overplayed aber soooo guet und subtil und gschmackvoll. wie de joao und d astrud sich abwechslet mmmh. ou hallo stan. Doralice. de joao singt sooo geil. so gnau. jobim ade keys milton banana (monke) ade drums. love it. stan huuuere geils solo. para maluchar au suuuper. Desafinado classic jobim wa füre melodie what the fuck. shit isch weich wie butter. boah wies im solo ufmached. alli mached da bitz meh genau so wiemer sött compe. uuund denn joao mitem dung dudungsh stuff. uuuuf astrud mitem corcovado intro. denn hert stan time denn hert joao time. musikalischi chemie isch extreeem ume. getz solo bi so danco samba isch meeega schön. o grande amor. melodie haaammer. gsang vom joao chrank schön. response vom stan super tasty. boah d bridge mit de fallende basslinie... vivo sonhando langs solo am schluss wunderbar classic. füfi. füfi. füfi.

OUHYYYEAQAH herti tessin flashbacks ah yes ich lieb stimme nur uf einere siite, danke stereo es isch soooo warmi musig und passt zum wetter musikalisch han ich halt kei ahnig und bis jz isch min einzig minuspunkt, dass es chli eintönig chan werde

I used to put this on as pleasant background music when I had guests. People would either ask “why are we listening to elevator music?”, or they would think I was trying to make-out with them. So be careful if you play this with people around.

Everytime I hear girl from Ipanema I do a lil dance wherever I am

This is very pleasant to listen to….but it’s all pretty much the same. Very easy going. I like the sparse arrangements, light background music to accompany whoever has the lead, voice or saxophone. Again with the sax, not always crazy about the sound. His tone sounds like it’s always leaking air - as if the sax’s throat won’t clear. But his choice of notes is spot on. I love that his improvising still has a nice melodic line to it. I preferred the other Stan Getz album, with Charlie Bird, but this would make nice dinner party music.

Le genre de jazz qui est un peu trop doux à mon goût. C'est très musique de bruit de fond plus qu'un album à activement écouter. Rien de mauvais, mais rien qui se démarque. 5/10

i loved it soul soothing music , i wud listen and chill out again

Ya like jazz?

great music, couldn't understand em

this was a tough time

Perfect chill vibe. Can imagine this being great for a sunny day! Based on the smoothness of this album, those men could probably swoon their way into most situations.

Sexy, smooth jazz. ❤️❤️

Enjoyed this one, was very relaxing and easy to love. I had heard a few songs before this, but now I know the origins!

Lovely, peaceful, and romantic. Perfect for the quiet moments

4/5 Hard not to love the Bossa Nova!

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 really like Stan Getz's saxophone playing. I also like Gilberto's vocals. However, the gentle bossa nova is more suited to a beach with long drinks in summer. I only have that on rare occasions. I had a good time listening to the music. But it's not the kind of music I listen to all the time. 3/4

And I knew a song. It must be bossa Nova for the masses. Pretty good I got to say.

So smooth and plinky-plonky that it becomes annoying

Mmm... nice. You know, I didn't really know anything about this album before today. I had seen it when I looked up the complete list of albums for this project, but I didn't know anything about the actual album itself. As it turns out, this is actually a pretty influential album right here. The album sold over a million copies and popularized the bossa nova genre. After doing my preliminary research, I came to the conclusion that this album deserves to be on this list. That conclusion was further supported by the thoughts that were entering my head when I listened to this album, because it's really good. Is it a bit repetitive? Yes. Do I care? No. The vibes here are just immaculate. I love the singing, the sound and compositions are top-notch. This is just a great collection of some nice music to just sit back and relax to. High 4/5.

Smooth

Felt like being in a quant swan boat in Venice on a warm summer evening, steadily cruising down one of the many water-roads. Enjoy

skip

damn man

Language barrier. Still good.

If you like Girl From Ipanema, you’ll like this album ;)

This is so serene I can barely pay attention to this. It's not bad, but I don't think I could even enjoy it as background music.

Feels like I’m on a sunset by the beach, drinking caipirinha, talking to friends and watching the waves come and go. On an end-summer day.

This was a fun one. Probably slightly below 4 stars.

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

I enjoyed this album very much. It's mellow tranquility just totally hits the spot. Glad to have it in my album collection now. For the genre and what it is this is one resides on the peak.

Feels like a gentle hug for the heart, a light breeze flowing lightly in-between your brain creases, a warm evening walk in the tropical air when the sun has just set or the tranquil feeling of knowing that you're falling asleep and there's nothing left to worry about for today

Garota de Ipanema numa versão gringa foi simplesmente criminoso pra mim. Igualmente pra Corcovado.

Good - Girl From ipanema Rest of album poor

Not for me!

Coming across this album and having to listen through the stereo and mono mixes, I couldn't help but ponder a few things; how did this become the standard bearer for all things bossa nova and why did it have the impact it did upon listeners? My guess is that it was to do with the last wave of tastemaking done by older generations not well equipped to handle the rapidly changing scenes that they wouldn't or couldn't understand anyway and its languid, at times lethargic slow groove was more up their alley. Something to throw on when throwing business parties or to seem rather adventurous in tastes when hosting others. Whether the case, Getz/Gilberto is an album that's to be respected and its legacy to be appreciated when applicable, even if it doesn't play towards most tastes. Favorites: The Girl From Ipanema, Desafinado, Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars), Só Danço Samba, O Grande Amor.

Solid album. I like the bossanova sound, and this album has enough catchy songs to go above average.

It's raining and windy out, but this album still makes it feel light and Springy out.

There was a magical day in my early 20s, when I was lucky enough to live abroad, that I spent with 3 other women paddle boating on the Vltava, cooking delicious dishes it never would have occurred to me to try to make at that time (bruschetta with eggplant?!), and listening to music in the fabulous apartment the host owned. She was a little older, a little more worldly, she taught yoga as well as English as a 2nd language & she was *married*. She put on this album while we cooked and laughed and hung out & maybe even danced a little bit like we were in some corny movie - and for an afternoon, I felt less like a broke expat who had no idea what they were doing with their life, and more like a sophisticated young woman living a fabulous life.

Innovation incarnate. Like nothing the world had ever heard before (if you were American). I love this album so much, I can’t say a bad thing about it. It’s got such a good feeling and energy to it. I’ll never get bored of listening to this album. 5/5

This is the shit you play at fancy dinner parties you host. I’m talking cotton napkin fancy. It’s chill, I’d play again. 4 stars

Good relaxing day drinking on a beach or somewhere warm and tropical. I don't understand the words without translation but that is almost good. Reading the lyrics after listening I did pick up on a lot of the meaning and feelings just by the melody and his emphasis.

I understood Syd Barret's lyrics better. Is this guy singing in Portuguese? In any language Mr. Gilberto's voice is smooth and silky like a warm cocoa mocha. And so is his wife's. The whole album is smooth. But it's a little on the easy listening side for me and feels like the same cafe mocha served over and over. Can't just ONE song be a double espresso? I usually prefer my jazz: jumping, swinging, groovn or fucked up. But this is some of the best hold music that the 20th century has to offer. Your call is important to us. You are number (86) in the que. Please draw yourself a bubble bath and hold for the next available operator.

Definitely one of the best jazz records ever made!

Well this is just lovely. Transports me to a dark, smoky jazz club of that era. It’s so groovy and chill and silky smooth. Love the vibe, and totally dig the sax playing. It’s not something I’d jam out to with the car windows rolled down, but certainly would be a great Sunday morning type listen.

One of my favourite albums of all time, slaps in legit every single way possible, so amazing

Lovely little album. Nice and cozy. Favorite tracks: All of them, but The Girl from Ipanema is definitely the favorite favorite

Beautiful…Getz is truly one of the goats. Lobe the latin influence from Gilberto on this album too.

awwww I love this first song! The Girl from Ipanema. Oh man I really like the Bossa Nova sound. 5 Stars.

This was definitely jazzy bossa nova, I guess.

idk why sometimes bossa nova annoys me and sometimes it's soothing. it's one of life's little mysteries.

A jazz album, really nice vibes actually. Chilled out and nice background music. A low 4!

Amazing! Pure and and beautiful! Jazz never to be topped!

Prachtig. Dit is echt zo'n ontzettend lekker album om te luistere, echt een feest na een vrij matige vorige week. Heb een aantal nummers als favoriet gemarkeerd, maar eerlijk gezegd zou ik dat voor het hele album kunnen doen. Wat een fantastisch album, met een soort mengeling van Jazz, samba en een klein soulvol laagje er nog over heen. Het album brengt met in zomerse sferen, dit is typsich zo'n zomeravond album waar je lekker op het terras zit, je bent morgen vrij, het was 30 graden dus is het nu nog 26 graden, je hebt een fantastisch lekker drankje in je handen en bent met vrienden en familie. Proost. FAVO: The girl from Ipanema, Para Machuchar..., So Danco Samba, O grande amor, Vivo Sonhando

Back to back absolute bangers this week. I love jazz despite how much I complain about getting it (even though this is Bossa Nova). Shhhh.

Top of the line for its genre. Great piece of work.

Favorite Tracks: The Girl From Ipanema Corcovado

Beautiful and transportive.

Favourite tracks: girl from ipanema

Микс из джаза и боссановы. Реально впечатлен этим альбомом чудесная, успокаивающая музыка с крайне приятным вокалом и очень кайфовым саксофоном. Я реально удивлен но мне эта запись очень понравилась, она стала саундтреком вечерней прогулки по весеннему городу и вписалась в мое настроение идеально. Когда нибудь обязательно вернусь к этой пластинке очень рад что наткнулся на нее ощущения будто отыскал именно то что мне было нужно в данный момент времени.

This went down smooth.

Super awesome.

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.

Bossanova not my type

it was good funky sax sounded a bit like flute sometimes (they’re so similar though tbf) hate to say i did get a bit bored towards the end

3.5 im surprised i actually liked it

Vocals are often low in the mix, but otherwise a pleasant album.

This reminds me of my childhood. Also doesn't hurt that I'm relistening to it while having my little European moment--sipping a cappuccino at a cafe in the Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere on a crisp Tuesday morning. I really could get used to it.

B- The Girl From Ipanema 3 Doralice 3 Para Machucar Meu Coracao (To Hurt My Heart) 3 Desafinado 3 Corcovado 3 So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba) 3 O Grande Amor 3 Vivo Sohando 3 It'd take an exceptionally long silver spoon up someone's bum to really enjoy this.

Bossa baby

Excellent Jazz music, loved it!

4.5/5. Great album, always enjoy listening to this.

It's a classic and it goes to my Lounge folder 4,5/5

This is listenable jazz.

This is the type of music you’d expect to hear in a cruise ship restaurant and I mean that as a compliment.

I liked this quite a bit, it is some pretty chill music. I actually recognize a song or two from here, I think it was on an episode of Frasier.

Loved this album. Second album I've got from Stan Getz and it just continues to be a vibe. I don't think I enjoyed this one as much as his Samba record earlier. Nonetheless had a great listen to this. Will revisit.

Chill dinner vibes

CLASSIC

It's perfect for an evening with friends. Music, something to drink and long conversations.

nice

A treat for the ears.

C'est le brésil

Nice lounge music, nothing that special about it.

wonderful background music

I want to be Brazilian. I want to live in Ipanema and listen to this record over and over.

First listen Saved 4/8 Top track: The Girl From Ipanema