Getz/Gilberto

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.

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.

Gear: Hifiman Arya Artwork: 🖌️🧱🖼️ Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🌴😊✌️ Rating: 🍊🍊🍊🍊(🍊)/5

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.