Getz/Gilberto

Good study music. I guess most would associate this with elevator music these days, but an album has to be really good to be pervasive enough to hear it so widely, and to have so many songs that you're familiar with even if you don't quite know where from. I feel like I've heard about 30 covers of some of the songs off this album. Girl from Ipanema is a bonafide classic.

Oude jazz

Bliss

++: The Girl from Ipanema, Doralice, Desafinado, Só Danço Samba, O Grande Amor +: Para Machucar Meu Coração, Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars), Vivo Sonhando 8,8/10

Good background music. Enjoyed but got repetitive

I love love love João Gilberto. A perfect album imo

chill, summer, bossa-nova, water

Fantastic album I never would have tracked down. The Girl From Ipamena is well known, but I had never heard the version with Portuguese lyrics and a male voice. The rest of the album was a fantastic showing of classic bossa nova / jazz music, things I never really explored beyond the somewhat related jazz / swing / ska of the 90s.

sommerlicher start in den tag - gemütlich mitwippen bei bekannten klassikern

Cooler Bossa Nova wie er sein muss. Bin selber erstaunt aber es gefällt mir!

Delightful background music. Will save the entire album for cocktail hours and date nights. I feel like I’ve heard all of these songs as backing tracks in movies.

I love the Stan Getz "Jazz Samba" record and gave it a 5. This one is really good but only a 3/5.

Romantic, chill & chic summer listen.

Jazz.

Incredible vibes.

girl from ipanema is beautiful. very chill and lovely to listen to. vinyl in collection. Would I listen again: YES Deserves to be on this list: It's THE bossa nova album. 5.0

Very good

está bien, la parte de la chica cantando en inglés no me gustaba tanto. quizá no estoy en el mood. el single es muy conocido claro.

I've already sought this out so many times (I tend to let things simmer before writing my reviews) - absolutely one of the best discoveries yet. It's easy, breezy, understated, and elegant. I can feel my blood pressure lowering within the first moments of The Girl From Ipanema. I adore this and would love to listen to it on vinyl when I get the chance.

Very chill! Gilberto is not the best singer out there but the bibe is right

chill

Soft and soothing, and that's something I need right now. Putting it on the replay list.

Perfect dinner party music

Lovely. Will revisit

Songs than my Nan liked

Girl feom Ipanema. Musica din Brazilia.

This sounds like a should be sitting in a dingy bar filled with cigar smoke listening to the house band while sipping on some whiskey

Excellent, easy listening! Fun instrumentals and great vocal work. 'The Girl from Ipanema' is fantastic!

Perfeito

Pleasant and chill, but not the most compelling jazz I’ve ever heard. Still a very nice listen.

Killer album to write to, vibes!

had no idea what to expect, enjoyed it a lot

Already in my rotation, but enjoyed it as always

Felt like a Brazilian made love to my ears.

Truly soothing - an ideal album to set the perfect tone for a serene and peaceful evening 💖

Not my typical cup of tea, but well enjoyed over an actual cup of tea on a rainy morning 3.5/5

i like bossa nova

Lovely, chill bossa nova.

it's chill, i like it, but it doesn't do all that much for me

a bit repetitive at times

it was jazz, idk

Not for me.

This is the magic of this list, something completely new to me & not saying “hey have you ever heard 1984 by Van Halen?” Sorry for calling 1984 out in particular, it’s just fresh in the mind. Going to download this whole thing for when I’m toddling around Split next month, ideal gallery & coffee music.

I do appreciate a bossa nova beat, but the clipped and close vocals are off-putting and prevented me from fully enjoying the music. Highlight: Corcovado

Can't tell if my rating either goes way down if I ever learn Portuguese but I'm keeping high hopes that these are banger lyrics. It's funny to think that the only song I knew here was girl from Ipanema and I think that may be the worst song on here, or at least the most straightforward. Need to delve into this more but it's short and sweet. Loved it. Highlight: Para Machuchar Meu Coracao

Enjoyable music. Recognised the first song but none of the others.

I think this is jazz. Pretty soothing I like it

elite

Süß

Really cool album. I could imagine myself sitting at a cafe with this playing in the background.

GetZ/Gilberto II even better

Such a relaxing bit of jazz mastery.

I never really listened to much jazz until a friend of mine was purging his record collection and I got my hands on Getz/Gilberto. The album was a well-worn copy, but the record played well despite the crackles from scratches and once the needle hit the grooves I was hooked. The cool ambiance of Getz's sax, along with the Brazilian vibes from Gilberto was music so soothing and comforting, I now realized why this music was so timeless and classic. The secret weapon was Astrud Gilberto's vocals on, "The Girl From Ipanema" and "Corcovado" and it introduced me to her music and has led me to seeking out all her albums. I've continued to listen to (and buy) every Stan Getz album I can get my hands on and now can't get enough jazz/ bossa nova music and it's widened my eyes (and ears) to the world of jazz music. Definitely an essential record, not only jazz, but this should be heard by anyone that loves great music.

Loved the slow jazzy instrumentals and the beautiful vocals

The woman from impanena is clearly really the only reason this album got flagged in the list imo. The rest of the album isn’t bad it’s some solid jazz background, but isn’t anything mindblowing. Give it a solid B

It was the first Bossa nova/jazz album I listened to, and I was pleased with it. After a while, it became repetitive, so I lost a bit of interest in it, but it was a calming and enjoyable listen. It placed me in a mood in which I felt like I was swaying on a white sand beach with a fine honey. Will probably revisit to make this a reality.

absolute banger

immaculate, sparkling vibes Portuguese is such a beautiful language his voice, her voice, their playing yes Best tunes: the girl from ipanema, doralice, para machucar meu coração, desafinado, só danço samba

Getz was a mess with drugs, alcohol and rage...the saxophone choose him. Astrud hanging out in the studio and asked to to sing the English part in "The Gal From I", and being paid $125 for a record that sold 5-million...not right. This gentle LP was recorded in 2-days, recording only what is necessary. This is a Sunday morning, pancake making background music. Understated and clean. Ching-ching-ching!

Great

I've never listened to a full Bossa Nova album before but this was amazing as expected.

Sunday morning bliss

The soundtrack to a perfectly quaint day or micro adventure. Stunning sax on here. a wonderful display of restraint and release

Solid chill-out music. This is an album that puts you in a headspace you can lavish in for days. While I do think a lot of the songs blend in with one another (upon first listen at least), I think that just speaks to how consistent this whole thing is - I respect that it remains in this very consistent, lowkey, and relatively standard cool-jazz and bossa-nova space for its duration. As the title suggests, the two artists here are vocalist Gilberto and tenor sax player Getz. Most tracks have Gilberto riding these standard samba percussive bits in the first half, with Getz coming in during the song's final minutes, sending it off with a solo. The solos can range from light and fluttery, to relatively dramatic like on 'O Grande Amor'. I also really enjoyed Astrud Gilberto's vocals on the opener 'The Girl From Ipanema' and 'Corcovado', she offers an oddly modern take on vocal jazz, considering this came out in '64 and all. This is music that can cheer you up, and make the gloomiest of days feel sunny. Great stuff.

Smooth easy listening, something that would suit a lobby or cocktail bar. Nice relaxing tempo throughout with beautiful playing, just not something I'd have on rotation

Today in jazz music anyone can enjoy... This was fine if you like easy listening jazz stuff. It's nothing challenging or impressive, but apparently selling a bunch of units is sufficient to get anything on this list.

Bossa nova, especially on this record, is a way of life, something that, like the Girl from Ipanema, passes but is entirely memorable, in fact longingly so. This doesn't pass into oblivion or homogeneity, but only strengthens by virtue of its fleetingness, a transience that somehow sticks around and perpetuates something permanent. That may just be the magic of a 'cool' that's not too cool. Getz/Gilberto successfully negotiate the potential dull and hazy atmosphere prompted by a smooth and superficial experience. It relinquishes smoothness for the sake of easygoingness, superficiality for a momentary suspension of depth. Thing is, it is deep - just not woefully so.

Smooth tropical sound and a softie for The Girl From Ipanema.

As classic as a record could get. Quintessential 60s bossa nova here.

This. Is. So. Good. I could put this on any time and just de-stress. Relax. I need more of this.

This album contains at least the best bossa nova song, and several other contenders. It's impossible to do anything else when listening to this record other than pay complete attention. Absolutely iconic. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

i feel like i’ve heard this music in an elevator before. it’s so soothing and pleasant. just all around wonderful

Lovely vibe. Couldn’t distinguish one song after Ipanema. All sorta blends.

L'album de smooth bossa accessible suprême. Ça met un mood, ça en déroge pas, c'est parfaitement exécuté. Un des disques les plus confortables, toute catégories confondue. J'hésite entre 4 et 5.

C'est bon mais un peu idiot. Chaque solo de sax arrive comme si c'était la fin du monde. J'aurais peut-être apprécié un peu plus, saoûl mort sur une plage, mais on n'est que vendredi matin, dans l’sous-sol.

Weirdly I got the pixies bossanova yesterday then the real thing today. This was pleasant but not something I’m likely to listen to.

Perfect album for Saturday morning coffee

Very calming.

I'm getting old. I really enjoyed the depth of inoffensiveness of this. I also enjoyed the back story of how this smooth thing was created with a lot of friction.

The best

It was such good background music as I worked that I kept having to go back to make sure I knew each song apart, it all flowed so seamlessly. I love BossaNova so this has to be a five star. It always puts me in such a great mood. Not sure if I like this one or Astrud Gilberto's more. Rating: 4.8

Good, easy listening.

Good vibe, old school feel great background music for a chill get together

it's good, but kinda the same jam over and over.

As a few before me have noted, this is a pleasant but otherwise uneventful elevator ride.

The most soothing musical listening experience I’ve ever had.

Vamos caralho

Alla fin fine la bossa nova è samba prog, grazie Getz

I am glad to be alive and able to listen to this gem, proud of my country.

Very fine, indeed. Personally I don't get tired of this even though I have been listening to this genre of music since childhood in the 1960's. Smooth and easy listening but not simple by any means.

Weird how I got 2 Bossa nova albums in a row with even some overlap in the track list but I have similar feelings to this one as the last one. Very good but not quite 5 stars. 4 stars

This doesn't do it at 100% for me but still, with the bossa-nova elements, I feel that this helps it sticking more than other old jazz albums I've listened to before.

Pleasant, talented, bit dull.

four stars

Beautiful

Amazing elevator music

Banger. The Girl From Ipanema is an all timer earworm melody. And the rest of the album is great too. I'm fascinated by music that can be engaging to listen to or sit perfectly in the background. This music is timeless for me. Another excellent selection from the generator. 5 stars all day.

I feel like I've read, "[x] is considered the record that popularized bossa nova worldwide" at least three times so far throughout this journey. Also, I'm not sure what it is, but bossa nova always strikes me as music for toddlers - due to its gentleness, not lack of intellectual prowess! Anyway, this was a subdued and relaxing listen, though dull for my taste. Listened to: at 5MW. Favorite tracks: Corcovado

Some relaxing jazz, very minimal

Charming, pleasant, Homer Simpson in a submarine. Makes me wanna play the Sims 1

I honestly can’t even remember this I was just too excited for Alice in chains, sorry stan

It's aight. On a jazz I've got on vinyl run here.

Alright, just not my bag. Musicianship is superb.

thank you Stan Getz, vibes immaculate as always

As soon as this album was generated I knew it would be a good one. So incredibly feel good and chill. The guitar, the saxophone, the vocals. Perfect

This album is a memory to me. Walking down 26th to meet my mom at work and really hearing it for the first time. Every note is in it’s place, every musician holds up their end of the bargain, but to me Astrud’s voice is the star. Not to discount João’s.

3.5 Enjoyed the listen. Maybe not a ton of variety throughout but did create a cool vibe

My parents had this on CD, and a lot of the songs were instantly placeable. That's probably quite a significant complement, considering it's a mix of fairly standard seeming jazz and a handful of much loved standards like Girl From Ipanema. Anyway, I enjoyed it, I worked to it, it was some time after that I realised it had stopped.

Good driving at night music.

I’m a sucker for bossa and this is a perfect entry into the genre

That was wonderful.

The combined efforts of this all-star team of Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Astrud Gilberto made a gorgeous, peaceful, sensual, playful, nostalgic, and most importantly, GOOD, like, very, very good, album.

Really great. High fidelity. Great early morning music. Very soothing and calming. Will replay a whole bunch.

What a lovely little album! Bosa nova has been hitting my ear right recently. i am curious - is this the first ever iteration of girl from impanena? Album is great, can have it on repeat in the bg of a party or at work and everyone would be happy. loving it. feels like a sigh.

Smooth jazzy Bossa nova (or samba?) focused around syncopated acoustic guitar picking, silky sax lines (Getz really makes that sax sing), and hushed but lovely Brazilian vocals. Of course there’s still other contributors - bass and gentle percussion, piano, etc - but they aren’t leading the songs or taking the solos. It’s a calm and soothing album, it’s subtle and delicate. It’s fit for laying on the beach, an early morning coffee on the veranda, or nodding out imagining you’re doing either.

When I was a kid, my father would play guitar and sing "The Girl From Ipanema" to me. He passed away in 1980. Today would have been his 87th birthday and this was my Album of the Day. Happy Birthday, Papai.

8,1

I'm sure it's not bad, but I'm rarely in the mood for Bossa Nova/Jazz. 2.5/5

So chilled but can't see myself playing it again

I love it! makes me wish that the sun would shine and i could lay down in the sand after an cool down. Huge fan of Bossa Nova and Brazilian Music. Albums like these are much more needed on this list tbh. (4.0/5.0)

Pleasant enough but maybe a little low key for anything but background music. (19 known/31 new)

This was awesome. I did not realize how much of this album I have heard of through other forms of media. Pretty cool. I wonder if Devin Townsend took influence from this record for his casualties of cool record. Pretty good!

Piękne. Jak letni poranek. Jak wakacje. I jak pierwsze zauroczenie. Bardzo spójna płyta zachowująca swój klimat od pierwszej do ostatniej piosenki, leniwie płynąc, sunąc między dźwiękami. 8/10

Different and Good

It's a decent jazz album to end the week. I liked the two singles. However, I've heard better jazz albums before. Also, I'm not too keen on bossa nova. All of the songs are nearly the exact same. 2 stars for "Getz/Gilberto".

Floating on silence.

This album is fine but at the end of the day I find this style to be pretty boring. It’s produced well enough, and it’s executed well, but it’s not really my bag baby.

Perfect album. I will be listening again and again!

Mixtures with Cool jazzy moments and elevator music

Fun

I have heard The Girl From Ipanema maybe dozens or hundreds of times, but I didn't know this was THE album where it was first featured. I liked it a lot. I'm already thinking of driving along the coast listening to this, and I can't wait to do it.

Very chilled out, but not a regular listen kind of album.

Music to chill/relax/make love to. Jazz of the easiest listening variety, lovingly sampled by modern beatmakers.

3.0

Behagligt ändå. Det är trevligt musik, men det betyder också att det inte riktigt når högre betyg. Lite sävligt, men i positiv bemärkelse.

Baserat på min mycket begränsade erfarenhet av bossa nova får jag konstatera att det är väldigt svårt att ogilla, men också svårt att bli riktigt begeistrad av. Det här är inget undantag. Det puttrar på och är myspysigt hela tiden, men lyfter inte till några högre höjder än en trea. En stabil sådan dock.

Sophisticated

soothing bossa nova, top notch stuff

loved girl from impanema, great gateway into bossa nova

Not my thing but I did recognise one song

I usually am not one for hyperbole but this may be the worst album I have ever heard. Like it was absolute rubbish. No disrespect to Stan Getz of course. I would have happily not had any issues if I had not listened to this album before my death. In fact, this has made me question my life choice such as why did I listen to this album. I wouldn't even recommend this to my friends, let alone my enemies.

Ik ben echt groot fan van bossanova, maar voor mij zijn dit soort albums niet gemaakt om front-to-back aandachtig te luisteren. Dat kan bijvoorbeeld bij het iconische Girl from Ipanema, maar een heel album wordt bijna saai. Heerlijk voor op de achtergrond met een dikke toeter in je muil.

Girl from ipanema is a great song, the rest is solid as well.

5 mellow

This album was an extremely pleasant listen.

Bossa nova is cool in moderation :)

Very pleasant to listen to. I particularly enjoy the sax. It ultimately feels a bit dated, and with so many non-English lyrics I found it a bit challenging to connect with it. Came very close to 3 stars, but because I didn't connect to any single song I'm rounding down.

First time listening to bossa nova, but a very fun and fluid genre. Girl from Ipanema is a classic that even I had already heard.

Very groovy

It invokes the feeling of laying down something very heavy that you didn’t know you were carrying. It’s the feeling of the first cigarette in years. It takes no stance yet makes you feel like you can take any stance.

Every note on this album is perfection.

A stunning album that makes me proud to be Brazilian.

Beautiful guitar work and vocals. I can see why Joao Gilberto is seen as the legend of Bossa Nova. Very pleasant to listen to.

Simple perfection. I’d heard this one before through and it never disappoints.

Already heard but would willingly listen over and over. So refreshing and not as in your face like some jazz type music can be. Singing is great and gives a bit of a break from only instrumental parts/songs. Nothing bad about it at all. Favourite songs: the girl from Ipanema, para muchachar meu coracao, só dança samba, o grande amor Overall around 9/10

в некоторых местах треки такие спокойные, что создается ощущение какого то одиночества. 4 чилловостей из 5, немного приедается (бляяяяяяя, какую хуету я пишу, но зато честно)

goes hard! and in a really intriguing way too! was not feeling it at all initially but spotify stacking girl from ipanema at the beginning and end really revealed to me how much i had settled into the relaxed energy they’re working with here. definitely one for a revisit with a magaraita to see if i actually like it this much but great first listen

This is the quintessential bossa nova album. A bit tough to rate because it perfectly exemplifies the genre but it's still not a genre I'm listening to a whole lot. However, this was a great album to throw on to start the day and just when I thought it was dragging on it ended. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)

Bossa classic. Canon. Love the playing.

Обволакивающее летнее ощущение с ароматом моря и вкусом белого вина и черешни на губах. Хочется солнца, бескрайний горизонт и танцевать

Such elegant music, this is class.

8/10…nice Jazz Sounds

Bossa nova is fun in small doses, but it seems to lack depth. It felt like I listened to the same backing rhythm for almost the entire album. Sure this is technically a jazz album too, but it's bossa nova first and foremost. The starting track "The Girl From Ipanema" was really the only one that stood out and left an impression on me. I can acknowledge the impact this particular album had on popularizing the bossa nova genre worldwide, so no complaints here in terms of its inclusion on this list I guess.

Pretty lovely groovy jazz!!

Great album, listened to this album a few times before, obviously girl from ipanema is a classic and Desafinado is another one I'm very familiar with, although perhaps not as good (in my opinion) as the Desafinado on Getz' Jazz Samba album 💃 Fav song: The Girl From Ipanema

Sick little brazil jazz album. If. you want a dive on bossa nova, start here.

3.5

I wouldn't listen to this sort of thing very often but this album pretty much covers it for me. This getz a five.

I don’t know if it’s because my frontal lobe is now fully developed, but I’m starting to enjoy jazz. So smooth and soft.

Smooth vibe for the function, just not mine

I liked the feel of it. Nice background music

Not the world's biggest bossanova fan, but I don't mind it either. Ok background music.

2/5. It's elevator music, but not bad.

Bueno.

As I was listening to this album my partner walks in and asks "Are you on hold? " While Girl From Ipanema is a classic, much of the album does feel like it should be interrupted by a digital voice telling me that my call is important and to please stay on the line. After the anxiety inducing album from yesterday (New Forms) this was actually very welcoming.

Like the jazz stuff, but bossa nova is not the most exciting music to be honest.

Fun

1 Star (2/15)

Love's it

I'm no jazz/bossa nova aficionado, but most of this album sounds like the same song. It's objectively good, but it's not an album that I'm likely to return to often.

Enjoyed more than I thought I would

For the genre it’s pretty good. Good work music

Very good but not my style of music

Kicking off with atrocious vocals was a choice; I can see why covers fared far better. I don’t hate this record, but it’s mildly irritating at best.

already listened to some of it lol, i like it

I have no idea what this is. Back ground dinner music for Don Draper or the soundtrack to a hard boiled private eye in the back of a cab in the pouring rain. I’m sure it’s great but not for me.

Perfectly fine if you're into this sort of thing but I am definitely not. Very delicate piano over even more delicate drums. Vocally doesn't blow me away. At least Sarah Vaughan has a beautiful voice. Theres nothing to grab onto, no vocal melody, catchy ear worm that gets stuck in your head. It's very nice background music at a fancy dinner party, or when drinking your morning coffee on a summer's day. But to actually sit, listen and concentrate on it, it's 40 minutes of the same, slightly dull stuff. This did absolutely nothing for me and I want a little bit more from music.

3.5 - enjoyable, but a bit too easy listening

Classic opener, all the rest was one same song to me, but enjoyable!

A nice listen and something a bit different to my recent run on 1001.

La bossa a mi no me cae mucho, pero esto estuvo bueno. Tranqui. Odié que haya temas en inglés. Que se yo, no creo llevarme ningún tema a mis listas. Nota: 2.8

reminds me of my home and my dad

Girl from Ipanema is a catchy and brilliant track perfect for many movie soundtracks But jazz can go fuck itself

I love this album, perfect for a sunny morning with a coffee.

Yeah, all cool here. Delightful. Soft as cotton.

Fun songs

This is not my usual listening at all, but it is so chilled and so perfectly evokes long afternoons by the pool and drinks with little paper umbrellas that my inner child demands I give it a 4!

Twee

A staple in my listening diet for decades and so happy to see that this recording made it to this list. It sounds just as wonderful whether played on a portable player of any format or a full blown hi-end stereo system. Sinatra’s rendition is just as exceptional and worthy of the original.

Pleasant like a warm breeze.

Nice elevator music

Great, easy listening album. I think it played through twice before I really noticed

Mega gut, eye opening

- wahrscheinlich das beste Latin Bossa Jazz Album - starkes comping - Gefühlvolle soli (Grade Sten Getz am Sax) - Vocals wirken vibey durch das flüstern - fühlt sich in sicher super Rund an und ist mit 8 Tracks auch nicht zu lang das die Ideen ausgehen - Man könnte es im Hintergrund in einem Café laufen lassen aber es passiert so unglaublich viel, dass man auch 34min zuhören kann ohne gelangweilt zu werden.

10/10 I see no flaws with this beautiful 5 Wagyu Ribeye

When I started listening to this, it sounded kind of familiar. That was because The Girl From Ipanema and most of the other songs on this album were written by Antônio Carlos Jobim (with piano played by him). I listened to one of his albums, Matita Perê, a few years ago, because I really liked the song Águas de Março. However, while I do love The Girl From Ipanema and Águas de Março, I feel like they are both songs that outshine the rest of the album they're part of. The other songs are still pretty good, but didn't stand out to me as much. Maybe that will change if I listen to this more, which I'll happily do because this music is very pleasant. P.S. go to the Wikipedia article for this album and read the fourth paragraph under the Recording and Composition section

from what I've heard, I like Getz a little less than Gilberto (whose self-titled from 1973 is worth checking out). but Getz is never bad, and neither is this record.

I will rate it as 9/10 the Sax could get in the voice ways in at least two cuts(girl from Ipanema and some other one from side B), but other than that it was a great soothing listen.

Remember Pandora? I used to play this game with an ex-partner where we put on a samba station while we were cooking and kept track how often it would just re-play Girl from Ipanema, or Só Danço Samba, or any cover of those. Usually once every 5 or 6 songs.

Getz/Gilberto is a gorgeous blend of smooth jazz and bossa nova that feels timeless. It’s the kind of album that effortlessly transports you to a tranquil, sun-soaked evening. While it’s not without its flaws, the artistry and near-perfect mix make it a memorable experience that’s hard to forget. the mix is ridiculously near perfect. Every instrument, every vocal line, every delicate detail is balanced so well that it feels like you’re in the room with the musicians. The gentle interplay between Stan Getz’s tenor saxophone and João Gilberto’s guitar is simply magical, and it’s all captured with such clarity and warmth that you can hear the emotion in every note. Getz’s saxophone playing is smooth, lyrical, and deeply captivating, as if it sings its own language of beauty and longing. Tracks like The Girl from Ipanema and Corcovado showcase his rich, velvety tone and emotional depth. Every solo feels perfectly placed, highlighting his ability to convey profound feelings without words. João Gilberto’s guitar and vocals are captivating, with his soft, intimate singing adding warmth to the album and his rhythmic guitar providing a hypnotic foundation. Astrud Gilberto’s breathy vocals on The Girl from Ipanema enhance the allure of the track. The production is flawless, with a warm, timeless sound and seamless arrangements that flow effortlessly. The album exemplifies restraint, where nothing feels overdone, and every note is perfectly placed to serve the music’s beauty. It’s a masterclass in subtlety and elegance. The album cover perfectly captures the album’s serene and elegant vibe. The soft, muted colours and the intimate portrait of João Gilberto and Stan Getz mirror the smooth, calming nature of the music itself. It’s simple yet sophisticated, reflecting the bossa nova’s understated beauty and warmth, making it an ideal visual counterpart to the tranquil, sensual atmosphere of the album. while most of the tracks are undeniably beautiful, the album does lean heavily on its laid-back vibe, which can make it feel a bit one-dimensional after a while. There’s not a lot of variation in tempo or mood, so some tracks can blur together if you’re not fully immersed. Getz/Gilberto is a near-masterpiece, blending jazz and bossa nova with the talents of Stan Getz, João Gilberto, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. The mix is near-flawless, with music that’s simple yet elegant. While some tracks can feel mellow or fade into the background, the highlights more than make up for it. It’s a perfect album for relaxing and letting the music wash over you. A solid 4.8/5 it may not be perfect, but it’s undeniably special.

The perfect type of sunny afternoon or rainy morning vibe album. As always, I am none too bright when it comes to jazz, but this was certainly something I would never object to hearing, especially when trying to chillax.

Imagine a world in which every review of this album wasn't "I need to listen to this on the beach"

Paz was right, I did like this album. Crazy that 'The Girl from Ipanema' originates from here. Para Machucar Meu Coração is such a standout.

9/10 Impressive. Very nice… You can’t help but really embrace a record’s vibe when it’s so out in the open like this. It’s not hiding anything, what you get on track one is what you will get for the following 7 tracks, and if you can pull that off effectively, you have a pretty masterful record on your hands. The American Jazz and Brazilian Bossa Nova crossover here is pristinely performed, with João and Astrud Gilberto’s lush and soothing vocals complimenting the brilliant guitar playing, and Stan Getz’s excellent Saxophone almost providing a lead role alongside the vocals (as well as some really nice pianos by Antonio), there is a perfect blend of expertise that captured the hearts of listeners world wide. It’s unbelievably relaxing, not in a sedative sense but much more associated with a feeling of mellowness and comfort, most of the songs on here are enough to put you in a peaceful trance, transporting you into a zone where the sun is setting and it’s just right. Super Mario RPG Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong 3 Adventures of Lolo 1 and 2 King's Knight, Dig Dug, Chew Man Fu Harvest Moon League Puzzle Pokémon ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron Castlevania, Fatal Fury, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun ActRaiser, Blazing Lazers, Bases Loaded, Mega Turrican Cybernator, Rolling Thunder, Dynastic Hero Bubble Bobble, Double Dribble, Double Dragon, F-Zero F-Zero X, and... Donkey Kong Jr. Math! Ninja Gaiden 1... Ninja Gaiden 2, Ninja Gaiden 3... CRUISIN'USA aaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa AAAAAAAAA

Great leisure album. Has enough play between the instruments to keep my brain interested. Play this at the beach and fall asleep to a book you’re not actually reading.

so fucking good. just floored by the bossa nova

smooth n cool n sexyyyyy cercasi feminine looking boy con cui ascoltarlo mentre prepariamo la cenaaaaaaa con la finestra aperta d'estateeee

bossa nova godo

I love this album. Like many, this is what got me in to Brazilian jazz, bossanova nova. I still don’t listen to much, but it’s such pleasant, easy listening. There’s almost no other soundtrack I’d want when I’m sitting poolside with a cocktail. It sounds like vacation.

Getz shines, Gilberto charm. Jazz for the world.

There's something about bossa nova that makes you want to sit back and relax. Lounge about, make a cocktail for a friend (or lover) and do a silly little hip sway on your walk back over to hand them their drink. Gilberto Mendes knew what he was doing. One could call this the quintessential bossa nova album. I just might call it that. I might do a lot of things.

Legendary jazz record producer and label owner (CTI) Creed Taylor and saxophonist Stan Getz single-handedly ushered in the bossa nova wave in the United States with the hit record Jazz Samba in 1961, which included the wildly popular track ‘Desafinado’ (this record also includes ‘Saudade Vem Correndo’ which J Dilla sampled for the Pharcyde’s genre-shifting track ‘Runnin’). Getz and Taylor released three more bossa nova records to wild success, the final of which was this album, Getz/Gilberto. The Brazilian artists Taylor and Getz collaborated with during this four album run were pioneers of the distinctive bossa nova sound, and this record featured the cream of that crop: legendary guitarist João Gilberto and composer Antônio Carlis Jobim, both considered as two of the genre’s founding artists. An aspect of this genre that heavily contributed to it’s wide public popularity was its ‘easy listening’ nature — a now-satirical genre associated with corny jazz music used in waiting settings: elevators, lobbies, stores, hold music, etc. But at the time of this release, this sound was new and exciting. It merged both the samba rhythm and the definition-escaping saudade nature of Brazilian music and culture with the influential ‘west coast jazz’ movement in the US that introduced hypnotically slower, melodic and more intimate form of jazz that in turn was easier to listen to then the abrasive jazz trends that grew out of bop and big band in the 30s and 40s, and the esoteric free and fusion movements that were just taking root in the mid 60s. Getz was a pioneer of the west coast sound, having developed a tone known colloquially as ‘the sound’ — smooth, melodic, pleasant. This is not to diminish his chops as a soloist and composer. The record he released just before this string of bossa nova records, Focus, is his greatest album imo, it’s such a complex, exploratory dive into large arrangement jazz, and Getz plays much more vigorously amidst that elevated, conceptual sound. Getz/Gilberto is a classic record, there’s no debating its wild popular success and stylistic accomplishment — it is *the* defining record of bossa nova. But Getz is a problematic figure to say the least. He was a notorious womanizer, and developed a reputation of being pugnacious and extremely difficult to work with, two qualities that he brought to the making of this album. The vocalist Astrid Gilberto, then-wife of João Gilberto, was shot into stardom with a serendipitous decision made in the studio to have her record the English vocals despite having never recorded a single song in her life. Astrid’s vocal performance is one of the essential components that helped the song ‘Girl From Ipanema’ gain mainstream crossover success. The track’s accolades included shooting to number 5 on the Billboard charts, winning the Grammy for Best Record, and crucially helping the album win Best Album — a first for a jazz record, and something that wouldn’t happen for 43 years until 2007 when Herbie Hancock won for the exceptional Joni Mitchell tribute ‘River: The Joni Letters’. Despite the massive success of the song and album, Astrid’s naivety led to her not being credited as a performer, which meant that she wouldn’t earn any royalties from the song which is still, to this day, one of the most popular jazz songs of all time. Getz and Gilberto insisted that Astrid was merely a tool, that it was their genius that put that tool to work to create a masterpiece; her involvement, from their telling, was incidental, a byproduct of circumstance and therefore she should not receive credit. During interviews following the release, both Getz and Gilberto doubled-down on this perspective, and Getz specifically continued to insist behind the scenes that Astrid not receive any royalties. And she was not the first to experience this: Getz, like many leading jazzmen of the era, wanted all the credit (and money). And he wanted to have his cake and eat it too: following the recording of this record he had a brief affair with Astrid that led to her breakup with João Gilberto. Astrid went on to have a successful career, in no small part thanks to this iconic song. Her soft, casually sexy voice and delivery influenced generations of female vocalist including Sade and Tracy Thorn of Everything but the Girl. She worked with legendary jazzmen and arrangers throughout her career, but her impressive discography will be forever shadowed by the towering success of that fateful first song she recorded for this record. Her influence wasn’t limited to her music either. She too often in her career was unfortunate collateral damage in an industry that remains aggressively exploitative of women artists, but she became an advocate for women demanding respect in the industry, especially in dealings with major record labels. She died in 2023, but her spirit lives on through this song for the rest of time.

Great

The fusion works for me , it’s smooth ambient and often beautiful . It’s different than most of the albums on here which makes it stand out and it doesn’t quite have the highs that some of my top rated albums do but it works … I can have this on and get through a hour of coding feeling peaceful

Smooth, jazzy, a nice contrast to the hell of a storm that's happening outside right now. What's not to like?

A beautiful collection of music that makes me eager to continue exploring music from this part of the world. The instrumentation is masterful and captivating, and each composition is its own journey while contributing to a consistent feeling for the whole album. Truly a treat.

Cigarette smoke and the taste of dry martinis. Quite a cool time traveling trip to the early 60s. Cool!

Jazz! Fun, relaxing, sometimes a little bit dragging. Gives me chill dinner vibes. I’ve heard The Girl From Ipanema before but didn’t know where it came from. I liked it.

I guess some elevator music is better than others but I just can't see myself choosing to come and listen to this other than to have pleasant background noise rather than silence. Just not my thing but nice enough and inoffensive.

The best boss nova album ever.

Best Song: The Girl From Ipanema. There's a reason it's so famous. There's a joyous sort of frivolity to it that just feels whimsical. Worst Song: Para Machuchar Meu Coracao. I just preferred the more upbeat tracks. Overall: Lovely. Perfect for dinner or cooking on a relaxed evening.

Pleasant background music.

Getz/Gilberto starts on the right notes and carries a sultry summery energy through the first half of the album, not entirely dissimilar to albums of theirs we've already had, a bossa nova/jazz fusion which is balanced in just the right way to be accessible to many, not tipping too far into the indulgences and excesses that annoy those same people. Unfortunately the back half of the album sort of tails off into a sameyness, O Grande Amor aside. Gets a decent 3, wasn't a bad listen.

A perfectly pleasant listen, but nothing more. A great album for a hotel lobby, or a restaurant that's trying to be cool but not trying too hard. 2/5.

Beautiful, beautiful jazz/bossa nova album. The instrumentation and vocals work to create this gloomy ambiance. Lovely sax solo's layered in to incredible arrangements on every track.

the girl from ipanema is added to the playlist, but overall good classical i did enjoy

Feels like laying down under a tree's shade on a breezy summer evening. The drums,the saxophone🤌This just puts you in a trance. One of my all time favourites.

Yooo, who is shipping Getz and Gilberto? O.o Stupid jokes aside, this is yet another delicious bossa nova album. Kudos <3

"The Girl from Ipanema" is a great song, the rest of the music is listenable, background music. 2.5/5

Troszkę lepsze niż 88. Girl From Ipanema 5, reszta 4

Очень спокойный, временами грустный

pretty repetitive with the trumpet or wtv but overall pretty good, chill music. i imagine myself in a coffee shop

Super vibe, perfekt dinner party album

Sunday chilled vibes. Very good for a jazz record.

I have to say I've never really listened to a lot of jazz and this was actually pretty good, I mean jazz just isn't my favorite but I get the meaning behind it and I get why people love it! This was a very good album to get introduced to jazz!

Fav: The Girl From Ipanema Least Fav: Doralice Such a relaxing and cozy album, it Getz a 5/5 from me

Another enjoyable Stan Getz album

Good dinner music

I liked this a lot, particularly the couple very recognizable tracks. 3.5/5

I bossa’d my damn nova ass off on this one. The well known first track speaks for itself, but the subtle, soft, restrained feel of all the other songs too simply makes me want more. Just like the crowd responding to the girl from Ipanema walking by, when I dropped the needle on this one, I simply said…Ahhh!

I’m sure like others, this took me back to any beach bar/restaurant. Very enjoyable, just didn’t feel all that remarkable.

This sounds like drinking martinis at the bar of some fancy hotel. Maybe getting romantic with a lil lady……that isn’t your wife you cheating bastard!

Quite possibly the vibiest vibe that’s ever vibed. I bet this album was playing in the Oval when Bill was up to his shenanigans. First track alone is worthy of a 4 rating. 3.75/5

Not a fan of the sax style.

Not something I would listen to on my own as I generally don't like listening to music that I don't understand, but certainly not something that I would complain about someone else putting on - cool and calm! Only (slightly) more objective complaint I would have is the same as others have already pointed out - the sax is way too loud compared to the rest of the mix, making it fairly off-putting for a casual listen.

92/100. Wow, this was an incredible listen. The jazz is so soft and smooth—it feels like a late Friday evening, sitting at home or in a bar, soaking in the weekend ahead. Fantastic experience.

kurvajo vibe

Kedvenc/Favourite: O Grande Amor Csöndesen kellemes, megnyugtató dallamok. Volt benne valami megkapó, dinamikus lüktetés, ami nagyon tetszett. Többször vissza fogok még térni hozzá azt hiszem. Quietly pleasant, soothing melodies. There was a captivating, dynamic vibrancy to it that I really liked. I'll be returning to it again and again I think.

Lovely. Relaxing, fluid, easy.

great smooth bosa nova record The Girl from Ipanema is a standout

It's okay. I think the saxophone helped.

Great album not my jam. Oddly goes well with MIA

Study/olive garden

2.75

Big fan of this. 4.5 ideally

Sexy chill vibes

fuckin beautiful brazillian jazz yes yes

If I were into Bossa Nova, I'd be into this album. It's beautiful, atmospheric and serene. Quite lovely.

👎

incredible jazz album. The girl from ipanema might be one of the goat jazz songs.

Pretty cool and groovy.

Nice. POV: I'm sipping a cocktail while sitting at a fancy bar with this in the background.

Some beautiful music. It opened me up to a new genre to explore. Really liked this one start to finish.

Smooooth jazz, great stuff

One of the most important albums released in the last century and should be a part of every jazz and international music lover;s collection.

As a musician, I enjoy playing Bossa. However, I don't feel like listening to it very often. Hearing this album back-to-back, after listening casually to most of the songs for years, has probably changed that!

chilled cool classic

Great to hear this one again, excellent pace and use of space

It’s a great vibe.

Silky smooth sound right here. Perfect for the background of a classy party.

Elevator music at a fancy hotel? Or soundtrack for Love Boat or Fantasy Island? To quote the legendary music critics Beavis and Butthead - "Uhhhh....what the hell is this crap?"

Girl from ipanema

Nice calm songs but also sad lyrics Corcovado made me cry

Absolutely not for me.

Имбаа. Мне очень понравилось.

Just not my thing. Not saying this is a bad album but light piano and sax is not for me.

Beautiful. Wistful morning music.

This is exquisite. Aside from the fact this is fantastic, it dropped on the morning of the first real snow of the season and driving to work listening to what for me has vibes of warmer climes after clearing my driveway was more than welcome. I’ve now had Girl From Ipanema in my head all day and have no regrets about it. Long a fan of jazz, although nearly as knowledgeable as I would like, I now know that I enjoy bossa nova, especially as this is the second or third album I’ve gotten. A dose of Stan Getz definitely doesn’t hurt.

Absolute Masterpiece. Mellow Bossa Nova with gentle rythmically agile warm vocals.

January 8th, 2025 HL: "Desafinado", "The Girl from Ipanema", "Corvocado", "Vivo Sonhando" Maybe it's time to admit I have a hoity-toity attitude towards some samba/bossa nova. It's: a) hold line music b) jazz for people who don't like jazz c) surface-level exotica for white Americans ...but I don't REALLY believe that. Yes, it didn't help to hear bossa nova for several hours trying to claim worker's comp over the phone last year, but that's no reason to dismiss an entire genre! I had an entirely different gripe with Jazz Samba, the last Stan Getz all the way back at #67, which was that it's not what I want to hear on the highway at night after working several hours (I gave it 3*). Now that I've played it a few times in the morning, I find it much more uplifting and stimulating. A 2nd playthrough before rating would have gone a long way in that case. Now about Getz/Gilberto: ironically, the more subdued, small room atmosphere would work just as well late at night as it did this afternoon. Despite some great guitar and sax work, it stays pretty quiet throughout the run time. I didn't really get the solo Astrud Gilberto album on this list, but her vocals are a definite highlight here. Her husband-at-the-time João has a very calming timbre to his voice as well. As far as my favourite bossa nova goes, this has stiff competition with The Sims 1 menu music

There’s not really anything I love on this album, but the whole thing just has good vibes.

I am so glad I finally got a jazz album, I’ve been waiting for one!! This album was so pleasant to listen to early in the morning doing some stretching. Their voices were so silky and the saxophone was so smooth. I loved it. I can see myself cooking dinner and drinking wine to this.

Alot of the same, focus is mainly on sax for sure, not a strong presence of singer voice or variation really. Have to look into why the Ipanema song got so popular. Music sounds like coffee shop music, or like hotel lobby music.

Очень здорово. Было интересно познакомиться с босса-новой. Оказывается очень милая музыка. Лучшая песня: The Girl From Ipanema

I can appreciate it, but not my favourite. Very 60’s lounge music….of a time.

Хорошая спокойная музыка. В машине ехать под нее было одно удовольствие

cool Bossa Nova

Mellow, chill music. Makes me feel sophisticated. 4/5

elevator music

Nice, easy listening.