Getz/Gilberto

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.

I adore this kind of music, but since Ipanema girl's song is so repeated I started to get bored with it... The rest is awesome, beautiful and so so nice feeling... I imagine the sea

Dull, waify hotel café jazz album which feels like the same cafe mocha served over and over. Might be ok in said café.

Chilled out goodness.

Obviously am not gonna say anything bad but this isn’t as good as tropicalia / Clube de esquina.

Interesting, but not my thing (although, of course, the Girl from Ipanema is a classic)

Deeply enjoyable to listen to. Suggested soundtrack to painting rocks or eating leftover spaghetti.

Very chill album. I liked the tone, just not super into this genre. It's a bit elevator musicy - something that would play in a hotel lobby perhaps

Museum quality jazz. Dry but lovely and chill and relaxing.

I never liked Girl from Ipanema until today, something just clicked hearing the rest of the album. Now I get it. Imagining myself floating through a "Visit Brazil!" poster from the 60s.

Oh, two jazz albums in a row. Getz/Gilberto > Duke Ellington. The bossa nova vibes win the day here. It's summer. I'm about to knock off work at lunch time and head off to a nearby island for the weekend. Nowhere near Ipanema but still a fine way to spend some time. I'm liking this. Quatro estrelas.

i don’t typically listen to jazz (ever), but i thoroughly enjoyed this. something about the sound of this album makes me feel like i’m in the room, listening to them perform. it feels like caramel to my ears if that makes sense. or like how a city looks on a rainy day. i didn’t think i’d love it as much as i do, but there wasn’t a second i didn’t enjoy. 5/5

I like this one. It's a nice relaxing chill listen. Girl from Ipanema is a good song, but honestly I sort of like the rest of the album more. Its got a vibe.

The G in G.O.A.T. is for Getz/Gilberto

Wow did I love this

Secondo me l'ho già ascoltato. Girl from Ipanema era la versione di Frank Sinatra ok. Molto mood relax

Lovely french jazz

2 finished listening 12/13

The only song i enjoyed was "Desafinado". The rest felt like it was the same song. Too simple; a relaxing album only.

Nice and mellow. Same repetitions ended up putting me off. Didn’t really enjoy Gilberto’s spoken lyrics. Enjoyed looking up some information about the album.

I tried, I really did but the foreign lyrics made it hard to listen to for me. However, the music was outstanding. Beautiful sax and guitar very well composed

Very pleasant and chilled late night background cocktail lounge music. Doesn't get my juices flowing but its not going to make any ears bleed.

I went into Getz/Gilberto knowing exactly one thing — “The Girl from Ipanema.” And yeah, it’s a classic for a reason. Smooth, laid-back, and still catchy after all these years. The rest of the album follows that same vibe — chill, breezy bossa nova that’s easy on the ears but doesn’t leave a huge impact for me beyond the big hit. Fun fact: Astrud Gilberto has at least one other album on this list, and I’ve checked it out already (just not on this generator yet). That one wasn’t bad either, so I’ll give her credit — she brings a cool, understated vibe to everything she touches.

Pleasant and intriguing. I could imagine being in a swanky bar with this on or being played live.

I'd like to take a moment to defend my STEREO hot take from yesterday. Yes, listening in headphones is going to make L/R pan more aggressive than proper speakers but John Phillips still fucked up the mix. George Martin and The Beatles were not making these mistakes and I stand behind Mamas and Papas being "mid". Ahem, traveling south... I wonder if Tom Brady listens to this on the dock of his Miami house--staring out at the ocean and wondering why he would ever leave the smooth, comforting embrace of BRAZIL. I'm familiar with a few of the now "standards" but hadn't listened to the full album. Obviously stripped down jazz/bossa nova but great playing and very enjoyable to listen to--it's a lot of saxophone but really melodic and the guitar and (sparse) piano give the rhythmic counterpoints. Maybe stupid but Portuguese is very pleasing to American ears. Alex drum corner: A real lesson that all of these songs have percussive life but 95% of what you hear it is dynamic hi-hat/ride cymbal with some woodblock/brush snare. I can't even tell if there's a bass drum or it's just supperrrrrr soft.

Relatively new to Bossa Nova but have been listening to it quite a bit. Maybe the most calming music I’ve come across. While cruising for more Bossa Nova the names Getz, Gilberto and Jobim come up a lot. These guys are the OG’s of the genre and you can see why. Perfectly crafted arrangements and performances. I can’t get enough. What’s most intriguing to me are the progressions. Totally fresh to me, and pretty far outside my understanding of music theory. Obviously the iconic rhythm stands out as well, but the progressions are what really interest me.

I love this. Sophisticated, sensual, playful. I’m definitely going to make sure this is on the playlist next time I throw an orgy.

We’re talking all time greats in Jazz/Samba - Jobim, Gilberto, Getz This album experience was great. I think ive heard all of these individually, but never sequenced. Its really a vibe and not overly done (34 mins)

Beautiful, lyrical, restrained, not a superfluous note on the entire album.

You have to wonder how often Stan Getz got laid while playing his own record.

My whole body relaxed listening to this

THE SMOOTHEST JAZZ THE VIBIEST TRACKS I WANT A NEGRONI

Some enchanting music being played on this album, wish I could tell you which instruments they were but nevertheless they sounded wonderful. I imagine this kind of music would be great to listen to live at some bar. Very similar to jazz music for me, in the sense that I like what I’m hearing but I have no idea what I’m hearing and again much better enjoyed live. Unfortunately I wasn’t at a jazz bar on Spanish night and I did get quite bored listening towards the end due to me not knowing what I was hearing. The fact that it was a short album half made up for the pitfalls, if I could I would’ve given it a 2.5

This album instantly transported me to a high end, intimidating coffee shop in Chelsea. The kind of place where you pay £17 for a vegan flat white from a barista that hates customers, and especially hates me. He knows I don’t belong there, I know I don’t belong there, and so we both remain silent as I go about working my way through my overpriced, average coffee. It’s all very uncomfortable, and I don’t particularly enjoy the experience, yet I still end up leaving a tip in the knowledge that I at least got the coffee I went in for. I came for music, I got music, it wasn’t the experience I particularly wanted, I’ll still tip 3 stars for reasons I don’t really understand myself.

Wanted to write a more thorough review for this. Felt a bit like scrooge when he gets dragged about by that big fat ghost, to look at people having a good time. I felt like I half understood the music and kind of liked it at points, but quickly realised it wasn't for me.. I was the ghost at the musical feast. The girl from Ipanema has given me earworms- having been thrust onto the album twice, and now I feel like I'm stuck in some weird elevator/Wii Sports menu loop, with this soft, playful and utterly repetitive jazz music eating away at my brain. It's nice music, like the sort of music you'd hear at a classic Spanish seafood restaurant. A little band of moustachioed men in the corner, playing what sounds like the same song, over and over again- because I'm too musically illiterate and foreign to understand it properly.. and that's not their fault. I'm happy to admit I shouldn't be in this restaurant at all. My blind date (who is absolutely bulkier than her carefully curated Tinder profile would suggest) has delusions of grandeur and wants to pay nearly 90 euros for what I can only assume is a prawns anus on some fig leaves. None of this is for me sadly, el burger and chips for this uncultured slob por favor.

I felt like i was stuck in a laundromat in some strange small town in america. This music seems like the perfect music to have playing live in the background when going on a classy expensive date with a woman who you're actually really interested in and who can hold a good conversation. Problem with that is that it's expensive and there isn't actually an interesting woman that can hold a good conversation that exists in real life. They're all in movies, reading scripts written by blokes who know what would be interesting conversation for a woman to have. Not bad music at all though. At times I felt Like Andrew Nayman, playing in a great band but constantly ready for Fletcher to dash a chair at my head or verbally abuse me. But I like that Whiplash alot, so it gives it extra points. Side note - a bloke wrote that movie too.

An easygoing, tranquil affair. I knew a few of the songs, and always knew I liked Brazilian jazz/bossa nova, and Stan Getz, as well as other jazz guitar artists such as Django Reindhardt. I haven't listened to these genres enough, and this has spurred me on to go adventuring. Immensely surprised by how neat and crisp this sounds, given it was recorded in 1964. I'm a fan of lazy guitar plucking nestled in a jazzy ensemble. The soothing trumpets, and the laid-back rhythm section are all effortlessly cool. Girl From Ipanema and Corcovado are my favourites, the latter makes me feel like I'm Austin Powers and I've just made tender love to a character called Ana Lingus, and told her “I've gotta go baby, Dr Evil has turned Christ the Redeemer into his evil lair, and he's threatening to blow up the good old U.S of A. I'll be back when the lady with the Coxinha arrives, yeah baby!”

Ace. Thanks for the reccomendation

I’ve said it before, I’m not a big ga bid the sax. Having said that, Getz is the sax virtuoso we’ve always been looking for and have had all along. Having said that, this some bland stuff. If it was fruit, this album would be a banana - a perfectly ripe banana, tuned perfection, but a banana. 2.5 slides to 3 for “The Girl from Ipanema” solo into the higher octaves - that was breathtaking.

Obviously know Girl from Ipanema but haven’t heard the entire alb. It’s one of the best selling jazz albums and I’m sure it was important to bring it and bossa nova to the masses- I just don’t find it very exciting. Pleasant but not exciting. Great dinner party in the background music.

this album rules

Ome Stan met de echtgenoot van één van mijn favoriete artiesten uit deze lijst ( /s voor de nieuwe volgers). En wat is het dan ook ongelofelijk feest hier in huis als blijkt dat ze op twee tracks van dit album mee mag doen. Al bij track 1 breekt daardoor het koude zweet me uit, een gevoel van onbehagen borrelt z'n weg naar boven, onvrijwillige spierspasmen in m'n nek, korte flitsen van de hoogte- en dieptepunten in m'n leven trekken aan me voorbij, enzovoort. Toch is dit album geen herhaling van Beach Samba natuurlijk. Alhamdoelillah. De dosis Astrid is een stuk lager en daardoor is het album een stuk beter aan te horen. Tering, wat heb ik een hekel aan de stem van Astrud Gilberto. Anyway. Dit album zal niet m'n favoriet worden, maar voor een keer tussendoor is dit wel echt lekker eigenlijk. Een heel lief album. In ieder geval qua klanken dan; qua tekst heb ik natuurlijk geen enkel idee. Comfortabel. Prima op de achter- maar ook voorgrond. Slechts 33 minuten. Eigenlijk helemaal goed, ware het niet dat Astrud er op te horen is. Fuck zeg. 4 sterren, ondanks alles. Een warm dekentje met twee kleine jeukende plekjes.

It was ok. The music became background noise after a couple of tracks.

It loves you in a way you never thought you could be loved. Straight piercing love.

very chill highlights: the girl from ipanema, desafinado, vivo sónhando (feb 12 2026)

Nice, obviously girl from Ipanema, but the rest is also nice... Not mind-blowing, but nice...

I despise jazz, but this isn't too terrible, really.

Enjoyed. A bit funky. But a good album. Probably only background music tho.

A lovely album, very enjoyable listening.

I was not familiar with this album at all. Apparently this helped popularize Bossa Nova music. I have also learned that Bossa Nova music is like Samba music, but with more emphasis on melody rather than percussion. I appreciate the music and that it sounds like it is played well, but this album is not something I would listen to normally. My parents probably would have enjoyed it though.

That first sip of an ice cold cocktail while the heat of summer slowly fades away into evening.

Very smooth. I could see myself putting this on as background music. This mellowed out my commute a lot!

🎧Nice easy listening jazz/bossa nova record. Relaxing AF.

Bis auf Girl from Ipanema kannte ich da jetzt nichts von. Aber es ging.

That was an okay album, it was just jazziness for less than an hour, so it was nice. Nothing too exciting, great for background music, so I would say that it was good overall.

Feeling a bit up and down this morning, don't know whether it's because I'm in a strange mood or because I have just spent 40 mins listening to lift music. It was OK but not what I would choose

There’s only so much that can be created from a bontempi organ on the bossa nova setting, and a saxophone. It was the perfect soundtrack to shredding old bank statements. The sound of the shredder added something that was missing on the original recording.

Sadly it got too repetitive with the same beat and rhythm near enough all the way through. A change of Latin beat may have boosted it up from 1

Really solid album especially girl from Ipanema

What if elevator music was good?

Nice album with the well known song "The Girl From Ipanema". Great saxophone but in total not exacly my jam. 2,5

I know this album well I understand it's significance on this list. It is a must listen on the international

The girl from Inpanema有一種很舒服的熱帶渡假的氛圍。

Lounge tunes. Made me wanna put on a suit and smoke a cigarette but probably wouldn’t revisit.

This is impeccable. One of the most perfect and beautiful records ever.

One of my favorite jazz albums of all time. Perfect to throw on at basically any time.

Good music

I preferred this to the other Getz album, but it's still music that seems designed to be as non descript as possible. The lyrics helped add a bit of interest but the album is still very much background music.

Brilliant through and through.

Have already listened, good album

Pleasant

The dry saxophone sound gave me chills in the worst way.

Enjoyable listen.

Nice mellow music.

Nice muzak

I'm surprising myself a little here by rating it a 4 star. It's definitely not a genre I think I will gravitate to very often BUT I think it is excellent for what it is and in the right mood/setting I think it would be perfection.

Great Jazz!

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Groovy

Smooth jazz - I liked it

Great jazzy feel

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

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

Perfection

This is a BANGER

• 4/5 • Girl From Ipanema is magic; the rest of the tracks could be death metal and I’d still give it a 3 • The bossa nova is cool and jazzy; a bit repetitive, but at 34 minutes it doesn’t overstay the welcome

So good and relaxing and awesome I loved it.