1001 Albums Summary

From these beautiful bossa nova grooves, you wouldn't think of how badly Getz was struggling with addiction behind the scenes. He and Byrd managed to create one of the most celebrated albums of all time while also pushing bossa nova to an American audience; this kind of music can only ever be produced by inspired individuals- shout-out to Felix Grant. Finding out also that this album was the result of both of them listening to Gilberto is so cool; I'd only recently discovered Gilberto and fell in love with 'O Amor, O Sorriso e a Flor', and to think that it was probably that album that inspired this. The Chemistry between these two is so clear, they complement each other so well, just listening currently just hits something in my brain. It manages to create such a relaxing atmosphere while also being the right amount of groovy. I'm currently listening to the stereo version of the album which has been mixed so well compared to how shoddy a lot of stereo mixes of older albums are. Getz playing the sax in the left, Byrd playing his guitar in the right and the percussion balanced between the two, none are louder than the other and just flow so well. Today you have musicians switch and divert to different style of music to appeal to wider audiences while lacking authenticity, meanwhile, you can tell that both Getz and Byrd has such an appreciation for Brazillian bossa nova and wanted to do this project right, to celebrate the genre rather than just mimic it.