Album: Getz/Gilberto


Getz/Gilberto is a jazz and bossa nova album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in 1963 by Verve Records. The album features the vocals of Astrud Gilberto on two tracks, "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema") and "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars).”

Getz/Gilberto is considered the record that popularized bossa nova worldwide, and is one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. The album won the 1965 Grammy Awards for Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical. "The Girl from Ipanema" also won the award for Record of the Year in 1965. This was the first time a jazz album received Album of the Year.

The Track List is Girl From Ipanema, Doralice, Para Machucar Meu Coração, Desafinado, Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars), Só Danço Samba, O Grande Amor and Vivo Sonhando.

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Getz/Gilberto - 1963