Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim - GETZ/GILBERTO (Expanded, 2014) [24-192]

Getz/Gilberto is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and composer Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in March 1964 by Verve Records. The album features the vocals of Astrud Gilberto on two tracks, "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema") and "Corcovado". The artwork was done by artist Olga Albizu. Getz/Gilberto is a jazz and bossa nova album and includes tracks such as "Desafinado", "Corcovado", and "Garota de Ipanema". The last received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year and started Astrud Gilberto's career. "Doralice" and "Para Machucar Meu Coração" strengthened Gilberto's and Jobim's respect for the tradition of pre-bossa nova samba. 

• Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
• João Gilberto - guitar, vocals
• Antonio Carlos Jobim - piano
• Sebastião Neto - bass
• Milton Banana - drums
• Astrud Gilberto - vocals (in "The Girl from Ipanema", "Corcovado", "The Girl from Ipanema )

Stereo Version

01. The Girl From Ipanema (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto) (5:20)

02. Doralice (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:46)

03. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:07)

04. Desafinado (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:08)

05. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:17)

06. Só Danço Samba (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (3:40)

07. O Grande Amor (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:27)

08. Vivo Sonhando (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:57)

Mono Version

09. The Girl From Ipanema - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto) (5:13)

10. Doralice - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:46)

11. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:06)

12. Desafinado - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:10)

13. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Mono Version (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:15)

14. Só Danço Samba - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (3:24)

15. O Grande Amor - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:27)

16. Vivo Sonhando - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:57)

Mono Singles (bonus tracks)

17. The Girl From Ipanema - Single Version (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:48)

18. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Single Version (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:20)

Stan Getz - The Bossa Nova Albums [5 CD, 2008]

 The Bossa Nova Albums collects five of the pinnacle recordings from the best American foray into Brazilian jazz, which began in 1962 with the Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd collaboration Jazz Samba and peaked one year later with the fourth album in the ad hoc series, Getz/Gilberto (which would have been better titled Getz/Gilberto/Jobim). Getz/Gilberto's high place in musical history would be assured even without the immense success of Astrud Gilberto's vocalizing on "The Girl from Ipanema." The album was pivotal in repositioning American musical consciousness to include the soft textures and nimble playing of João Gilberto's guitar and Antonio Carlos Jobim's piano, and it influenced the material that a wide range of singers included on their albums. Admirably, Getz only continued to use his position to introduce great Brazilian musicians to the record-buying public; he recorded Jazz Samba Encore! with Luiz Bonfá, a better guitarist than even Gilberto, and Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (the latter recorded only two days after Getz/Gilberto was finished). Beyond the uniformly excellent music, this specific set does nothing more than repackage five separately available CDs, all of which featured up-to-date mastering but not the bonus tracks of previous editions; there isn't even a booklet or a single liner note beyond what was on the original LPs. For the full story and additional material, including tracks from the piecemeal Getz/Gilberto #2, Getz's The Bossa Nova Years box set is still the one to beat.