Getzgilberto was the first jazz album to ever win a grammy for album of the year, a feat that wouldnt be repeated for 43 years. Antonio carlos jobims piano chords are legato, coy. The first, jazz samba, featured stan with guitarist charlie byrd went to no. The hidden stories behind getzgilberto connect brazil.
Inspired by great album jazz samba by stan getz and charlie byrd, joao and tom joined stan getz on march18 19, 1963 in usa, to create the history with this album. Stan getz joao gilbertogetz and gilbertoflac 192khz24bit. Ever since jazz samba, the jazz marketplace had been flooded with bossa nova. Creed taylor recalls that it took getzs wife, monica, to get both astrud and joao into the recording studio.
Complete your stan getz joao gilberto featuring antonio carlos jobim collection. Download getzgilberto expanded edition by stan getz. Two names spring to mind upon hearing the words jazz and samba, namely those of stan getz and joao gilberto. The 1964 stan getz album, getzgilberto, helped launch the bossa nova craze in the u. Stan getz, joao gilbertogenre jazzstyles bossa nova, brasilianjazzoriginal recording year. Getzgilberto, an album by stan getz, joao gilberto on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This album was a key event in creating a bossa nova craze in the united states and, subsequently, internationally. Stan getz e joao gilberto getzgilberto verve, 1963. Getzgilberto was widely acclaimed by music critics, who praised gilbertos vocals and the albums bossa nova groove and minimalism. Marking over a decade since the pair had made history with 1964s landmark getzgilberto album, the shows, which took place between may 1116, 1976, would. Astrud gilberto says that her husband, joao, informed stan getz that she could sing at the recording. Now in its fifth decade, getzgilberto remains the touchstone for. Stan getz stanley getz february 2, 1927 june 6, 1991 was an american jazz saxophone player. Joao gilberto in 1963 that became one of bossa novas greatest moments as well as getz crowning achievement.
Getzgilberto is the second album featuring saxophonist stan getz exploring the genre. Yet the eighttrack lp was by far the most successful. The recording is a followup to their previous album getzgilberto, that won the best album of the year and best jazz instrumental album individual or group at the 1965 grammy awards. If there is any album that can be thought of as a genre defining, this one is. Getz was known as the sound because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, lester young. The getzgilberto album has been a favorite of mine since 1964. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Stan getzs tenor sax melodies are so slurred and reedy that he wills us into a don draper lounge fantasy. Annelore horn zang patrieck bonnet tenor sax sander eggen gitaar matheus nicolaiewsky bas meiko meissner drums.
Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with woody hermans big band, g more. Getzgilberto received grammy awards for best jazz instrumental album, individual or group and best engineered recording nonclassical. I love both the stereo and the mono versions, so this is not a which is better. Writing in the observer dave gelly said the original 1964 getzgilberto album is a masterpiece, and this never reaches those heights, but theres something spellbinding about gilbertos intensity when facing a live audience, closeup. All songs are great, arrangements are what most people think bossa nova should sound and it contains probably the best of all times bossa nova sax solos by stan getz on pra. Stan getz born stanley gayetzky february 2, 1927 in philadelphia died june 6, 1991 in malibu, california. The album getzgilberto, brought together saxophonist stan getz, joao gilberto, astrud gilberto and antonio carlos jobim. Mar 24, 2015 but what else is there to call getzgilberto, the landmark 1964 album by an unlikely team of collaborators, but the birth of smooth. Tommy williams upright bass, antonio carlos jobim piano, milton banana drums, astrud gilberto, joao gilberto quintet, stan getz saxophone, tommy williams bass guitar, joao gilberto guitar. The album also won a grammy for best engineered album, nonclassical and remains one of the bestselling jazz albums of all time. All are mono except for the classic getzgilberto, which has re7re8 in the dead wax on sides 1 and 2, respectively.
Release group getzgilberto by stan getz joao gilberto. Bossa nova singer and guitarist joao gilberto would share top billing with saxman stan getz, while antonio carlos jobims piano would lead the. But what else is there to call getzgilberto, the landmark 1964 album by an unlikely team of collaborators, but the birth of smooth. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I have five of the six brazil lps done by getz in the 60s. Joao gilberto in highresolution audio at available in 192 khz 24bit, 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio.
Stan getz born stanley gayetzky february 2, 1927 in philadelphia died june 6, 1991 in malibu, california was an american jazz musician. The stereo version has been discussed many times and i recommend these threads which include discussions about correct channels, extra bass, bright versions, audiophile lp pressings, gold. My question is that i noticed my copies of cafe au gogo and getzgilberto no. Rolling stone 500 greatest albums of all time rated 447500. Stan getz is at least partially responsible for the bossa nova craze that hit the u.
This singlelayer sacd can only be played on a super audio cd player. Flac bossa jazz progetto tnt jazz, top 500 rs, made in brasil lossless crew getz gilberto stan getz, joao gilberto artist. Astrud gilberto plus james last orchestra polygram, 1987 live in new york pony canyon, 1996 temperance pony canyon, 1997 jungle magya, 2002 the diva series verve, 2003 trilhas sonoras. The getzgilberto mono lp thread steve hoffman music forums. Getz gilberto is an album by american saxophonist stan getz and brazilian guitarist joao gilberto, featuring pianist and composer antonio carlos jobim tom jobim, who also composed many of the tracks. Getz gilberto 1963 remastered flacsacd one of the biggestselling jazz albums of all time, not to mention bossa novas finest moment, getz gilberto trumped jazz samba by bringing two of bossa novas greatest innovators guitaristsinger joao gilberto and composerpianist antonio carlos jobim to new york to record with stan getz. One of the biggestselling jazz albums of all time, not to mention bossa novas finest moment, getzgilberto trumped jazz samba by bringing two of bossa novas greatest innovators guitaristsinger joao gilberto and composerpianist antonio carlos jobim to new york to record with stan getz.
For 1963s getz gilberto the tenor saxophonist teamed with two of brazils leading practitioners, the singersongwriterguitarist joao gilberto and the composerarranger antonio carlos jobim. Getzgilberto, an album by joao gilberto, stan getz on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In music, changing ones sound in order to attract a larger audience is often times assumed to be a change for the worst, with artistic quality and caliber inherently compromised as a result. All are mono except for the classic getz gilberto, which has re7re8 in the dead wax on sides 1 and 2, respectively. Creed taylor recalls that it took getz s wife, monica, to get both astrud and joao into the recording studio. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My question is that i noticed my copies of cafe au gogo and getz gilberto no. Hailed as one of the biggestselling jazz albums of all time, getzgilberto had bought two of the bossa novas greatest innovators.