Getz/Gilberto

Getz/Gilberto
Studio album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto
Released	March 1964 (1964-03)
Recorded	March 18–19, 1963
Studio	A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz, bossa nova
Length	33:36
Language	English, Portuguese
Label	Verve
Producer	Creed Taylor
Stan Getz and João Gilberto chronology
Getz/Gilberto (1964) Getz/Gilberto #2 (1964)
Singles from Getz/Gilberto
"The Girl from Ipanema" Released: May 1964

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.^[1] 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.

Getz/Gilberto is considered the record that popularized bossa nova worldwide and is one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, selling over one million copies.^[2] It was included in Rolling Stone's and Vibe's lists of best albums of all time. Getz/Gilberto was widely acclaimed by music critics, who praised Gilberto's vocals and the album's bossa nova groove and minimalism. Getz/Gilberto received Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical; it also became the first non-American album to win Album of the Year, in 1965.