Getz / Gilberto

Yay!!!! I love this album!! My parents’ first dance at their wedding was to “O Grande Amor” and to this day this album’s a personal favorite. It HAS been a second since I listened to it though so I’m glad I got it! And this music... the best way I can personally describe it is music to walk through Garfield Park Conservatory to. "Girl From Ipanema" is a positively essential song of all time. If you were assembling, say, 1001 SONGS that you should listen to until you die, that would be HIGH on the list, at least for me. Simply one of the most incredible songs of all time, due to the 4 distinct moments (João's first verse, Astrud's second verse, Stan's incredible saxophone solo, and Antonio's piano), all of which being undeniably essential moments in the jazz canon. After it ends, there is little time to reflect on what you've just heard before being thrust into "Doralice," which is pretty much "Girl From Ipanema"-lite, though let's be real, that's what this entire album is. Other high points include "Para machucar meu coração," "Só danço samba," and, of course, "O grande amor." Breathtaking.
9.7/10

The Good: We get to enjoy Joe Pesci!!!
The Bad: That’s another Stan Getz…
The Ugly: They still fuck you at the drive-thru!!!

How many of you young-uns are going to understand the above?

So, when I was a little younger, more frequently then not, around my birthday, every 3 years or so, we would move to a new country.
My father was not one of them important civil servants working at your local embassy or consul, no no, he worked in the finance sector, and was tasked with the things he was tasked with.
It was ’82 and I found my surroundings to be the beach all of a sudden…

My birthday is in the middle of summer, which is the reason that we would always move around my birthday, because this way we would not be transferred to a new school in the middle of the year.

Anyway, Rio de Janeiro had become our new destination… and before people start jammer about how could that must have been… Rio, in the ‘80s, was dirt poor, and we, for all intents and purposes, were considered rich… If you’ve never had a machete pulled on your because someone wants your watch and sneakers, you don’t know what I’m talking about.

So what the fuck does this have to do with our “o disco da vez”?
Well, wherever we would go, my father would embrace local music and play it constantly. So I got to listen to a ton of Gilberto Gil, and I was actually hoping to find some bossanova on this list…

Great album, greater memories—even if the machete pulling is no fun, it is still an integral part of my youth…

I dedicate this 4* rating to the beach volleyball club Caspahinho who were nice enough to “adopt” my younger brother and me as part of the clan!

No me gusta...

This is genuinely one of the most beautiful albums I've ever listened to, including stuff that I listen to outside of the project.

I am a sucker for bossa nova

Perfect soundtrack to a quiet morning or a chill hang.

This one came dangerously close to being time and place music, similar to a lot of the samba, bossa nova, and Indian music I've gotten.

But it has a kinda, chill cocktail jazz vibe to it that I'm really enjoying. Great album, if a little repettitive.

Unimpeachable, 10/10.

Pretty cool! Maybe too cool for me? It definitely puts the easy in easy listening.

Most marketable Brazilian music, can't say I don't enjoy the vibe, the language...

Legendary earworm

Really smooth, a great listen. Actually sounds much more modern than you’d think, in a kind of “lo-fi jazz” way. “Girl From Ipanema” is a classic. Sometimes I feel unable to connect with jazz records, but I really liked this. The kind of record I want to get on vinyl to impress my house guests.

No idea what was said, but I kinda liked this. Thought there’d be more saxophone based on the description. 4/5

While Bossa may never quite be the ticket to my heart, I could see how this may be the platonic ideal of the genre. This is smooth, breezy and refreshing. And it's ultimately an enjoyable experience. I don't feel the need to overthrow this one. Getz/Gilberto is well written, well performedand extremely pleasant, and I don't think it needs to be anything else. If you're new to Bossa, give The Girl From Ipanema a listen if you haven't already, its a classic for a reason.

It was OK. Nothing really unexpected.

Hey honey,

Candles are lit, steaks are done, lights down low and the cab franc is open and ready to pour. One sec just have to put on this album.

Longest elevator ride of all time.

Very nice and pleasant. I’m not totally in the right setting for it though. Need to listen on a beach.

Chillig, nix einzuwenden

This project has made me aware of the bossa nova genre, which I’m very grateful for. This was so mellow and soothing, very nice to have on in the background.

The album should have been just a collab between Astrud, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Stan Getz. They all sound wonderful- particularly ACJ's little piano runs on these wonderfully chipper bossa nova tracks- count myself a new huge fan. Joao Gilberto, on the other hand, really ruins the vibe a lot of the time for me. His vocals are so nasally and whispery- I get that it's supposed to be a mellow sound but it bothers me like almost every song. I am really interested in diving in to Stan Getz and ACJ from here on, though!

Àls dit liftmuziek was ging ik een extra keertje op en neer.