Getz / Gilberto

Really nice listen, the type of music you can play in pretty much any setting. The playing isn't what I'd call spectacular but it is pleasant to hear.

Ik noemde Stan eerder in deze lijst al 'heel gedateerd'. Op dit album wordt samengewerkt met Astrud. Die ik eerder in deze lijst al verweet dat zij al 'gedateerd was toen het uitkwam'. Goed, dan weet ik in welk hoekje ik het moet zoeken. Het zijn in elk geval bij elkaar passende types. Ik start ook weer niet met tegenzin. Zijn eerste album dat ik hier tegenkwam, kreeg ondanks de ouderwetse klanken nog gewoon een 3 van mij.

Ik zet dit aan, direct na Nick Cave. Fout. Ik moet toch eerst even acclimatiseren. Eerst even een stokbroodje om de smaak te neutraliseren, voordat je proeft.

Dertig minuten later een tweede poging. Het gaat inderdaad veel makkelijker. Stan en Astrud passen inderdaad prima bij elkaar. Het eerste nummer is warempel nog een bekend nummer ook. Het zet wel de toon voor de rest van het album. Het is inderdaad ouderwets te noemen. Het is muziek voor op de achtergrond. Het zal dan ook niet vaak voorkomen dat ik dit nog eens op zal zetten. Maar als er dan toch eens een moment voor achtergrondmuziek is, dan is dit album toch zeker een kandidaat. Het is toch redelijk gevarieerd, ook omdat er ook nog een zanger is meegenomen. En het is gewoon kwaliteit.

Not my thing. I guess it's probably fine if it is, but it just sounds like tiki bar background music to me. It all sounds pretty much the same, which is great if you just want bland background music while you're trying to chat up drunk, divorced cougars, I guess.

A remarkable partnership that cemented a genre in North America and featured 2 or 3 of the greatest songs injure modern pop oeuvre.

Fine just a bit boring

Solid Jazz/Samba fusion. 3/5

love this stuff

Not my typical preference for jazz. Not bad, but just not super interesting to me. Decent background music.

Didn’t love it
Didn’t hate it
Didn’t understand it

Very cool, but not overly memorable

I listened whilst walking through Paris. It was wonderful :)

It's a lovely, chilled time. I like the vocals, I like the instruments, it's just all very pleasant and smooth. Is it a bit limited? Possibly. But it is what it is, and it's very nice.

3.5 rounded down.

even though im from Brazil i had never heard a lot of this. good album, deserves its international spread

Very Funky, loved it

Eine Mischung aus Jazz und Bossanova, nervig und Kopfschmerz fördernd. So muss Montags keine Woche beginnen. Völlig überbewertetes Album eines völlig überbewerteten Musik Genres. Schön, dass es überstanden ist.

Isn't 1001 albums great? An artist I wasn't aware of in a genre I (very) rarely listen to but this is good stuff. Of course, some of the tracks are familiar from other artists, but this really makes me want to escape the rat-race and open a small beach hut selling crisp beers, fruity cocktails and the freshest seafood you've ever tasted

I tried but just couldn’t do it. Had to give up early. Just not for me.

It’s a very good 4.

If we’re being really honest, I think this album kind of peaks by The Girl From Ipanema. The good news about hitting that peak so early is that it sustains it really well through the first 5 or 6 tracks of the album. I do think by the end, it finally sort of tapers off, but more from just an inevitable fatigue of the soundscape. What’s here is incredibly relaxing, very enjoyable, and super easy to listen to. It never really falls off a cliff, but it sets the tone so well and so early that every other song, by comparison, feels a bit lesser, but still pretty good.

I think the only reason I’m stuck at a 4 is mainly just how rigid the album can feel; not in terms of the compositions themselves, but simply the instruments at hand. I understand the general vibe of bossa nova, and how going full big band on it would immediately betray everything, but this album sticks really deeply to its core instruments, and it keeps a relatively soft tone throughout. I’ve heard passionately done bossa nova with a little bit more bite to it, and I don’t think this album ever really has that kind of bite to it. Regardless though, it’s a great album, a very recommended listen, and a good time that deserves a 4 – maybe a 5 on a re-listen or two.

I really like Stan Getz's saxophone playing. I also like Gilberto's vocals. However, the gentle bossa nova is more suited to a beach with long drinks in summer. I only have that on rare occasions. I had a good time listening to the music. But it's not the kind of music I listen to all the time.
3/4

The original muzak.