Stopped by my favorite locally-owned record shop today on a whim at lunch. Wasn't planning on buying, but I make it a point to stop and browse a couple times a week.

I ran across a nice vinyl copy of Getz-Gilberto on Verve label. This album sets a mood like no other jazz album I have.

Yummy. :music:

I'm a sucker for the 60's Bossa Nova stuff, I'll have to look for it the next time I hit the record store. Thanks for the tip.

It's on all the top 100 greatest jazz albums lists, usually in the top 20. Great stuff. The Girl From Ipanema is a classic.

It's on all the top 100 greatest jazz albums lists, usually in the top 20. Great stuff. The Girl From Ipanema is a classic.

I had a digital version (ripped from a CD) but was wanting it on vinyl. I was surprised to see it in my little local record shop.

Where might that favorite record store be? :naughty:

I can't remember if you're in Omaha or Lincoln.

Scott

Where might that favorite record store be? :naughty:

I can't remember if you're in Omaha or Lincoln.

Scott

Lincoln -- Spindle Records downtown. Good little shop if you're ever in town. :thmbsp:

I used to live in Omaha and frequented Homers in the Old Market -- but haven't been over there in years.

i have that album too. very nice, but my copy is noisy. gotta clean it up and spin it again.

Its actually my favorite album of all time. I've worn out a few many years ago (when I did vinyl). I recently found a SACD version and I am in audio nirvana! I've played it 10x in the last few weeks.

It is a timeless recording:

Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Getz/Gilberto, which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering. A classic. --Fernando Gonzalez

I got a mono copy in great shape for five bucks some months back. I already had the stereo version on an old Japanese CD, but I couldn't turn down the different mix--plus that cool cover blown up real good!

I have some Astrud Gilberto compilations on CD. I'd really love to get some original vinyl albums.

Its actually my favorite album of all time. I've worn out a few many years ago (when I did vinyl). I recently found a SACD version and I am in audio nirvana! I've played it 10x in the last few weeks.

It is a timeless recording:

Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Getz/Gilberto, which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering. A classic. --Fernando Gonzalez

Thanks for sharing that info -- very insightful.

Yes, a winner for sure! (A colleague loves the Sinatra/Jobim album, too.)

There is a reissue on vinyl if you can't find an original, and are willing to pay $35.