Getz/Gilberto

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See also Astrud Gilberto's solo stuff, especially Look to the Rainbow (1965). Beach Samba is good, but also includes some non-bossa pop stuff. All of Joao Gilberto's records from the early 60s are very good, and of course look for A.C. Jobim's Wave (1967).

There are lots of good Brazilian bossa artists though. My current fave record of the moment is singer Joyce's Passarinho Urbano from 1977. Same breezy style, but songwriting is a little more idiosynractic, even though the actual sound is pure Brazil.

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:15 (nineteen years ago) link

when it said gilberto i meant joaio btw.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link

there's a Getz/Gilberto live album that came out shortly after that that also features Astrud on half the songs (doing Corcovado, One Note Samba, etc.) that is on a par with the studio album.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link

I recommend the soundtrack to "Black Orpheus", it was the precursor to a lot of the early 60s brazilian crossover jazzpop.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link

Try
Getz au Go Go and
Astrud/Walt Wanderley - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness

― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:29 (nineteen years ago) link

ah Getz au Go Go, yeah that's the one I was thinking of. Every bit as enjoyable as the studio album.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link

AC Jobim wrote some of the songs on that album. My favorite albums of his are Wave (I get this and Tide confused...whichever one has a giraffe on the cover art is the one I'm thinking of) and Stone Flower.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 19:07 (nineteen years ago) link

Nara Leao
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa & Maria Toledo
Jorge Ben

― eleki-san (eleki-san), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 20:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Elis & Tom, 1974. Astrud was a nice amateur singer, but Elis Regina rules. Anything by João is worth getting--he was as good as Miles Davis, Sinatra, one of them. Personally, I find Getz a bit wank-oid, nice tone, but really just ranch dressing on the tasty greens of the Brazilians.

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 22:39 (nineteen years ago) link

sixteen years pass...

Personally, I find Getz a bit wank-oid, nice tone, but really just ranch dressing on the tasty greens of the Brazilians.
― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:39 PM (sixteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

what an insane comment

anyway I love this so much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFxe86TKTUo

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 15 February 2021 03:35 (three years ago) link

Understated Joanne Brackeen on piano there, interestingly, not who I'd expect

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 15 February 2021 21:35 (three years ago) link

one year passes...

76 may not be as perfect as the first, but I love it more nonetheless

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:48 (one year ago) link

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