Getz / Gilberto

Descripción del producto GETZ STAN / GILBERTO JOAO GETZ / GILBERTO Amazon.com 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

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 4,88 x 5,59 x 0,47 pulgadas; 3,39 Onzas Fabricante : Verve Número de modelo del producto : 6 3 05214142 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 1997 Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : diciembre 7, 2006 Etiqueta : Verve ASIN : B0000047CX Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº69,925 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº43 en Bossa Nova nº97 en Jazz Brasileño (CDs y Vinilo) nº208 en Jazz Latino (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.6 4.6 de 5 estrellas 733 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 4,88 x 5,59 x 0,47 pulgadas; 3,39 Onzas Fabricante : Verve Número de modelo del producto : 6 3 05214142 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 1997 Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : diciembre 7, 2006 Etiqueta : Verve ASIN : B0000047CX Número de discos : 1