720 Stan Getz (1927-1991) with Joao (1931- ) and Astrud Gilberto (1940- ) “The Girl from Ipanema” 1964

Getz/Gilberto “is the finest work of all in the jazz-bossa nova idiom. Its fragile delicacy, melodic richness and exquisite rhythmic poise place it in a class far above all the others, even Getz’s own. It also turned out to be the most popular, and this was partly by accident. Accounts vary but, at some point during the preliminary rehearsal, someone suggested that it would be a good idea to have a couple of the songs sung in English as well as Portuguese…Purely as a demonstration, Astrud Gilberto sang through the English lyrics of ‘Garota de Ipanema’…Her singing—simple, artless and with slightly wavering intonation—appealed to Getz” (Dave Gelly, Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me, 2002).  Listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.

Stan Getz with Joao and Astrud Gilberto “The Girl from Ipanema”