The Bossa Nova Years (The Girl from Ipanema) [BOX SET]
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This fits so beautifully into a late Saturday night vibe, I couldn't resist the post.
The Bossa Nova Years (The Girl from Ipanema) [BOX SET]
This remarkable set contains the five prodigious bossa nova albums recorded by Stan Getz in the early 60s: 'Jazz Samba' (the still sparkle-fresh collaboration with Charlie Byrd that introduced bossa nova to the world); 'Big Band Bossa Nova' (a not always successful attempt to combine two mutually exclusive forms, but featuring two epic classics, 'Manha de Carnival' and 'Chega Suadade'); 'Jazz Samba Encore' (an otherworldly masterpiece with Luiz 'Black Orpheus' Bonfa and singer Maria Toldo); 'Getz/Gilberto' (my own treasured favourite, a matchless meeting of four great talents, Getz, Jobim, Joao and Astrud Gilberto) and 'Getz/Almeida' (a rigorous, last gasp jazz workout).
All the great classics are here - 'Desafinado' (will anyone ever spell this right?), 'Insensatez' (swoon), 'O Morro Nao Tem Vez', 'One note samba', 'The girl from Ipanema', 'Corcovado' etc. (you'll know them all even if you think you don't) - together with some less familiar delights. What is perhaps most exceptional is the way Getz adapts like a chameleon to the very different needs of his various collaborators, and yet still retains the distinctive, emotional sax genius we know and love.
There are some extra tracks included as well, including Getz's only collaboration with Baden-Powell, some live numbers with the Gilbertos, and an absolutely blissful, happysad 'It might as well be spring', the only track I've ever heard that actually DOES sound like spring.
Comments (7)
perfectly relaxing song to listen to while sipping my kahlua and cream :)
Great relaxing tune. A nice change of pace.
Weirdly enough (or not so weirdly, speaking of a Saturday-night vibe ), we (me & husband) were listening to some of this last night. It is, always was, always will be swoon-worthy. ... That Getz/Gilberto LP is a favorite of mine, too-- I remember listening to it over & over when I was a kid. It was hypnotic. Also, Sinatra's album with Jobim = gorgeous.
Not bad for a Sunday morning vibe either.
It has taken me a while to get over my music snob's conviction that mistaking this for "real" bossa nova is just that - insupportable elitism. This may not be "real," but it's very close. And it's very, very pleasurable....
sometimes Ivylander, you just gotta let it go :-)
Glad you liked
I know what he meant, but of course it is REAL ;)
This is really nice and relaxing.....makes me wish I was not at work. Ah well, I will be home soon.
Until then, I'll play this, at least for a while. Lovin it.