“Getz/Gilberto” is arguably THE bossa nova classic par excellence. And not only that: the album by Stan Getz, João and Astrud Gilberto is one of the most famous Verve albums and one of the best-selling jazz records of all time. Sometimes chance writes the most beautiful stories – as in the case of “Getz/Gilberto.” Astrud Gilberto had actually only accompanied her husband João to the recordings as an interpreter. But then Stan Getz let Astrud, even though she was not a professional singer, sing the songs “The Girl From Ipanema” and “Corcovado.” The album, which also featured Carlos Anton Jobim (piano) and drumming legend Milton Banana, became a worldwide hit and was the first jazz production ever to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto are an unlikely pair. The New Yorker, son of Ukrainian immigrants, and the Brazilian Gilberto nevertheless brought a style that had previously been little represented in the charts to the forefront with just one recording.
AudioNautes now pays tribute to this album with a sonically outstanding, strictly numbered and limited edition UHQCD. The AAD remaster is taken from a copy of the original stereo master.
UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to the softer photopolymer for scratch protection. The combination results in significantly reduced reflection of laser light inside the CD and an unmatched precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with standard CD players. Musically, the result is a sound image strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.
Title
1. The Girl From Ipanema
2. Doralice
3. Para Machucar Meu Coracao (To Hurt My Heart)
4. Desafinado
5. Corcovado
6. So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba)
7. O Grande Amor
8. Vivo Sohando
