Stan Getz & João Gilberto

Stan Getz & João Gilberto

Genres: Bossa Nova, jazz, brazilian, latin jazz, latin

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About Stan Getz & João Gilberto

The album Getz / Gilberto, brought together saxophonist Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim. This album was a key event in creating a bossa nova craze in the United States and, subsequently, internationally. Short bios Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetzky February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia - died June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) was an American jazz musician. He is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophone players of all time. João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in the town of Juazeiro, Bahia - died 6 July 2019 (aged 88) in Rio de Janeiro, RJ)) was a Brazilian musician and considered one of the co-creators of bossa nova. Astrud Gilberto (born Astrud Weinert, the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a German father, on March 30, 1940, in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer known for her samba and bossa nova music, including the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema". Antônio Carlos Jobim (born in January 25, 1927 in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - died 8 December 1994 (aged 67) in New York, NY), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, pianist and guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style.

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