{"title":"João Gilberto","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBorn in Juazeiro, Bahia in 1931, João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira revolutionised Brazilian music by creating bossa nova in the late 1950s, earning him the title \"O Mito\" (The Myth) in Brazil and \"father of bossa nova\" worldwide. In 1955, whilst living in solitude at his sister's home, he developed a radically minimalist guitar technique that distilled Brazil's complex percussion rhythms into essential patterns played with softly percussive fingerpicking. Combined with his intimate, breathy vocals without vibrato, this approach created an entirely new sound when paired with Antonio Carlos Jobim's sophisticated harmonies and Vinicius de Moraes' poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHis 1958 recording of \"Chega de Saudade\" launched both bossa nova and his career, followed by three seminal albums between 1959 and 1961 that became blueprints for the movement. The 1963 \u003cem\u003eGetz\/Gilberto\u003c\/em\u003e collaboration with Stan Getz, featuring wife Astrud's vocals on \"The Girl from Ipanema\", became one of history's best-selling jazz albums and won the 1965 Grammy for Album of the Year, the first jazz record to receive the honour. Known for extreme perfectionism and demanding acoustic standards, he once insisted on 28 takes to perfect a single vowel sound. His 2000 album\u003cem\u003e João voz e violão\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring only voice and guitar, won the Grammy for Best World Music Album and demonstrated his enduring mastery. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 2019 aged 88.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stan-getz-joao-gilberto-getz-gilberto-1977-japanese-verve-gatefold-lp","title":"Stan Getz \u0026 João Gilberto - Getz\/Gilberto (1977 Japanese Verve Gatefold LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStan Getz \u0026amp; João Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim - \u003cem\u003eGetz\/Gilberto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 1977 Japanese Verve Immortal Jazz Series Gatefold Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album that brought bossa nova to international audiences and became one of jazz's biggest commercial successes, \u003cem\u003eGetz\/Gilberto\u003c\/em\u003e unites American tenor saxophonist Stan Getz with Brazilian guitarist\/vocalist João Gilberto and composer\/pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim. Recorded in March 1963 and produced by Creed Taylor, the album features the original version of \"The Girl From Ipanema\" with vocals by Astrud Gilberto (João's wife at the time), plus seven other classics of the bossa nova repertoire. This 1977 Japanese reissue, part of Verve's Immortal Jazz series and distributed by Polydor K.K., presents this landmark recording in gatefold format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album's success stems from the perfect balance between Getz's cool-toned, lyrical tenor saxophone and Gilberto's understated guitar and intimate vocals, with Jobim's piano providing harmonic sophistication and compositional genius. \"The Girl From Ipanema\" became a worldwide hit and remains one of the most recorded songs in popular music history, while tracks like \"Desafinado\", \"Corcovado\", and \"So Danco Samba\" demonstrate bossa nova's subtle rhythmic sophistication and melodic beauty. Getz's saxophone solos float effortlessly over the gentle bossa nova rhythms, his tone perfectly suited to the music's relaxed yet emotionally rich aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album won four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, making it one of the few jazz albums to achieve such mainstream recognition while maintaining artistic integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43141881135163,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5759_880e6092-0727-4417-a669-20076ff1a3e5.jpg?v=1768824264"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/joao-gilberto.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}