Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Getz / Gilberto (LP)

One look at this legendary album cover and everything is clear: The Bossa Nova classic, the bestseller by Stan Getz, the original version of "The Girl From Ipanema". It's hard to believe, also this album has 50 years on the books this month. That it still sounds as fresh as it did when it was released in 1964 is proven by the "Expanded Edition", which is now being released to celebrate the anniversary The musical significance of "Getz/Gilberto" for the breakthrough of Bossa Nova is undisputed, the LP was the first jazz album to win an "Album Of The Year" Grammy! The new edition is a delicacy for audiophiles, because not only has the album been remastered from the 1st generation stereo tapes, but for the first time the correct right-left ratio has been restored, which was wrong on all previous CDs. Since mono LPs were also released in 1964, the complete album is also available in its then mono version as a bonus on the CD, also the two single versions of "The Girl From Ipanema" and "Corcovado" A 28-page booklet with an in-depth essay by Wall Street Journal author Marc Myers and rare photos completes the package.