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3 Things to Know About Getz/Gilberto

  1. It brought bossa nova to a global audience The album popularized the Brazilian genre internationally and won Album of the Year at the 1965 Grammys.

  2. It introduced “The Girl from Ipanema” to most listeners This is how most people first heard the song, which became one of the most recorded pop standards.

  3. It was a landmark collaboration The partnership between American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian musicians João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim created a timeless fusion of jazz and samba.

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