Stan Getz: 'Getz/Gilberto'

Stan Getz: 'Getz/Gilberto' Web Resources Verve Records Profile of Stan Getz A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: A lovely tone poem like a cool breeze from the ocean — that's the bossa nova sound that swept across the U.S.A. in the 1960s. The great Brazilian master, Antonio Carlos Jobim said: "Bossa nova is a sophisticated branch of samba — a dance with charming syncopations, unexpected beats." Sponsor Message HORWITZ: A.B., you know Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote almost all the tunes on this album and they include songs that are now standards like "The Girl from Ipanema," "Corcovado," and "Desafinado." HORWITZ: Like you said, A.B., it's like a cool ocean breeze, and it's because of that unique combination of musicians and musical elements, and that includes Astrud Gilberto's two famous vocals.