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The Best of Two Worlds

The Best of Two Worlds was released by Columbia Records in 1976 to feature Stan Getz in a reunion with João Gilberto.[1] Their previous collaboration was a decade earlier on Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2. Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda (Miúcha), who was then married to João Gilberto, sang the English vocals.

Best of Two Worlds
Studio album by
Stan Getz and João Gilberto
Released1976
RecordedMay 21, 1975
New York City
GenreBossa Nova/Samba/Jazz
Length42:44
LabelColumbia
ProducerStan Getz
Stan Getz chronology
But Beautiful
(1974) 		Best of Two Worlds
(1976) 		The Peacocks
(1975)
João Gilberto chronology
João Gilberto
(1973) 		The Best of Two Worlds
(1975) 		Getz/Gilberto '76
(1976)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "In all, this is as fine a bossa album as Getz ever recorded, standing among his finest works, and without a doubt equals his earlier collaborations with Jobim and Gilberto".[2]

Track listing edit

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Double Rainbow" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees 3:31
2. "Águas de Março" Antônio Carlos Jobim 4:40
3. "Lígia" Antônio Carlos Jobim 5:20
4. "Falsa Baiana" Geraldo Pereira 5:01
5. "Retrato em Branco e Preto" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque 4:03
6. "Izaura" Herivelto Martins, Roberto Roberti 4:35
7. "Eu Vim da Bahia" Gilberto Gil 3:53
8. "João Marcello" João Gilberto 3:23
9. "É Preciso Perdoar" Alcivando Luz, Carlos Coqueijo Costa 5:13
10. "Just One of Those Things" Cole Porter 3:02

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Produced by Stan Getz
  • Executive producer Teo Macero
  • Recording engineer Stan Tonkel[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. The Best of Two Worlds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Credits taken from the liner notes to Columbia Lp PC 33703.
  6. ^ Back cover of Columbia Lp PC 33703.

Sources edit

Gridley, Mark. Jazz Styles: History and Analysis. 9th. NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, Print.

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