You guys picked the studio version which was absolutely correct. There is a video of them and the lady is gorgeous, but it was her first time in front of the cameras and she was a bit nervous and self conscious and it took away from the overall experience a little bit. Love the gently calm vibes of the late 50's and early 60's. A must ------ is the song "Rhythm of the Rain" by the Cascades. PLEASE
One of the most famous Brazilian Bossa Nova songs ever written and recorded. Astrud had never sung professionally before this. Originally this was recorded as a longer version with both Astrud and her husband João Gilberto singing (which I have that version on CD). But when Stan Getz (The sax player) heard it, he insisted that Astrude sing it by herself and they shortened the song for release as a single with just her vocal. When it was done, Stan told them, "This is your hit record!"
That's Joao you hear humming at the beginning. On the long version Joao sang his part in Portuguese and Astrud sang her part in English. That's another reason they decided to release the shorter version as a single with Astrud singing in English. In addition to the general rule of thumb that singles not be longer than about 3 to 3-1/2 minutes for radio play. (This one being just under 3 minutes at 2 minutes and 47 seconds long)
@@blackblake3658 His hit? I can't agree to that. I'd put his and Astrud's contributions as more like between 50/50 and 75/25 towards Astrud. Not that I don't don't like Stan Getz's music - it's just that the voice here really takes the lead, with Getz in support. Her voice is so magical in its seductive simplicity, it makes the song what it is. Just imagine anyone else singing it, and you can see it wouldn't have the same exceptional impact, even with Getz playing his heart out out.
God, this was HUGE a couple of generations back. It was one of the most recognizable songs of our generation. It brought Brazilian bossa nova to the masses here. I am so happy you guys got to listen and appreciate it.
I had just read that before this video dropped, in one of those "musicians we lost this year" articles. What a shame. I was honestly surprised that she was still around.
Yes. A sneaky member of the family managed to get a jazz legend reaction. Pity they don't do reactions to instrumentals. Missing out on some of the best artists, like Pat Metheny.
The girl singing wasn't a pro singer. She was the wife of one of the band members, but despite being shy, she was the only one who couId sing in English in their entourage, so she sang this English version, & it took off. Pretty cool to sing a mega hit, right off the bat!
Thank you, I had no idea. I shouldn't have assumed, but I thought that she was a famous singer in Brazil. Doesn't change the sadness I feel about her passing.
Bebel Gilberto has some amazing music himself. Something I need to revisit, along with the music of Astrud. But then I have always enjoyed Jazz from this era, Primarily John Coletrane and Miles Davis and Stan Getz. There are others that I am spacing on at the moment and I apologize to them, their band members, and all their decendents.
I was born in 1980, and I STILL grew up LOVING this song. Absolute classic, and just goes to show that it’s a timeless masterpiece. Hope there are many young viewers who now love it too. ❤
In addition to Getz and Gilberto, this recording also features Brazilian master guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim. He was a leading pioneer of Brazilian jazz, and became popular in the '60s, enough to earn a headliner collaboration on a Frank Sinatra album.
Couldn't have said it better ! No other cover can top the artistry of that original. I bought the soundtrack for the movie it featured in --- solely for that song.
My niece got to meet the "Girl from Ipanema" in Brazil. Of course, she's a lady now. She used to walk by the cafe' in Brazil, where two songwriters hung out, & they wrote this song about her. It was an international #1 hit; I think?
When I listen to this song, I always picture an older man watching this beautiful girl going about her business and wishing that he was young enough to talk to her and longing for his lost youth. It has such a wistful sound.
Bossa Nova is a very advanced kind of jazz from Brazil (where they speak Portuguese). Astrid was a great singer; like Sade she used no vibrato & so she had to hit the notes exactly. Stan Getz was the sax player/band leader. Astrid's husband, Gil, was a big Bossa Nova singer & guitarist - I think he was also on this session
Actually its João Gilberto. One of the greatest musicians ever. That was a Stan Getz & João Gilberto (the album bears their names) and Astrud was there along with her husband. She had never sung professionally before, but when she gave it a go, everyone quickly discovered just how great she is.
This is Bossa Nova! This was very big in the 60's. Actually, this is the second half of the song. The first half is Joao Gilberto with a spoken poem (in Portuguese), then Astrid comes in with her lovely voice. The part you played was what was on the radio back in the day. It was a huge hit back then. Stan Getz was legendary on saxophone. I loved your reaction to the whole thing and particularly when the sax came in the first time! You should react to Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66 performing Mas que nada. My favorite is the video introduced by Eartha Kitt, just because I love her voice! That woman could purr! (Fun fact: she played Cat Woman in the original Batman series!). th-cam.com/video/BrZBiqK0p9E/w-d-xo.html She also did the Christmas song Santa Baby! Another fun fact is that samba is almost a spiritual thing in Brazil. It's a dance form and can almost be expressed as a way of life.
Welcome to Bossa Nova. This isn't just a classic but one of the most recorded songs of all time - ever!! At the time, Astrud was married to Joao Gilberto, one of the originators of Bossa Nova, along with Tom Jobim and a few others in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil most particularly Copacabana Beach. In fact, the big airport in Rio is named after Tom Jobim.
I'm in Rio. On January 2nd I hit the Copacabana beach, which is right next to Ipanema beach. I've always loved Stan Getz's breathy tenor sax playing. Welcome to the beautiful and sexy world of Bossa Nova.
This version of the song came out just as I was hitting puberty and it definitely hit a spot in my growing up years. Bossa Nova music became very popular during this time and continued for a few years afterwards. Example= Sergio Mendez and Brazil 66.
@@redsmoker37 I was thinking of The Blues Brothers! They play it as Jake and Elwood ride up the elevator near the end to pay the taxes for The Penguin's orphanage. And it looks like they also used it in A Good Day to Die Hard.
Thanks for this reaction to a stone-cold jazz/popular music classic. Astrud just passed away recently. She was a legend. BTW, this song has become a great jazz standard and almost every jazz player knows it and has jammed on it at one point or another. As have I. Frank Sinatra covered this on his great collaboration album with the composer of this, Antonio Carlos Jobim. It’s a great version where they both sing on it and other great songs by Jobim, the master of Bossa Nova. BTW, Basia has a tribute to Astrud on her first album, title: “Astrud”. Well worth your time. I played it a lot in the day Astrud died, June 5th 2023
I haven't heard this song in a long time. It brings back some wonderful memories.It came out in 1964. I remember it. Well. My parents used to play it all the time. Thanks for the memories!!
Back in the day it was said a different singer was booked for the recording but did not turn up and she stepped in last minute i think she was the wife of one of the musicians in the session
UGH! This is the dreaded shortened "RADIO EDIT" version! It's just horrid! They leave out Astrud's husband Joao Gilberto's amazing vocals! Anyway... I love bossa nova! It's my favorite musical genre EVER! And there are SO MANY undiscovered gems in bossa nova that are absolute musical delights! Astrud Gilberto's wispy, sultry, Portuguese lilt fit so well into that 1960s loungey scene, and her sincere delivery of every song she sang only intensified the bossa nova mystique and its cool harmonic and rhythmic interplay! ALSO, BTW... There really is an actual "Girl From Ipanema". Her name is Heloisa Pinheiro. The song's writers, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes used to always go drinking at this one bar near Ipanema Beach near Rio de Janeiro, and every day they'd see this one beautiful young girl walking past the bar and across the street to go to the store for her mother. They asked her who she was and she told them, and then they wrote the song about her!
Astrud's voice is creamy smooth and flows like liquid gold on this song. It is striking how her voice overall has a natural timbre as to even sound like a saxophone.
Add Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition) to your summer rotation and just let the album play on repeat until Labor Day (add summer-style drink to complete moment)
The cool sounds of bossa nova. The Getz/Gilberto album is one of my all-time favorites. I'm so grateful that I got to see Astrud Gilberto back in the late 80s in concert. She was fantastic. RIP to an amazing singer.
Garota de Ipanema, great! This one was a collaboration between American Saxophonist Stan Getz and the Brazilian duo Joao (pronounced Yao) Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Gilberto was the guitarist and Jobim was the pianist. During the session, it was decided to add a vocal, but, the only person available that could translate the Portuguese (Brazilian) lyrics, and speak English well enough, was Joao's wife, Astrud (Astrid), who was not a professional singer. Her plaintive and and untrained voice was a perfect fit. Astrud passed away just this last June, after beginning a singing career with this song.
@@ricardo_miguel13 There seems to be only one recorded version with the introductory verse, a 1962 live cut with Joao,Jobim, lyricst, Vincius de Moraes. and the vocal ensemble Os Cariocas. Astrud does not appear on this one. th-cam.com/video/ioO5ufVSL-U/w-d-xo.html
No question this is fantastic and Astrid’s voice is mesmerizing. There is another excellent cover by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Worth a listen. Thanks for this. 👏👏🥰
Okay guys, I'm going to recommend an artist that you've probably never heard of. And they come from a genre that you've barely covered at all. Yet it's one of your favorites. This artist comes from the jazz world, and you might say they're a crooner. Except this crooner is a woman. I'm speaking of NANCY WILSON (not the one that comprised one-half of the rock duo called Heart, but the NANCY WILSON who was a jazz singer). She was an artist of my parents' generation (and I'm 70) -- a contemporary of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Maartin. And yet in these two videos I'm going to share with you, she's dripping with sexuality. Just a drop-dead gorgeous woman who, I would discover decades later, could sing me to bed any time she wanted. These two performances were from 1960s television shows. One was from "Hollywood Palace," a weekly variety show that aired on Saturday nights on ABC-TV. Not sure where the other one was taped, although it might well have been from her own TV show, The Nancy Wilson Show. She also made numerous appearances (as an actress) on many TV series including The FBI, Hawaii Five-O, and others, not to mention the dozens of appearances she made as a singer on different variety shows like The Carol Burnett Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and others too numerous to mention. Both of these songs are awesome and I know you'll be captivated by each of them: NANCY WILSON -- "The Very Thought of You" (an "American Songbook" classic that was covered by dozens of artists): th-cam.com/video/RRKP-qeJvVU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=biusBBqOj_VwrFLH NANCY WILSON -- "How Glad I Am" (one of Nancy's biggest hits): th-cam.com/video/Wj05EY2aP7I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KmOzSFrqYOzLDOnT And oh, by the way, if that interests you at all, check out one of the greatest jazz singers who ever lived, the great Sarah Vaughan (a.k.a., "Sassy") singing the classic, "Misty." This performance, recorded live in Sweden in 1964, is one of the greatest live performances caught on tape. SARAH VAUGHAN -- "Misty" (She was my dad's favorite female singer. Decades later, I finally realized why.) th-cam.com/video/lJXLqAutql4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JhyfmR8nfauDvhak&t=50 These songs would definitely add some spice to your channel, and would certainly make a great choice for "Female Fridays."
In the 60's there was a string of great songs like this! Most of it came from Brazil, the Bossa Nova style. It was also called 'Bachelor pad" music, and you can imagine why, hahaha!! Other amazing songs in this style are "Look of Love" and a cover of The Beatles' "Fool on the Hill" by Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, and "Summer Samba" by Astrud Gilberto!
Great combination. Astrud's hauntingly beautiful voice and Stan Getz, one of the great jazz sax players. Amber you hit it out of the park 3 times today. Once again Happy New Year y'all!!
This song was a huge world wide smash in the early sixties. Stan Getz was one of the all time great sax players. Astrid' s husband was on guitar ( I'm sorry, I forget his first name) and was making a record with Stan. Astrid wasn't a professional singer and her appearance here was totally unplanned. For whatever reason, they asked her to step up to the Mike and musical history was made. Try listening to more Stan Getz. You won't be disappointed.
Check out the longer version from the album. Starts with Portuguese language singing from Astrud's husband, a famous Brazilian singer/guitarist. And Stan Getz plays a full chorus solo. Probably the most famous Bossa Nova recording ever!
Finally, she commented on the lyrics! And story. This is called bossa nova music, from Brazil. Her voice is heaven. Simple, no coloratura or over-souling. The beach is in Rio. It's amazing how few references you have but yours is an effective platform for spreading music to your generation, if not adjectives.
Good choice! Glad you're keeping your choices diverse! There're few other types of music more soothing than bossa nova. It's a musical styling that immediately puts you on a beach under an umbrella with an ice cold drink in hand. A 'Female Friday' pick for you is Dusty Springfield doing 'The Look of Love'.
Wow Jay you have grown musically. I remember the beginning you didn't like or even know the word for ballads. You said they were Amber's thing. Look at you now. Love you guys.
Takes me back to Boomer childhood. Sneaking in pyjamas to the top of the stairs to listen to the records from my parent's den when they were entertaining their friends. She predates her countrymen Sergio Mendes and the Brazil 66 but has that same "cool" sound. Years later I saw her live in La Jolla. A class act.
Such a great classic samba. I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to do a Brazilian hit called Mas Que Nada by SERGIO MENDES and Brazil ‘66. Most recently the Black Eyed Peas turned it into a brilliant hip hop song. But you can’t beat the original.
This is a beautiful song. Bossa Nova. Stan Getz on sax. You should hear the version Frank Sinatra does with Antonio Carlos Jobim. You would really love it.
Hey guys! Ahhh, sweet bossa nova perfection! This is sublime. Bossa Nova music, in general, transports you into another world. This version is an abbreviated version of the full song, but you still get full bossa nova vibes. Astrud's then husband, João Gilberto (who was a famous singer in Brazil at the time) also covered this song in Portuguese. But Astrud's version is *the* classic version. The song has also been gender changed, as there are versions of "The Boy From Ipanema", too. Most notably by Peggy Lee. As a follow-up, I highly suggest you continue your 'bossa' journey with another song from Astrud Gilberto from this same time, "Água de Beber". It's so good!
"Thank you again 🤗 Amber!!!" You managed once again to stir up flashes of good memory from my "very" early childhood! I just turned 59 a week before Christmas 🎄🎁🥳 and even though this song came out the year I was born I vividly remember running around humming to this when they were still playing it on pop radio 📻!! I couldn't have been more than 3 or four years old but I can remember running around the yard with this playing and I remember feeling very content and secure and most importantly, "happy!!!"😊✌️🤗❤️🎸🤘 Have a blessed and wonderful New Year guys 🎉💖🙏
This is one of those tracks that has an indefinable magic to it - of course Astrud's voice is a major component, but there's somehow more to it than that.
i've been waiting for you to do this song. i recommended it once. my dad loved stan getz and had so many of his albums. getz was my first exposure to jazz, thankfully!
Love Astrud, also love her daughter Bebel. Try Bebel's album "All In One", Cut "Sun Is Shining" (Bob Marley cover). Also, since you are branching out past Rock 'n Roll, try album "Getz Gilberto", cut 3 "Para Machuchar Meu Coracao", absolutely gorgeous & Stan makes it happen. Yeah, Joao is singing in Portugese, but you will get the hang of it.
In addition to the ones mentioned, Pink Floyd also had some notorious sax on a few cuts, but mostly I think of chicago. Well that plus all the early stuff like little richard.
Ahhhhh.. bossa nova❤
Smooth baby! Just the sexist music!
@@vanessacallahan3515 I think you mean "sexiest". It wasn't really sexist.😂
Yes. They need more jazz.
The ONLY music my mom listened to that I liked. ❤
You guys picked the studio version which was absolutely correct. There is a video of them and the lady is gorgeous, but it was her first time in front of the cameras and she was a bit nervous and self conscious and it took away from the overall experience a little bit. Love the gently calm vibes of the late 50's and early 60's. A must ------ is the song "Rhythm of the Rain" by the Cascades. PLEASE
One of the most famous Brazilian Bossa Nova songs ever written and recorded. Astrud had never sung professionally before this. Originally this was recorded as a longer version with both Astrud and her husband João Gilberto singing (which I have that version on CD). But when Stan Getz (The sax player) heard it, he insisted that Astrude sing it by herself and they shortened the song for release as a single with just her vocal. When it was done, Stan told them, "This is your hit record!"
Joao Gilberto is an incredible guitarist
@moonbeam2062 I prefer the long one.
I'm a big fan of João Gilberto's daughter Bebel Gilberto.
That's Joao you hear humming at the beginning. On the long version Joao sang his part in Portuguese and Astrud sang her part in English. That's another reason they decided to release the shorter version as a single with Astrud singing in English. In addition to the general rule of thumb that singles not be longer than about 3 to 3-1/2 minutes for radio play. (This one being just under 3 minutes at 2 minutes and 47 seconds long)
I actually used to have the version by Antônio Carlos Jobim (the songwriter) on LP
Huge hit from 1964. It won the Grammy for "Record of the Year" over the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
I did not know that. Thanks for the info.
Stan the Man Getz. This is his hit. But I'll take Getz on female Friday.😂
Travesty
@@blackblake3658 His hit? I can't agree to that. I'd put his and Astrud's contributions as more like between 50/50 and 75/25 towards Astrud. Not that I don't don't like Stan Getz's music - it's just that the voice here really takes the lead, with Getz in support. Her voice is so magical in its seductive simplicity, it makes the song what it is. Just imagine anyone else singing it, and you can see it wouldn't have the same exceptional impact, even with Getz playing his heart out out.
Really?
God, this was HUGE a couple of generations back. It was one of the most recognizable songs of our generation. It brought Brazilian bossa nova to the masses here. I am so happy you guys got to listen and appreciate it.
We lost Astrid earlier this year - she won’t ever be replaced and this classic will continue to be perfection 💃🎼🎹🇬🇧
Sigh...I was sad all day I heard that. Rip Astrid. Her voice will always be in my heart.
I had just read that before this video dropped, in one of those "musicians we lost this year" articles. What a shame. I was honestly surprised that she was still around.
😎Great 60's vibe. Stan Getz is a jazz LEGEND. His breathy sax playing pairs perfectly with Ms. Gilberto.
Yes. A sneaky member of the family managed to get a jazz legend reaction. Pity they don't do reactions to instrumentals. Missing out on some of the best artists, like Pat Metheny.
LOL@@blackblake3658
That song was all over the Pop charts so I would say Stan Getz was the one who snuck in @@blackblake3658
Known as "The Sound" for his tone. That's a damn bad-ass nickname!
Haha No doubt. A lot of respect in that nickname.@@Scott_Forsell
R.I.P. Ms Gilberto!! This song is the most covered song in music history. Ipanema is a beach in Brazil.
Don't think this has been covered more than " Summertime".
@@vaughnblanding7480maybe not, but pretty close.
Second most covered. Yesterday by Beatles is the most covered in the history.
@@nicolaspimenta3927 I'd heard that GFI was the most covered because it was recoded in numerous languages.
Stan Getz’s West Coast Smooth Jazz meets Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Brazilian Jazz … excellent
Getz is on the horn. Big name in the 50s and 60s jazz.
The girl singing wasn't a pro singer. She was the wife of one of the band members, but despite being shy, she was the only one who couId sing in English in their entourage, so she sang this English version, & it took off. Pretty cool to sing a mega hit, right off the bat!
Stan Getz! 😂
@@visaman I couldn't remember exactly. Thanks!
Thank you, I had no idea. I shouldn't have assumed, but I thought that she was a famous singer in Brazil. Doesn't change the sadness I feel about her passing.
Astrud was married to Joao Gilberto, also famous bossa nova artist. Antonio Carlos Jobim should also receive credit.
Bebel Gilberto has some amazing music himself. Something I need to revisit, along with the music of Astrud. But then I have always enjoyed Jazz from this era, Primarily John Coletrane and Miles Davis and Stan Getz. There are others that I am spacing on at the moment and I apologize to them, their band members, and all their decendents.
Wow, a real classic tune. Astrud passed away this year (June 5th) at age 83.
One of the greatest songs ever. Stan Getz's sax tone is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for this.
Ipanema is a famous beach in rio de janero-considered their "crown jewel beach"--made famous by this song !!!
I was born in 1980, and I STILL grew up LOVING this song. Absolute classic, and just goes to show that it’s a timeless masterpiece. Hope there are many young viewers who now love it too. ❤
Great choice, Astrud's voice is pure velvety honey. Definitely recommend going back to listen to the full version!
The entire album is a MUST - perfect for cooking, cleaning, driving, canoodling...🥰Thanks for this reaction!
Such a lovely song. Her beautiful voice, paired w/ the horn of Stan Getz...timeless.
In addition to Getz and Gilberto, this recording also features Brazilian master guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim. He was a leading pioneer of Brazilian jazz, and became popular in the '60s, enough to earn a headliner collaboration on a Frank Sinatra album.
You guys simply must do Dusty Springfield's "the look of love". 1966 true masterpiece!!!
Yes!
Isaac Hayes’s version is really good too. Backing band, The Bar Kay’s.
Anything from Dusty 😏🥃
Couldn't have said it better ! No other cover can top the artistry of that original. I bought the soundtrack for the movie it featured in --- solely for that song.
Agreed! It’s a must play !❤❤
This is one of the early hits from the pen of Antonio Carlos Jobim, a really wonderful Brazilian songwriter with a ton of beautiful songs.
My niece got to meet the "Girl from Ipanema" in Brazil. Of course, she's a lady now. She used to walk by the cafe' in Brazil, where two songwriters hung out, & they wrote this song about her. It was an international #1 hit; I think?
She was also in an episode of "The Amazing Race". Contestants had to find her on the beach and get the next clue.
I believe she was only about 15 but was so stunning nobody cared. Walking by after shopping for her mom.
When I listen to this song, I always picture an older man watching this beautiful girl going about her business and wishing that he was young enough to talk to her and longing for his lost youth. It has such a wistful sound.
@@bennychristensen4314❤ Spot on!
Bossa Nova is a very advanced kind of jazz from Brazil (where they speak Portuguese). Astrid was a great singer; like Sade she used no vibrato & so she had to hit the notes exactly. Stan Getz was the sax player/band leader. Astrid's husband, Gil, was a big Bossa Nova singer & guitarist - I think he was also on this session
Actually its João Gilberto. One of the greatest musicians ever. That was a Stan Getz & João Gilberto (the album bears their names) and Astrud was there along with her husband. She had never sung professionally before, but when she gave it a go, everyone quickly discovered just how great she is.
Yes, you're right - I misspoke. I have the set of Getz bossa nova records, but I'm getting a little forgetful in my dotage
The sound of a summer day. Love stan getz❤
Love this tune! Astrud's voice and Stan Getz sax - takes me back to '64!
One of my first jazz records. Great album!
This is Bossa Nova! This was very big in the 60's. Actually, this is the second half of the song. The first half is Joao Gilberto with a spoken poem (in Portuguese), then Astrid comes in with her lovely voice. The part you played was what was on the radio back in the day. It was a huge hit back then. Stan Getz was legendary on saxophone. I loved your reaction to the whole thing and particularly when the sax came in the first time!
You should react to Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66 performing Mas que nada. My favorite is the video introduced by Eartha Kitt, just because I love her voice! That woman could purr! (Fun fact: she played Cat Woman in the original Batman series!). th-cam.com/video/BrZBiqK0p9E/w-d-xo.html She also did the Christmas song Santa Baby! Another fun fact is that samba is almost a spiritual thing in Brazil. It's a dance form and can almost be expressed as a way of life.
I was going to suggest Mas que nada too👍
Oh YES! Mas Que Nada is also one of my favorite songs! PLEASE review that one!
Me too! I was going to say Sergio Mendes.
And after Mas Que Nada, I'd like to see them react to Pretty World and The Look Of Love. 😊
@@oldiesgeek454 Dusty Springfield gives "The Look of Love" an incredible sultriness. It almost gives the same feeling as TGfI.
A true classic, just beautiful!
Welcome to Bossa Nova. This isn't just a classic but one of the most recorded songs of all time - ever!! At the time, Astrud was married to Joao Gilberto, one of the originators of Bossa Nova, along with Tom Jobim and a few others in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil most particularly Copacabana Beach. In fact, the big airport in Rio is named after Tom Jobim.
Absolute magic in a song. One of the great ones of all time.
Good comment.
I'm in Rio. On January 2nd I hit the Copacabana beach, which is right next to Ipanema beach. I've always loved Stan Getz's breathy tenor sax playing. Welcome to the beautiful and sexy world of Bossa Nova.
One of my favorite singer/songwriters, Sabrina Malheiros is from Rio.
@@anthonybrubaker6252 I love Azimuth, a legendary band from Brazil that has Alex Malheiros, her father, as bassist.
Stan Getz is a legend.
This version of the song came out just as I was hitting puberty and it definitely hit a spot in my growing up years. Bossa Nova music became very popular during this time and continued for a few years afterwards. Example= Sergio Mendez and Brazil 66.
When I hear this song I can close my eyes and get the feeling of riding up an escalator in an old fashioned department store.
I literally think that was a scene in a movie! I can't remember which one.
@@LiberalsArePoop They played this when we saw Emile Hirsch in S. America while on the lam in Alpha Dog.
Alpha dog!!!
@@redsmoker37 I was thinking of The Blues Brothers! They play it as Jake and Elwood ride up the elevator near the end to pay the taxes for The Penguin's orphanage. And it looks like they also used it in A Good Day to Die Hard.
Same visualisation for me too!
Senhoras e senhores, boa tarde. Sejam bem vindos a BOSSA NOVA. Ativem as legendas e aproveitem as músicas.
Wonderful ..... one of my favourite songs to whistle to myself on a long walk ...... RIP Astrud, she died a few months ago.
I was young when this came out. A teenager. A couple of years later we got Brazil 66 and y'all should check that out, too! 👵
One of my favorites…. Takes me back to the 60s 💜🎼
One of my favorite songs ever. Thanks.
This reminds me of my parents listening to their albums on the hi-fi in the living room on Sunday afternoons.
Ah yes. It was the hi-fi before it became the stereo in the 70s.
So good to hear this classic again, it never ages. If you like a smoky sax, check out The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield, also from the 60's.
YES!!!❤❤❤
Yes!
Dad LOVED this song! I can still remember his face as he listened to this.
Thanks for this reaction to a stone-cold jazz/popular music classic. Astrud just passed away recently. She was a legend.
BTW, this song has become a great jazz standard and almost every jazz player knows it and has jammed on it at one point or another. As have I.
Frank Sinatra covered this on his great collaboration album with the composer of this, Antonio Carlos Jobim. It’s a great version where they both sing on it and other great songs by Jobim, the master of Bossa Nova.
BTW, Basia has a tribute to Astrud on her first album, title: “Astrud”. Well worth your time. I played it a lot in the day Astrud died, June 5th 2023
This is the definition of a vibe!!!!
Stan Getz had a breathy saxophone solo in this song. I love all types of music, and this was one of my favorites from 1964.
I was hoping you'd get around to this song. If you want to take a risk on some famous jazz, add "Dave Brubeck - Take Five" to your list
YES!!!
Yes!!! Please consider reacting to "Take the A Train" by Duke Ellington too.
Might add "Harlem Nocturne"
@@gypsygirl3255 Yes, but which version? That song has been covered about 20 times since it was first composed in the 1920's.
@@josephbrown6906 Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway, too!
Since you are both into this beautiful laid back Brazilian music, you must react to Sergio Mendes and Brasíl 66 sing, Mas Que Nada, from 1966.
How about, Blame It On The Bosa Nova?
Sergio Mendes is one of my favorites!
Good call!
Edie Gorme
@@walterrutherford8321
How about their songs Pretty World and The Look Of Love? 😊
I haven't heard this song in a long time. It brings back some wonderful memories.It came out in 1964. I remember it. Well. My parents used to play it all the time. Thanks for the memories!!
Back in the day it was said a different singer was booked for the recording but did not turn up and she stepped in last minute i think she was the wife of one of the musicians in the session
UGH! This is the dreaded shortened "RADIO EDIT" version! It's just horrid! They leave out Astrud's husband Joao Gilberto's amazing vocals!
Anyway...
I love bossa nova! It's my favorite musical genre EVER! And there are SO MANY undiscovered gems in bossa nova that are absolute musical delights! Astrud Gilberto's wispy, sultry, Portuguese lilt fit so well into that 1960s loungey scene, and her sincere delivery of every song she sang only intensified the bossa nova mystique and its cool harmonic and rhythmic interplay!
ALSO, BTW... There really is an actual "Girl From Ipanema". Her name is Heloisa Pinheiro. The song's writers, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes used to always go drinking at this one bar near Ipanema Beach near Rio de Janeiro, and every day they'd see this one beautiful young girl walking past the bar and across the street to go to the store for her mother. They asked her who she was and she told them, and then they wrote the song about her!
Astrud's voice is creamy smooth and flows like liquid gold on this song. It is striking how her voice overall has a natural timbre as to even sound like a saxophone.
Add Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition) to your summer rotation and just let the album play on repeat until Labor Day (add summer-style drink to complete moment)
This is Bossa Nova Jazz, Astrud is from Brazil. Stan Getz is a Jazz legend. FYI, Ipanema is in Brazil.
Beautiful song
Oh my god I love this song, they played it all the time on the radio when I was a little girl. Can you imagine that!
An instant classic when it was released, still holds up to this day…😎🍺☮️
The cool sounds of bossa nova. The Getz/Gilberto album is one of my all-time favorites. I'm so grateful that I got to see Astrud Gilberto back in the late 80s in concert. She was fantastic. RIP to an amazing singer.
Been on my play since I taped it from the radio in the 70st, first on tape,then disc and now on Spotify. It's such beautiful melodic music. ❤
This was my father's favorite song of the "Getz and Gilberto" LP, early 60s.
It's hard to realize now how popular this was with everybody.
Garota de Ipanema, great! This one was a collaboration between American Saxophonist Stan Getz and the Brazilian duo Joao (pronounced Yao) Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Gilberto was the guitarist and Jobim was the pianist. During the session, it was decided to add a vocal, but, the only person available that could translate the Portuguese (Brazilian) lyrics, and speak English well enough, was Joao's wife, Astrud (Astrid), who was not a professional singer. Her plaintive and and untrained voice was a perfect fit. Astrud passed away just this last June, after beginning a singing career with this song.
Joao sings the intro to the song right?
@@ricardo_miguel13 There seems to be only one recorded version with the introductory verse, a 1962 live cut with Joao,Jobim, lyricst, Vincius de Moraes. and the vocal ensemble Os Cariocas. Astrud does not appear on this one. th-cam.com/video/ioO5ufVSL-U/w-d-xo.html
No question this is fantastic and Astrid’s voice is mesmerizing. There is another excellent cover by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Worth a listen. Thanks for this. 👏👏🥰
I have always liked this song. Haven't heard it in years, Thanks! 😊
Wow she recently died and this song is also in Portuguese. And sounds as romantic as the English version. A++ choice for female Friday.
Okay guys, I'm going to recommend an artist that you've probably never heard of. And they come from a genre that you've barely covered at all. Yet it's one of your favorites. This artist comes from the jazz world, and you might say they're a crooner. Except this crooner is a woman. I'm speaking of NANCY WILSON (not the one that comprised one-half of the rock duo called Heart, but the NANCY WILSON who was a jazz singer). She was an artist of my parents' generation (and I'm 70) -- a contemporary of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Maartin. And yet in these two videos I'm going to share with you, she's dripping with sexuality. Just a drop-dead gorgeous woman who, I would discover decades later, could sing me to bed any time she wanted. These two performances were from 1960s television shows. One was from "Hollywood Palace," a weekly variety show that aired on Saturday nights on ABC-TV. Not sure where the other one was taped, although it might well have been from her own TV show, The Nancy Wilson Show. She also made numerous appearances (as an actress) on many TV series including The FBI, Hawaii Five-O, and others, not to mention the dozens of appearances she made as a singer on different variety shows like The Carol Burnett Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and others too numerous to mention.
Both of these songs are awesome and I know you'll be captivated by each of them:
NANCY WILSON -- "The Very Thought of You" (an "American Songbook" classic that was covered by dozens of artists): th-cam.com/video/RRKP-qeJvVU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=biusBBqOj_VwrFLH
NANCY WILSON -- "How Glad I Am" (one of Nancy's biggest hits): th-cam.com/video/Wj05EY2aP7I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KmOzSFrqYOzLDOnT
And oh, by the way, if that interests you at all, check out one of the greatest jazz singers who ever lived, the great Sarah Vaughan (a.k.a., "Sassy") singing the classic, "Misty." This performance, recorded live in Sweden in 1964, is one of the greatest live performances caught on tape.
SARAH VAUGHAN -- "Misty" (She was my dad's favorite female singer. Decades later, I finally realized why.) th-cam.com/video/lJXLqAutql4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JhyfmR8nfauDvhak&t=50
These songs would definitely add some spice to your channel, and would certainly make a great choice for "Female Fridays."
There's a Brazilian restaurant in Seattle called The Grill From Ipanema.
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 The Look of Love, One Note Samba, Mas Que Nada.. their great songs go on and on..
In the 60's there was a string of great songs like this! Most of it came from Brazil, the Bossa Nova style. It was also called 'Bachelor pad" music, and you can imagine why, hahaha!! Other amazing songs in this style are "Look of Love" and a cover of The Beatles' "Fool on the Hill" by Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, and "Summer Samba" by Astrud Gilberto!
Always just loved this song. Smooth vibe
Great combination. Astrud's hauntingly beautiful voice and Stan Getz, one of the great jazz sax players. Amber you hit it out of the park 3 times today. Once again Happy New Year y'all!!
This song was a huge world wide smash in the early sixties. Stan Getz was one of the all time great sax players. Astrid' s husband was on guitar ( I'm sorry, I forget his first name) and was making a record with Stan. Astrid wasn't a professional singer and her appearance here was totally unplanned. For whatever reason, they asked her to step up to the Mike and musical history was made. Try listening to more Stan Getz. You won't be disappointed.
Joao Gilberto
@@seattlewa8500 Thanks.
Check out the longer version from the album. Starts with Portuguese language singing from Astrud's husband, a famous Brazilian singer/guitarist. And Stan Getz plays a full chorus solo. Probably the most famous Bossa Nova recording ever!
I agree, the longer version in Portuguese and English is wonderful.
Finally, she commented on the lyrics! And story. This is called bossa nova music, from Brazil. Her voice is heaven. Simple, no coloratura or over-souling. The beach is in Rio. It's amazing how few references you have but yours is an effective platform for spreading music to your generation, if not adjectives.
I’ve heard this for many years before I found out that Ipanema was a real place. It plays in important role in the John Grisham book the Partner.
This song will stick in your head! It’s a ear worm! You’ll go back and listen to it again and again…….
Good choice! Glad you're keeping your choices diverse! There're few other types of music more soothing than bossa nova. It's a musical styling that immediately puts you on a beach under an umbrella with an ice cold drink in hand. A 'Female Friday' pick for you is Dusty Springfield doing 'The Look of Love'.
Wow Jay you have grown musically. I remember the beginning you didn't like or even know the word for ballads. You said they were Amber's thing. Look at you now. Love you guys.
I love metal, punk, and rave music mostly, but you cant go wrong with a little bossa nova sometimes!
Stan Getz is a jazz great in the smooth jazz world
Takes me back to Boomer childhood. Sneaking in pyjamas to the top of the stairs to listen to the records from my parent's den when they were entertaining their friends. She predates her countrymen Sergio Mendes and the Brazil 66 but has that same "cool" sound. Years later I saw her live in La Jolla. A class act.
I love you both. Keep them coming into 2024.
This is such a classic. She also had another hit with ''Agua de Beber''. No sax in that one but still a really cool bossa nova jam.
So smooth. So elegant. Thank you. Well, we had Ipana toothpaste back then so Ipanema wasn't such a stretch. I went "Ah!" for sure. Wonderful.
Such a great classic samba. I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to do a Brazilian hit called Mas Que Nada by SERGIO MENDES and Brazil ‘66. Most recently the Black Eyed Peas turned it into a brilliant hip hop song. But you can’t beat the original.
Oh my Gosh, a Brazilian Song! A Bossa Nova masterpiece! Thanks to, at last, react to some of our songs!
This is a beautiful song. Bossa Nova. Stan Getz on sax. You should hear the version Frank Sinatra does with Antonio Carlos Jobim. You would really love it.
Know your saxes. Alto. Tenor. Baritone. Bass. All saxophones with different tones. I love watching you guys make these cool discoveries.
Thats one cool jazzy tune, never actually heard it before , so beautiful awesome pick Amber, 😊🔥🙂✌️✨️
Stan Getz was a very famous jazz sax player.
Hey guys! Ahhh, sweet bossa nova perfection! This is sublime. Bossa Nova music, in general, transports you into another world. This version is an abbreviated version of the full song, but you still get full bossa nova vibes. Astrud's then husband, João Gilberto (who was a famous singer in Brazil at the time) also covered this song in Portuguese. But Astrud's version is *the* classic version. The song has also been gender changed, as there are versions of "The Boy From Ipanema", too. Most notably by Peggy Lee. As a follow-up, I highly suggest you continue your 'bossa' journey with another song from Astrud Gilberto from this same time, "Água de Beber". It's so good!
One of my all time favorite classic songs ever! Thank you for choosing it to react to. 👏🏻👍🏻
This is one of the greatest jazz pieces of all time, along with Etta James
Stan Getz was a sax star in jazz music, a real star.
Yes. Whoever tricked them into making this about her, Thank You!
Love this song! Such a classic!❤
"Thank you again 🤗 Amber!!!" You managed once again to stir up flashes of good memory from my "very" early childhood! I just turned 59 a week before Christmas 🎄🎁🥳 and even though this song came out the year I was born I vividly remember running around humming to this when they were still playing it on pop radio 📻!! I couldn't have been more than 3 or four years old but I can remember running around the yard with this playing and I remember feeling very content and secure and most importantly, "happy!!!"😊✌️🤗❤️🎸🤘 Have a blessed and wonderful New Year guys 🎉💖🙏
This is one of those tracks that has an indefinable magic to it - of course Astrud's voice is a major component, but there's somehow more to it than that.
Excellent choice, such a beautiful song!
Olha que coisa mais Linda mais cheia de graça , é ela menina que vem e que passa ...🎼🎼
i've been waiting for you to do this song. i recommended it once. my dad loved stan getz and had so many of his albums. getz was my first exposure to jazz, thankfully!
Love Astrud, also love her daughter Bebel. Try Bebel's album "All In One", Cut "Sun Is Shining" (Bob Marley cover). Also, since you are branching out past Rock 'n Roll, try album "Getz Gilberto", cut 3 "Para Machuchar Meu Coracao", absolutely gorgeous & Stan makes it happen. Yeah, Joao is singing in Portugese, but you will get the hang of it.
In addition to the ones mentioned, Pink Floyd also had some notorious sax on a few cuts, but mostly I think of chicago. Well that plus all the early stuff like little richard.
My favorite Sax solo is from Urgent by Foreigner, which they reacted to already.