Stan Getz: Insensatez (How Insensitive)

This track is the gleaming gem of an otherwise lackluster album. One of Jobims most recorded compositions, this Insensatez has a lugubrious Portuguese vocal by Maria Toledo that is saved by Stan Getzs background commentary. Getzs solo is dynamic, building to a passionate wailing, while Jobims eloquent piano is simplicity itself. The legend goes that since Jobims hands were too small to comfortably span an octave, he avoided intricate chording and developed his signature one-fingered style of improvisation. Whatever its origins, this technique makes him the Basie of bossa nova.