Stan Getz: The Girl from Ipanema

The bouncy Girl from Ipanema is Jobims most universally recognized composition; one of the most recorded tunes of all time, its also been Muzaked deeply into the public mind. The vinyl debut of Ipanema features vocals by both Joao Gilberto and his then-wife, Astrud; Joaos two-minute part was edited out of the hit single, while Astruds girlish, amateur vocal catapulted her into a career. This version sounds less dated than the one Jobim would soon record with strings (on his first album as leader), but too many bad performances have dulled the original sheen of this tune.