{"id":2064,"date":"2019-04-10T20:02:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T00:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=2064"},"modified":"2021-03-04T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:29:32","slug":"arachnophonia-getz-gilberto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2019\/04\/arachnophonia-getz-gilberto\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Getz\/Gilberto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student worker Colin (class of 2021) and features the classic 1963 bossa nova album Getz\/Gilberto<\/a><\/em>. Thanks, Colin!<\/em><\/p>\n

Stan Getz \/ Jo\u00e3o Gilberto<\/a><\/p>\n

Getz\/Gilberto<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Getz<\/p>\n

America in the 1950s was one of the greatest growing periods of this nation\u2019s history. The decade marked huge economic growth following the end of World War II, a spiked population rate from the \u201cbaby boomers,\u201d and the rise of new forms of technology and music. Rock n\u2019 roll quickly became a well-received genre among the nation\u2019s youth, and this was expedited by the new product known as television and also the \u201cKing\u201d of hip-shaking and dance, Elvis Presley. Jazz, which had established itself as a cornerstone of American music, found it was taking a backseat both commercially and artistically against all the attention rock had been receiving. <\/p>\n

However, because of Tony Bennett\u2019s trip to Brazil in 1961, the brazilian-jazz genre of bossa nova<\/a> was introduced to the United States. One of the musicians that became hooked on this type of music was Stan Getz<\/a>, an American saxophonist. Bossa nova then found its way into the music scene, and after Jo\u00e3o Gilberto<\/a> performed a concert in Carnegie Hall centered around bossa nova, a mutual friend introduced Gilberto and Getz to one another, and the album Getz\/Gilberto<\/a><\/em> was released in 1963. <\/p>\n

What first attracted me to this album was a random jazz playlist I was listening to on Spotify. Through all the eclectic songs I heard, \u201cThe Girl from Ipanema<\/a>\u201d stood out to me as significant. I had listened to the famous song before, but this version of airy, Portuguese vocals immediately drew my attention. From there, I decided to listen to the album and had such a fun and relaxing time vibing with each song. My personal favorite track is \u201cCorcovado (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars)<\/a>.\u201d The song\u2019s lyrics are quite short, simply referring to a quiet evening in which one can enjoy the sound of music while looking upon the beautiful mountain<\/a> known as Corcovado. However, the melody and performance of the song are really astounding, and this song serves as one of my favorite jazz tunes of all time. <\/p>\n