Garota de Ipanema - Joao Gilberto

“Garota de Ipanema“ (“Girl from Ipanema“) was composed in 1962 by Antonio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes. (Norman Gimbel wrote the English lyrics.) A 1964 recording became an American hit. That recording, sung in Portuguese by João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto in English, with João Gilberto on guitar, Stan Getz on saxophone, and the composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim, on piano, appeared on the 1964 album Getz/Gilberto, which introduced Bossa Nova to audiences worldwide. --------