Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose 1964 hit ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is said to be the second-most recorded song ever (Marcelo Gilberto) The Girl from Ipanema” was one of the seminal songs of ...

Here are 13 clips of Getz on the air and on the screen: Here's Steve Allen visiting a sound stage at Universal-International in 1955 to prep for his title role in The Benny Goodman Story. The clip ...

"She was an important part of ALL that is Brazilian music in the world," said musician Paul Ricci. By Starr Bowenbank Astrud Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema” singer who helped make bossa nova a ...

John Coltrane said it best: "We'd all like to sound like that if we could." Coltrane was talking about fellow tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, whose singularly beautiful sound and phrasing -- sensuous, ...

In the 1960s, Brazil gave the world the bossa nova, a musical style based on the samba but about 10 times cooler and mellower, if that’s possible. And, amazing as it sounds, a girl from Ipanema really ...

There's nothing dated about a new 2-disc album that revisits Getz's 1961 nightclub recording at New York's Village Gate. Listening to it now, it's hard to overstate what a terrific tenor he was. This ...

Astrud Gilberto, the smooth-voiced Brazilian singer whose version of “The Girl From Ipanema” introduced bossa nova to much of the world and is likely one of the most recognized popular hits of all ...