Stan Getz meets João & Astrud Gilberto: New York 1964 is a live recording of bossa nova in the making. In 1990, the Giants of Jazz label released a live recording of a 1964 New York City performance featuring Stan Getz, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto, his then-wife. The album, entitled Stan Getz meets João & Astrud Gilberto is actually misleading: the trio had met previously in 1963 for the recording of the wildly successful album Getz/Gilberto, which was released in 1964 and set off the boss

Astrud Gilberto passed away at 83 in June. She was the vocalist on The Girl From Ipanema, the iconic 1964 Brazilian Bossa Nova song that introduced much of the USA to the genre. She collaborated with Stan Getz (legendary saxophonist), Joao Gilberto (guitarist-vocalist whom she was married to, and Antonio Carlos Jobim (songwriter / composer). She also sang on Corcovado (aka Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) from that same Getz Gilberto album. Her’s and Joao Gilberto’s daughter Bebel Gilberto currently