The Best of Two Worlds

The Best of Two Worlds was released by Columbia Records in 1976 to feature Stan Getz in a reunion with João Gilberto.^[1] Their previous collaboration was a decade earlier on Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2. Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda (Miúcha), who was then married to João Gilberto, sang the English vocals.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "In all, this is as fine a bossa album as Getz ever recorded, standing among his finest works, and without a doubt equals his earlier collaborations with Jobim and Gilberto".^[2]

Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Double Rainbow"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees	3:31
2.	"Águas de Março"	Antônio Carlos Jobim	4:40
3.	"Lígia"	Antônio Carlos Jobim	5:20
4.	"Falsa Bahiana"	Geraldo Pereire	5:01
5.	"Retrato em Branco e Preto"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque	4:03
6.	"Izaura"	Herivelto Martins, Roberto Roberti	4:35
7.	"Eu Vim da Bahia"	Gilberto Gil	3:53
8.	"João Marcello"	João Gilberto	3:23
9.	"É Preciso Perdoar"	Alcivando Luz, Carlos Coqueijo Costa	5:13
10.	"Just One of Those Things"	Cole Porter	3:02

Personnel

Tenor saxophone - Stan Getz
Piano - Albert Dailey
Bass - Clint Houston or Steve Swallow
Drums - Billy Hart or Grady Tate
Percussion - Airto Moreira, Reuben Bassini, Ray Armando, João Gilberto and Sonny Carr
English vocals - Heloisa (Miúcha) Buarque de Hollanda
Portuguese vocals and guitar - João Gilberto
Musical arrangements and guitar - Oscar Castro-Neves^[4]

Production

Produced by Stan Getz
Executive producer Teo Macero
Recording engineer Stan Tonkel^[5]

References

↑ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016
1 2 Jurek, Thom. The Best of Two Worlds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ Credits taken from the liner notes to Columbia Lp PC 33703.
↑ Back cover of Columbia Lp PC 33703.

Sources

Gridley, Mark. Jazz Styles: History and Analysis. 9th. NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, Print.

Stan Getz

Studio albums	Moonlight in Vermont (1952) Diz and Getz (1953) Stan Getz Plays (1955) Hamp and Getz with Lionel Hampton (1955) West Coast Jazz (1955) Stan Getz in Stockholm (1955) For Musicians Only (1956) The Soft Swing (1957) Jazz Giants '58 (1957) Award Winner: Stan Getz (1957) Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio with Oscar Peterson (1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan (1957) Like Someone in Love (1957) Stan Meets Chet with Chet Baker (1958) Cool Velvet (1960) Focus (1961) Recorded Fall 1961 (1961) Jazz Samba (1962) Big Band Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Samba Encore! (1963) Getz/Gilberto (1963) Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963) Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1964) Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964) Voices (1966) Sweet Rain (1967) Didn't We (1969) Captain Marvel (1972) But Beautiful (1974) The Best of Two Worlds Featuring João Gilberto (1976) Voyage (1986) Nobody Else But Me (1994) Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (2003)

Compilation albums	People Time: The Complete Recordings (2010)

Live albums	West Coast Live (1953) Stan Getz at The Shrine (1954) Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House with J. J. Johnson (1957) At the Opera House (1957) Getz Au Go Go (1964) Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1966)

Related	Discography

João Gilberto

Studio albums	Chega de Saudade (1959) O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960) Getz/Gilberto (1964) João Gilberto en México (1970) João Gilberto (1973) The Best of Two Worlds (1976) Amoroso (1976) João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira (1980) Brasil (1981) João (1991) Eu Sei que Vou Te Amar (1994) João Voz e Violão (2000)

Live albums	Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1966) Live in Montreux (1986) Stan Getz Meets João & Astrud Gilberto (1990) Live at Umbria Jazz (2002) In Tokyo (2004)

Songs	"Chega de Saudade" "The Girl from Ipanema"

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