The Girl from Ipanema

A bossa nova song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes and English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. Its 1964 recording by Stan Getz, João Gilberto, and Astrud Gilberto became an international hit.

Vinícius de Moraes: A Brazilian poet, lyricist, and diplomat who collaborated extensively with Antônio Carlos Jobim. He wrote the original Portuguese lyrics with Jobim.
Stan Getz: An American jazz saxophonist associated with the cool jazz and bossa nova styles. His tenor saxophone leads the internationally successful 1964 recording.
Bossa nova rhythm: A syncopated Brazilian guitar pattern that combines samba-derived rhythms with a restrained pulse. João Gilberto’s guitar gives the song its characteristic lilt.
1964 Grammy Awards: The sixth annual Grammy Awards ceremony, held in 1964 to honor recordings released in 1963. The song’s 1964 recording won Record of the Year at the following year’s ceremony.
Norman Gimbel: An American lyricist known for English-language adaptations of songs from other languages. His English lyrics made the song accessible to a wider American audience.
João Gilberto: A Brazilian singer and guitarist whose quiet vocal style and syncopated guitar helped define bossa nova. He sings the Portuguese verse on the landmark recording.
Thirty-two-bar form: A common song structure organized into four eight-bar sections, often arranged AABA. The song’s melody unfolds in a compact, recurring popular-song form.
Bossa nova craze: A surge of international interest in Brazilian bossa nova music during the early 1960s. The song became one of the best-known emblems of this international boom.
Bossa nova: A Brazilian music style that blends samba rhythms with jazz-influenced harmony and understated singing. The song emerged from this Brazilian musical movement.
Astrud Gilberto: A Brazilian singer who became internationally known after singing on the 1964 recording of “The Girl from Ipanema.” Her English-language vocal became the recording’s most recognizable voice.

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