Ipanema

"VA - The Girl From Ipanema (1992)" is a compilation album that features a selection of Brazilian bossa nova, jazz, and Latin-inspired music. The title is a reference to the iconic bossa nova song "The Girl from Ipanema," which was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and became internationally famous in the 1960s, particularly through the famous rendition by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz.

Roberto Menescal was one of the leading figures in the invention of bossa nova.

Legendary Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto presents her 1977 album That Girl from Ipanema, featuring her signature song of the same name.

One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was known as "The Sound." He possessed one of the most beautiful tones in all of jazz, and was among the greatest of melodic improvisers. His main early influence was Lester Young, but he grew to influence generations of players himself and never stopped evolving as a musician. Getz was an extraordinary improviser who created a distinctive sound and vocabulary. Getz's solos managed to meld lush romanticism with jazz's sense of physical toughness. He preferred ballads and medium-tempo tunes, though he was equally gifted at performing uptempo numbers.