The Best of Two Worlds was released by Columbia Records in 1976 to feature Stan Getz in a reunion with João Gilberto.Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016 Their previous collaboration was a decade earlier on Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2. Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda (Miúcha), who had previously been married to João Gilberto, sang the English vocals.
Reception
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".
Track listing
# Title Writer(s) Length1. "Double Rainbow" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees 3:312. "Águas de Março" Antônio Carlos Jobim 4:403. "Lígia" Antônio Carlos Jobim 5:204. "Falsa Baiana" Geraldo Pereira 5:015. "Retrato em Branco e Preto" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque 4:036. "Izaura" Herivelto Martins, Roberto Roberti 4:357. "Eu Vim da Bahia" Gilberto Gil 3:538. "João Marcello" João Gilberto 3:239. "É Preciso Perdoar" Alcivando Luz, Carlos Coqueijo Costa 5:1310. "Just One of Those Things" Cole Porter 3:02
Personnel Stan Getz - tenor saxophone Albert Dailey - piano Clint Houston or Steve Swallow - bass Billy Hart or Grady Tate - drums Airto Moreira, Reuben Bassini, Ray Armando, João Gilberto, Sonny Carr - percussion Heloisa (Miúcha) Buarque de Hollanda - English vocals João Gilberto - Portuguese vocals, guitar Oscar Castro-Neves - guitar, musical arrangementsCredits taken from the liner notes to Columbia Lp PC 33703.
Production Produced by Stan Getz Executive producer Teo Macero Recording engineer Stan TonkelBack cover of Columbia Lp PC 33703.
References
Sources Gridley, Mark. Jazz Styles: History and Analysis. 9th. NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, Print.