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Despite her massive contribution to the album's success, Astrud was reportedly only paid a standard session musician fee of roughly , while Getz and the producers made millions. A Delayed Masterpiece [Bossa Nova] Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz,G...

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Verve Records producer was initially so afraid the album would be a commercial failure that he shelved it for nearly a year. It was finally released in March 1964, right as Beatlemania was sweeping America. Surprisingly, the album's minimalist, "cool" sound became a massive hit, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard charts and eventually winning Album of the Year at the 1965 Grammys—the first jazz album ever to do so. Where to Buy A Delayed Masterpiece : Often praised by audiophiles

The story of the 1964 album is a tale of a "happy accident" that turned a niche Brazilian sound into a global phenomenon. Recorded in just two days in March 1963 at a "dingy" New York studio, the session brought together American saxophonist Stan Getz , Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto , and legendary composer Antônio Carlos Jobim . The Unlikely Star