Appreciation: Alongside the British Invasion, a quieter one: How João Gilberto transformed global pop music
The British Invasion gets all the ink, but in 1964, as the Beatles were upending pop culture, a record by a jazz hit-maker and a Brazilian bossa nova innovator stormed the Grammy Awards and the American charts.
Called "Getz/Gilberto" and featuring the breakout hit "The Girl From Ipanema," the collaborative effort won the album of the year trophy and turned saxophonist Stan Getz and João Gilberto, the intensely private Brazilian singer-guitarist, into an unlikely hit-making duo.
Gilberto's death at age 88 was announced Saturday through the Facebook page of the musician's son, João Marcelo Gilberto. The son offered no details on Gilberto's death.
Over a seven-decade career, the guitarist's quick, liquid acoustic chords
