song: The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema)
artist: Antônio Carlos Jobim
album: The Composer of Desafinado Plays (1963)
composer: Antônio Carlos Jobim (1963)

acoustic piano + acoustic nylon-stringed guitar: Jobim
flutes / flautas: Leo Wright
upright bass / baixo: George Duvivier
strings: arranged by Claus Ogerman, played by his orchestra
drums: Edison Machado

This is a complete note-for-note transcription of all the instruments on the recording. Although this version of the tune is overshadowed by the Getz/Gilberto version, it is probably Jobim’s original vision of the tune. The contrast between the two is fascinating: This has an up-beat Samba groove, full of youthful speed and optimism, while the more yearning Getz/Gilberto version has a slower pace and Astrud Gilberto’s melancholic vocal. This instrumental version also features several compositional ideas that were omitted for the sake of improvisation in the Getz/Gilberto version. Enjoy!

This product is part of my Full Score series, where I make an extra effort to include every single instrument in the name of perfection.