is the work of Puerto Rican artist Olga Albizu. An abstract expressionist plastic artist, she also designed the covers of several other bossa nova albums by Getz. Susan Noye Platt, art critic and historian, wrote about Albizu's relationship with bossa nova: Reception The album won the 1965 Grammy Awards for Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical. "The Girl from Ipanema" also won the award for Record of the Year in 1965. This was the first time a jazz album received Album of the Year. It was the only jazz album to win the award until Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters 43 years later, in 2008. JazzTimes (11/94, pp. 88–89) declared it, "essential for all serious jazz collections...served as proof that it is possible for music to be both artistically and commercially successful...this relatively sparse setting with the great Getz perfectly fit the music, resulting in a true gem." Vibe (12/99, p. 158) – Included in Vibes 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 447 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history. The album was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Track listing Personnel Stan Getz – tenor saxophone João Gilberto – guitar, vocals Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano Sebastião Neto – double bass Milton Banana – drums, pandeiro Astrud Gilberto – vocals on "The Girl from Ipanema", "Corcovado", "The Girl from Ipanema" (45 rpm issue) and "Corcovado" (45 rpm issue) Reissues incorrectly list Tommy Williams as bassist. Certifications Footnotes Notes References Bibliography 1964 debut albums Antônio Carlos Jobim albums Bossa nova albums Grammy Award for Album of the Year Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients João Gilberto albums Stan Getz albums Verve Records albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album