1965: Stan Getz & João Gilberto (with Astrud Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim), Getz/Gilberto . The first jazz album to win Album of the Year, Getz/Gilberto, which combined the talents of American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. Also nominated were Cotton Candy by Al Hirt, Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast, People by Barbra Streisand and The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini.