Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

ASIN: B0000046V9

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
This Album was Recorded by Producer Creed Taylor who Capitalized on the Famed Saxophonist's Passion and Comfort with Brazilian Music. These Sessions were Recorded Just Three Weeks after Sessions with Luis Bonfa and Only Two Days after the Monumental Sessions Recorded with Joao Gilberto. "Outra Vez" Hit the Charts, but it was the Whole of this Album that Set Jazz Aficianados Hearts Alight.

Tracks:

Menina Moca (Young Lady)
Once Again (Outra Vez)
Winter Moon
Do What You Do, Do
Samba Da Sahra (Sahra's Samba)
Maracatu-Too
Corcovado

Album Details

This Album was Recorded by Producer Creed Taylor who Capitalized on the Famed Saxophonist's Passion and Comfort with Brazilian Music. These Sessions were Recorded Just Three Weeks after Sessions with Luis Bonfa and Only Two Days after the Monumental Sessions Recorded with Joao Gilberto. "Outra Vez" Hit the Charts, but it was the Whole of this Album that Set Jazz Aficianados Hearts Alight.

Customer Reviews:

A Classic.......2007-05-11

Laurindo Almeida is one of my favorite guitarists. He was a real talent, perhaps in the shadow of some of the other greats from Brazil when Bossa Nova was so popular like Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfa, Joao Gilberto, etc. etc. But here I think he shines brightly with none other than Stan Getz who really was "the Sound".

I can't say it enough - I love this album. Granted, it is very short - just under 30 minutes of music. But in that time you have some tracks that take you to that time, to a summer sunset. Listening to the vinyl though hold's something a bit more special to me, but both formats have all the songs from the feature - the difference being that the CD actually has an additional track - a rendition to "Corcovado". But I love Menina Moca and I think my other favorite is Maracatu-Too. It's almost impossible not to like the bossa in that song, which keeps the track so tight and moving... let alone Stan Getz's guitar layered over the piano and Laurindo's guitar as the notes take off.

Definitely check this one out. I think it's woefully underrated out of all of the great Stan Getz Bossa Nova collaborations. It's purely a matter of taste but it's certainly one of my top two, if not number one (depending on the mood). And if you do like this, check out Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz Big Band Bossa Nova and especiall Getz/Bonfa, which features Luiz Bonfa's wife, Maria Toledo, with stunning & haunting vocals.

Bossa Nova .......2005-06-09

Probably anyone who likes bossa nova will like this mid-60s album containing great songs such as the ballad "Winter Moon", the lively, percussive "Maracatu-Too", and the standard "Corcovado". The recording isn't perfect, but it sufficiently displays the tones of Getz' sax and Almeida's guitar. The total time is quite short for CD, about a half-hour, but that's a minor concern considering the quality of the music.

Another Bossa Nova Classic.......2005-02-08

This is another Bossa Nova classic from the master of that style. I agree with previous reviewers that this record is as good as Getz/Gilberto and Jazz Samba. All tracks are sensational with beautiful flowing lines from Stan's sax.

Classic Solid Gold Bossa Nova.......2002-09-08

This CD is one of the absolute best ever recorded Bossa Nova!Getz and Almeida are at their best. The unique flavor of bass playing by George Duvivier is amazing. Recorded in 1963 but released in 1966, this is a must-have for all bossa lovers like me. Of the many versions of Jobim's "Outra Vez" in my vast collection, this one is the best. If you don't like this album, you don't like Bossa Nova.

A truely touching record.......2002-02-06

while many other bossa nova albums are tinged with an influence of commercialism and strings, this album is a diamond. unlike many other bossa nova albums, this album features all great players, all who seem to have a very good understanding and knowledge of the music. some of the others albums, such as jazz samba, feel like a jazz take on brazil, which can be good if you wnat that, but this music is true bossa nova, while bringing jazz influencess, Getz fits in perfectly into this extremely different category of music.
As for laurindo almieda, all i can say is wow, what a sadly overlooked figure in bossa nova, and guitar music in general. hes soloing is smart, mature, and playfull, bringing out the best in getz and and company.
Out of every Getz or Bossa Nova album, get this one and Stan Getz with Luiz Bonfa: Jazz Samba Encore, two of the most touching albums i have ever heard in my whole life. buy them together!!
-ian

Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

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Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida
Stan Getz
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EMH8OU
Release Date: 2006-04-03

Tracks:

Menina Moca [Young Lady]
Once Again [Outra Vez]
Winter Moon
Do What You Do, Do
Samba da Sahra [Sahra's Samba]
Maracatu-Too
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)

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Warning: This is the MONO version!

Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida
Stan Getz
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Verve | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0002ZEWNE
Release Date: 2004-11-15

Tracks:

Menina Moca [Young Lady]
Once Again [Outra Vez]
Winter Moon
Do What You Do, Do
Samba da Sahra [Sahra's Samba]
Maracatu-Too
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)

Album Description

Japanese 24-bit remastered reissue packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. Verve. 2004.

Album Details

24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Warning: This is the MONO version!.......2005-10-22

I would have really loved to have a modern CD transfer of this great album, but unfortunately this overpriced Japanese "mini LP" CD is the mono version.

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