Getz/Gilberto #2

Artist: Stan Getz , and Joao Gilberto
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 731451980022
EAN: 0731451980022
ASIN: B0000046QY

Release Date: 1993-10-12

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Tracks:

Grandfather's Waltz - Stan Getz
Tonight I Shall Sleep With A Smile On My Face - Stan Getz
Stan's Blues - Stan Getz
Here's That Rainy Day - Stan Getz
Samba Da Minha Terra - Stan Getz
Rosa Morena - Joao Gilberto
Um Abraco No Bonfa - Joao Gilberto
Bim Bom - Joao Gilberto
Meditation - Joao Gilberto
O Pato - Joao Gilberto
It Might As Well Be Spring - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
Only Trust Your Heart - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
Corvocado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
Garota De Ipanema (The Girl From Ipanema) - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
Voce E Eu - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto

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Customer Reviews:

In Dire Need of Remastering.......2006-08-22

The sound mix of this "Live" concert is appalling -- it's kind of like "João Gilberto, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto & Hi-Hats!" No disrespect to Joe Hunt or to Helcio Melito (the two drummers for this concert), but the playing and/or sound mix is simply too obtrusive ("undesirably noticeable" is an apt definition here), as the voice and guitar of João Gilberto, as well as the fluid tenor saxophone of Stan Getz, are consistently overshadowed by those darned hi-hats. (...rolling eyes...) Despite this annoyance, João performs at the peak of his powers, although it appears that the performances of both Astrud and Stan Getz are greatly restrained (perhaps there was some backstage (read: real life) drama going on there?). Suffice it to say, if it is great inspiration that you seek, you will not find it here, although this is still a worthy collector's item. A higher recommendation would be "Gal Costa: Canta Tom Jobim - Ao Vivo" (DVD) which left me in tears from its exquisite execution of beautiful music.

Soothing as well as spontaneous.......2006-02-09

I'm not much for live concert recordings, I'd be the first to admit that I prefer my music a little homogenized, but this is one of the CDs I played over and over while I was pregnant with my son. He was quite the active little fetus, and Astrud's soothing voice and Getz's, well, everything, just had this magic to it that seemed to quiet him. Even now when I play it, he gets this dreamy look on his face.

But, for all of you who do not intend to play this for a child, I would absolutely recommend this CD for adult listening. While I should probably break out the studio versions of these songs, I just really prefer the rhythym and flow of Getz's stage performance on this CD, even with all of the clapping and awkward pauses. It just always sounds so of-the-moment to me, not contrived, just very spontaneous. And the version of "Girl From Ipanema" (one of my husband's absolute faves) is spot on.

When is less more?.......2004-01-28

Why did they have to screw it up?

The vinyl recording is far better. This CD issue, which adds five cuts, is so much less pleasant to listen to because of all the unnecessary and distracting "chatter." Three of the Getz-only numbers are among my favorites--"Grandfather's Waltz," "Tonight I Shall Sleep with a Smile on my Face," and "Here's That Rainy Day"--so I was particularly disappointed to find that, in order to listen to them on CD, I had to put up with all the non-music garbage.

Too bad!

No Comparison to the Getz/Gilberto Album.......2002-03-09

I think you have to be a native from Brazil, and a Bossa Nova lover (like me), to identify something in these live recordings that most Americans accustomed to jazz rhythms won't notice. I am talking about the awkward way Joýo Gilberto performs the songs of this album. It is very different from the way he sings and plays the guitar in the classic Getz/Gilberto album, and I think the reason is that here he is being accompanied by jazz musicians who don't know how to play the samba rhythm correctly. It sounds like Gilberto is simplifying the rhythm and slowing down everything. This makes these recordings no comparison to the Getz/Gilberto album. The tracks by Stan Getz alone are ok.

No Comparison to the Getz/Gilberto Album.......2002-03-09

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