Description
**THIS IS A VINYL LP**
Release Date: 2024
Label: Elemental
Track List
Side A – Stan Getz Side
- Grandfather’s Waltz
- Tonight I Shall Sleep With A Smile On My Face
- Stan’s Blues
- Here’s That Rainy Day
Side B – João Gilberto Side
- Samba De Minha Terra
- Rosa Morena
- Um Abraço No Bonfá
- Bim Bom
- Meditation
- O Pato
Notes
Justifiably overshadowed by the peerless Getz/Gilberto album (which featured “Girl from Ipanema”) from a
year before, Getz/Gilberto #2 still holds its own with an appealing selection of fine jazz and bossa nova cuts.
Unlike the first album’s seamless collaboration by Getz, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, and Antonio Carlos
Jobim, here Getz and Joao Gilberto turn in separate sets recorded live at Carnegie Hall in October of 1964.
Backed by a stellar quartet comprised of vibraphonist Gary Burton, bassist Gene Cherico, and drummer Joe
Hunt, Getz turns in a sparkling performances on the seldom covered ballad “Tonight I’ll Shall Sleep with a
Smile on My Face,” while stretching out nicely on his original blues swinger “Stan’s Blues.” With the support of
bassist Keeter Betts and drummer Helcio Milito, Gilberto displays his subtle vocal and guitar talents on a set of
bossa nova favorites, including his own “Bim Bom” and Jobim’s “Meditation.” An appealing title amongst
Getz’s many bossa nova outings, but not an essential one. Newcomers should definitely start with the Getz/
Gilberto album before checking this one out. ~ Stephen Cook
