Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

Stan Getz, Laurindo Almeida, Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 3, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B0000046V9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,309 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Menina Moca (Young Lady)

2. Once Again (Outra Vez)

3. Winter Moon

4. Do What You Do, Do

5. Samba Da Sahra (Sahra's Samba)

6. Maracatu-Too

7. Corcovado

Editorial Reviews

Getz joined the great Brazilian guitarist two days after his 1963 Getz/Gilberto sessions and created another bossa-nova classic. First remaster in 20 years: Menina Moca; Outra Vez; Winter Moon; Samba Da Sahra , and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Less pop, but equally rewarding bossa nova pleasures., July 19, 2001

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darragh o'donoghue - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Audio CD)

This Stan Getz collaboration with Laurindo Almeida is a jazzier affair than the more pop-friendly likes of 'Jazz Samba' and 'Getz/Gilberto', which probably explains its lack of chart success. The emphasis is less on pop melody and the more superficial pleasures of bossa nova - these instrumental tracks are longer, more involved and intricate, and, with the exception of 'Corcovada', less familiar. With no vocalists to upstage him, Getz takes centre stage, and his playing is much more immediate than on, say, 'Jazz Samba'.

It would be a shame to miss out on this fantastic album, the bossa nova shaping some exceptional old-style jams, with 'Menina Moca' and 'Outra Vez' indelible workouts, sax and chugging guitar sparking with the mesmerisingly monotonous rhythm; while 'Winter Moon' is a nocturnal wonder, gentle troubadour guitar meeting insistent sax to evocative effect.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among Getz'z best Bossa Nova albums!, September 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Audio CD)

Among the very best of Getz's Bossa Nova work, Getz w/ Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida is sadly overlooked by most fans who pick up Jazz Samba and Getz/Gilberto. Wholly instumental, like Jazz Samba, but with a mellower, more cool jazz, less driving feel. Exquisite and beautiful all the way through; Almeida-penned cuts like "Winter Moon" and "Maracatu-Too" really stand out.

It's puzzling why this one is so often missed by fans - though the fact that the title and cover art are so distinct from the other Bossa Nova albums might figure into it, as is that it came at the end (1966) of Getz's work in the style. Don't miss it, or the sublime Jazz Samba Encore (1963) either! I listen to both far more often than Getz/Gilberto.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing melody!, September 27, 1999

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[e-mail] (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Audio CD)

My parents used to play this album when I was a kid. I rediscovered it in college and now it's one of my FAVORITE albums. Stan Getz is relaxed and natural sounding, hitting only the RIGHT notes and playing melodies that stay with you long after the disc stops spinning. Laurindo Almeida plays beautifully, sound like two or three guitars at times... This album is on equal footing with Jazz Samba and other Getz classics. I have no idea why it's so obscure. A must have!