Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto – Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1966 [Sapphire Edition] (Vinil 200g, LP dublu)

When the concert started that 4 November 1966 at the famous Berliner Jazztage, four fantastic musicians took the stage. Close-knit to the point of telepathy, they were about to give one of their last concerts. The mythical partnership of Stan Getz on saxophone and Gary Burton on the vibraphone was coming to an end, but were they even aware that this was one of their last acts? Accompanying them was an exceptional rhythm section with Chuck Israels on bass and the great Roy Haynes on drums. With the first notes of “On Green Dolphin Street” the audience was won over by the rapport of empathy within the quartet. The program was beautifully compiled to alternate flamboyant standards conducive to the most exuberant solos, heady ballads where Getz demonstrated his splendid sound and lyrical singing, and compositions by Gary Burton where the vibraphonist displayed his subtle harmonic universe. Suddenly, a high-spirited version of “O Grande Amor”, the standard by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, sounded out to prefigure the distinctly bossa nova vibe of the second part of the concert: Astrud Gilberto was to take the stage.

Gilberto’s voice, fragile yet mischievous against the background of the iridescent vibraphone and wrapped within the airy countermelody of the saxophone, recreated all the freshness and innocence of the legendary recording of 1964. As if they were performing together for the first time, Gilberto and Getz played a subtle game of seduction to create music that was sensual, light and melancholic. The colourful sequence of bossa nova standards intermingled with numbers that were jazzier in both form and spirit was simply irresistible. With the final notes of “Jive Hoot”, Stan Getz smiled and bid farewell to the audience with a simple “Auf Wiedersehen”.

Frédéric D’Oria-Nicolas, the musical treasure hunter behind The Lost Recordings, says of this discovery: “It is the end of 2021 when we discover, in the archives of Berlin radio (RBB), this timeless treasure: the Stan Getz Quartet with the delicious Astrud Gilberto, as part of the Berlin Jazztage, in 1966. These 2 bands had not been opened since then… Listening to these titles with their timeless lightness we were happy and had the feeling of being invested with a real mission to save treasures like this from oblivion.”

“The Lost Recordings” is celebrated worldwide for preserving priceless musical heritage and for the unmatched quality of its Phoenix-Mastering™ restorations. This extraordinary concert, recorded on November 4, 1966, at the Berlin Philharmonie (Berlin Jazztage), is being released in absolute reference quality: The “Sapphire Edition” is a double LP (33 RPM) on 200-gram transparent Ultimate Record® vinyl – pressed by Simon Garcia in Marciac, France. The hand-numbered edition is strictly limited to 4,000 copies, and the luxurious box set includes a 16-bit download card for the album. Mastering legend Kevin Gray himself was responsible for the remastering from the original analog tapes and the lacquer cuts.

MUSICIANS

Stan Getz: tenor saxophone
Astrud Gilberto: vocals
Gary Burton: vibraphone
Chuck Israels: bass
Roy Haynes: drums

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Lista pieselor

LP 1

Side A
1.    On Green Dolphin Street
2.    The Singing Song
3.    The Shadow Of Your Smile
4.    O Grande Amor

Side B
1.    Blues Walk
2.    Once Upon A Summertime
3.    Medley: Desafinado/Chega De Saudade

LP 2

Side C
1.    Edelweiss
2.    Samba De Uma Nota Só
3.    The Shadow Of Your Smile
4.    Você E Eu (Eu E Voce)
5.    Corcovado
6.    The Telephone Song

Side D
1.    It Might as Well Be Spring
2.    The Girl from Ipanema
3.    Jive Hoot