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Getz Au Go Go | 
 enlarge | Artist: Stan Getz With Astrud Gilberto
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 157075
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 821725
UPC: 042282172525
EAN: 0042282172525
ASIN: B0000046TR
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - Stan Getz, Jobim, Antonio Carl | | • | It Might as Well Be Spring - Stan Getz, Hammerstein, Oscar | | • | Eu E Voce (Me and You) - Stan Getz, DeMoraes, Vinicius | | • | Summertime - Stan Getz, Gershwin, George | | • | Only Trust Your Heart - Stan Getz, Cahn, Sammy | | • | The Singing Song - Stan Getz, Burton, Gary | | • | The Telephone Song - Stan Getz, Boscoli, Ronaldo | | • | One Note Samba - Stan Getz, Hendricks, Jon | | • | Here's That Rainy Day - Stan Getz, Burke, Johnny | | • | 6-Nix-Pix-Flix - Stan Getz, Burton, Gary |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The sultry, cool vocals of Astrud Gilberto steal the show of this live 1964 set, recorded in Greenwich Village's Cafe Au Go Go. Backed by Gary Burton on the vibes, Gene Cherico on bass, and skinsman Joe Hunt, Getz and crew saunter through "Summertime," "The Singing Song," and "6-Nix-Pix-Flix" (the latter two penned by the then-21-year-old Burton). Of course, nothing comes close to the magic of Gilberto and her breathtaking contributions on "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars," "It Might as Well Be Spring," and "The Telephone Song." Compared to some of his more adventurous early-'60s recordings (Focus, Mickey One), Getz Au Go-Go--the saxophonist's last bossa nova disc--is an oasis of comforting cool-jazz sounds. --James Hendrickson
Album Description
Japanese reissue of the jazz act's 1964 album. Verve. 2004.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Superb Sounds to Relax To April 14, 2008
D. Wright (Walnut Creek, Ca)
What's not to like? Stan Getz, Astrud, Gary Burton, all beautifully remastered (2007). Perhaps the rumors around a studio recording are understandable since in fact the new notes on the CD indicate that tracks 1,2,3 and 8 were actually recorded at Carnegie Hall! No wonder it's more difficult to hear the audience and doesn't sound like a club. Anyway, if you have any doubts, audition the links above and see for yourself. A great way to spend some mellow time enjoying people at the height of their powers!
A Fantastic STUDIO - not Live - Recording February 14, 2008
Steven Donoso (Camden, Maine United States)
Getz Au Go Go is a great Stan Getz album, including Astrud Gilberto and the young Gary Burton. According to Phil Schaap's research for the Girl From Ipanema Box set (6 lps or 4cds), Verve did record Stan at the Cafe Au Go Go (Ben Webster was the guest one night!), but also recorded this same group in the studio. The decision was to go with the studio recording and in "Post-Production" add audience applause to the studio tracks.
Cool Nova November 1, 2006
Nikica Gilic (Zagreb, Croatia)
This ellegantly swinging (if I'm not mistaken, balancao is the Portugese word for swing)bossa nova-cool jazz album may or may not have been recorded in a studio instead of the club it is named after, but it is one my favorite jazz albums, far superior to much more famous (and better selling) "Getz/Gilberto" album.
Even if this is an attempt to cash in on the earlier success of Stan - Joao - Astrud blending of jazz and Brazilian music, this time it seems more relaxed and creative if you ask me; Gary Burton is certainly helpful in this respect.
All the players are great and Astrud is at her ellegant best, so less than 5 stars would be injustice (in my humble opinion).
 It isn't live, but a good collection nevertheless February 8, 2006
Eric J. Anderson (Ankeny, Iowa)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Astrud Gilberto Album has a better selection of songs.
Getz was surely more inspired on Getz/Gilberto and Jazz Samba.
Nevertheless, this is relaxing, enjoyable cool jazz. Astrud sings on five of these tunes. She sings very well, with the classic sound we love so well. I hate the English lyrics to One Note Samba, but that's not her fault. Anyone who knows these artists probably won't be awed, nor with they be disappointed by these performances. A solid 3 to 4 stars.
I have no idea where the songs were recorded. Some of them are obviously studio recordings, because the acoustics are pretty dead -- with a little artificial reverb added. Also, the fact that there is no applause after the instrumental solos is a dead giveaway. Why would they paste applause recorded on a club date at the end of these studio recordings to try to fool the listener into thinking they were live tracks? I haven't a clue.
A few of the tracks are clearly live performances recorded in a small club. The sound quality is not quite up to the standard of the studio-recorded songs, but audience reactions and the acoustics of a jazz club are evident.
This is a pleasant album to add a little variety to your collection of Stan Getz or Astrud Gilberto. It is a document from an era when bossa nova burst onto the American scene, and jazz songs could actually get airtime on top 40 radio and turn into big hit records.
60's Summer In The City August 7, 2005
Marc Flanagan (Santa Monica, Ca.)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a storied recording, reported to have been a studio album with audience sounds overdubbed...it doesn't sound that way,feels like a live recording. That being said, I don't care if it was taped in a phone booth, it's a great album. Getz sounds great and Gary Burton is on hand with his vibes and Astrud Gilberto is her mesmeric self. I love, "The Telephone Song" catchy and the band seems to be having fun and when Astrud laugh at the end it charms me so. I moved to New York in the late 60's and whenever I walked by The Cafe Au Go Go, I though of this album and it would start me humming "Summertime".
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