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18 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Not bad for a sequel Aug 15, 1999
A previous review provided some interesting biographical information, but was a bit off-base regarding the musical contents. Getz and the Gilbertos do play together on 5 of the album's 15 songs, including beautiful versions of Corcovado and The Girl from Ipanema.Getz/Gilberto is better. But the individual sets here from the two masters have their quiet charms. And Astrud's singing rarely has been heard to better effect. Definitely worth picking up.
28 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 too much audience participation Jul 20, 2000
By S P Brady
Ever since purchasing Jazz Samba I've been on a Bossa Nova quest. This is one I'll be trading in mainly becuase of the editing of the recording. Too much emphasis was placed in giving the feeling that you are there in the audience. In fact the applause and the overly modulated announcer are so loud and distracting it takes you away from the enjoyment of the music. This would be a good album if you just cut out all those wasted moments and just had the music.
26 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Stan, Astrud and Joao go their seperate ways Jul 29, 1998
By rash67
According to "Stan Getz - a life in Jazz", Stan had broken up with Astrud after an affair that wrecked her marriage to Joao Gilberto.
None of them was speaking to the others. Each got up on stage with a different backup band, mostly they don't play together. Like oil and water. The result is mediocre. A major disappointment after the perfect synchrony and intimacy of "Getz/Gilberto". For completists.
"Jazz Samba 2" is a much better followup.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
In Dire Need of Remastering Aug 22, 2006
By W. A. Wallace
"Wallabear"
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.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Complete Live Recordings Stan Getz-Joao Gilberto at Carnegie Hall Oct 28, 2010
By Fellix Catis De Gorostiza
"Ez Shopper"
This wonderful album is the complete live recordings of Stan Getz-Joao Gilberto at Carnegie Hall dated October 9, 1965. The album consists of 15 tracks and a total playing time of 63:38. Verve records also had a release of an edited version of this album that was released back in 2008.For all true Stan Getz & Joao Gilbert fans out there, this is the version to go for and will likely be more sought after thereon. Look for this particular album versionGetz/Gilberto #2: Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall before it becomes scarce. Good luck to all fans/collectors out there!
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