Recorded in 1964 during two concerts in the venerable Greenwich Village venue, the Café Au Go Go, two months after Astrud Gilberto's "Girl From Ipanema" became a Top Five pop single. However, the focus of these sets moved away from the Brazilian flavoured fare, bringing Gilberto into the realm of a decidedly more North American style.
The band features a young Gary Burton (vibraphone), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Gene Cherico (bass), and Joe Hunt (drums). There are a few personnel substitutions, with Helcio Milito (drums) and Chuck Israels (bass), respectively, filling in.
Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Side 1
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
It Might As Well Be Spring
Eu E Voce
Summertime
6-Nix-Pix-Flix
Side 2
Only Trust Your Heart
The Singing Song
The Telephone Song
One Note Samba
Here's That Rainy Day
Stan Getz (tenor sax)
Gary Burton (vibraphone), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Gene Cherico, Chuck Israels (bass), Joe Hunt, Helcio Milito (drums)
