Gil e Jorge

Gil e Jorge is a 1975 album featuring collaboration between Brazilian musicians Jorge Ben and Gilberto Gil. The two perform together alongside percussionist Djalma Corrêa on each of the songs, improvising and interacting directly throughout.[1]

Gil e Jorge
Studio album by
Released1975
GenreSamba rock, MPB
LabelVerve
ProducerPerinho Albuquerque
Jorge Ben chronology
Solta o Pavão
(1974)
Gil e Jorge
(1975)
África Brasil
(1976)
Gilberto Gil chronology
Gilberto Gil ao vivo
(1974)
Gil e Jorge
(1975)
Refazenda
(1975)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Village VoiceA-[2]

Reviewing the album's CD reissue in 1993, Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote:

Always ready to go further out on a beat than the other samba/bossa geniuses, they walked into a studio in 1975 and spread nine songs over 78 minutes. With percussion up front and snatches of English on the order of 'Blue, blue sky/Blue, blue sea' reinforcing all the repetitions and nonsense syllables, the renowned lyricists were playing a rhythm game, and they won. They don't just vamp till ready--they vamp to live, vamp for the sheer open-ended joy of it.[2]

AllMusic's John Bush believed it was by far the best album in Gil's discography.[1] In 2007, it was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Meu Glorioso São Cristóvão" (Ben) - 8:13
  2. "Nêga" (Gil) - 10:37
  3. "Jurubeba" (Gil) - 11:40
  4. "Quem Mandou (Pé na Estrada)" (Ben) - 6:52
  5. "Taj Mahal" (Ben) - 14:46
  6. "Morre o Burro, Fica o Homem" (Ben) - 6:10
  7. "Essa é pra Tocar no Rádio" (Gil) - 6:14
  8. "Filhos de Gandhi" (Gil) - 13:11
  9. "Sarro" (Ben, Gil) - 1:09

Personnel

Credits

  • Art Direction – Jorge Vianna
  • Design – Aldo Luiz, Rogério Duarte
  • Mastered By – Joaquim Figueira
  • Photography – João Castrioto
  • Producer [Direction] – Paulinho Tapajós, Perinho Albuquerque
  • Technician [Recording] – Ary, João Moreira, Luigi, Luis Claudio

References

  1. John Bush. "Gil e Jorge - Gilberto Gil,Jorge Ben | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. Christgau, Robert (6 April 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. "Gil e Jorge - Gilberto Gil,Jorge Ben | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
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