Gilberto with Turrentine is an album by Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto and American saxophonist Stanley Turrentine featuring performances recorded in 1971 released on the CTI label.
Reception
The AllMusic review calls the album a "set that had some mildly entertaining moments."
Track listing
"Wanting Things" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:35
"Brazilian Tapestry" (Eumir Deodato) – 5:10
"To a Flame" (Stephen Stills) – 3:17
"Solo el Fin (For All We Know)" (Fred Karlin, Arthur James, Robb Wilson) – 3:10
"Zazueira" (Jorge Ben) – 3:40
"Ponteio" (José Carlos Capinam, Edú Lobo) – 3:35
"Traveling Light" (Deodato, Martha Everett) – 3:25
"Vera Cruz" (Fernando Brant, Gene Lees, Milton Nascimento) – 5:05
"Historia de Amor (Love Story)" (Alfonso Alpin, Carl Sigman, Francis Lai) – 3:29
"Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)" (Bacharach, David) – 3:10
"Just Be You" (Astrud Gilberto) – 2:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
"The Puppy Song" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Polytechnical High" (Deodato, Everett) – 2:48 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 13 (tracks 9–11), February 1 (tracks 4 & 13), February 4 (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 12), March 19 (tracks 2 & 5), and April 6 (track 6 & 8), 1971
Personnel
Astrud Gilberto – vocals
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8) Eumir Deodato – electric piano, arranger, conductor Emanuel Green, George Marge, Hubert Laws, Romeo Penque – flute (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8 & 10) Gene Bertoncini (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 10 & 12), Sivuca (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8) – guitar Sam Brown (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12 & 13), Bob Mann (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9 & 12) – electric guitar Toots Thielemans – harmonica (tracks 6 & 11) Ron Carter (tracks 1–3, 5–8 & 11), Russell George (tracks 4 & 9–13) – bass Dennis Seiwell (tracks 4, 9, 10 & 13), Dom Um Romão (tracks 2, 5 & 11), João Palma (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 12) – drums Airto Moreira – percussion (tracks 2, 5 & 11) Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Julie Held, Paul Gershman – violin (tracks 1–5 & 7–10) Harold Coletta – viola (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7–10) George Ricci – cello (tracks 1–5 & 7–10)