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Super StamperStan Getz
Getz Au Go Go
(Item #: getz_getza_2007)
Our Price: $169.99
- With two seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides, this pressing will show you just how good our favorite Stan Getz album can sound on vinyl
- Musically and sonically, this is a Must Own Jazz Album for audiophiles, perfect for those new to jazz as well as serious jazz aficionados
- This was a magical night (or two) with Stan feeling the spirit and staying telepathically in the groove with his compadres all evening long
- A tough album to find with the right sound and decent surfaces, which is the main reason we are rarely able to do this shootout
- 4 stars: "Highly recommended for all dimensions of jazz enthusiasts." [We would of course give it the full 5 Stars]
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Super Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley
A Certain Smile...
(Item #: gilbecerta_2001)
Our Price: $149.99
- An outstanding copy of this superb collaboration with solid Double Plus (A++) sound from first note to last
- Both sides are rich, sweet and Tubey Magical with wonderfully breathy vocals, excellent clarity and solid down low
- "Wanderley's organ playing is as enthusiastic and fluffy as ever, while Gilberto's singing (in both English and Portuguese) remains smile-inducing. Both manage to create an incredibly warm sound, and when Wanderley plays some piano (as on the beautiful "A Certain Sadness"), you can sense a spark between the two." - All Music
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Super Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto
Beach Samba
(Item #: gilbebeach_2004)
Our Price: $149.99
- An outstanding copy of Beach Samba, with solid Double Plus (A++) sound or BETTER from top to bottom
- The soundstage is huge, and the overall quality of the recording is big and bold like you will not believe
- Creed Taylor (the CTI man) produced, Don Sebesky and Deodato did the arrangements, and Val Valentin engineered - what's not to like?
- Forget whatever dead-as-a-doornail Heavy Vinyl ripoff is on the market - the Tubey Magical intimacy of this exceptional vintage pressing cannot be equaled by any mastering engineer working today
- "This 1967 Verve LP has the breezy bossa novas and sambas Astrud was famed for, but also a Lovin' Spoonful duet with her young son and some seriously impressive scatting, too." - Amazon
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Super Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto
Look To The Rainbow
(Item #: gilbelookt_1909_2_6ex)
Our Price: $149.99
Sale Price: $99.99 (You save $50.00 / 33%)
- An outstanding copy with solid Double Plus (A++) sound or BETTER from first note to last
- This kind of spacious, warm, rich, Tubey Magical analog sound is gone forever - you have to go back to 1966 to find it
- Creed Taylor (the CTI man) produced, Gil Evans did most of the arrangements, Rudy Van Gelder and Val Valentin engineered - what's not to like?
- 4 1/2 stars: "This was a beautiful bossa nova record of Astrud Gilberto's vocal stylings..."
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Super Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto
Gilberto with Turrentine
(Item #: gilbegilbe_turrentine_2007)
Our Price: $129.99
- This outstanding copy of Gilberto's 1971 collaboration with Turrentine boasts solid Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish
- It's rich, warm and natural with wonderful transparency, loads of ambience and - this is key - plenty of Tubey Magic
- Rudy Van Gelder did an outstanding job as usual engineering these 1971 sessions - his live-in-the-studio approach is tough to beat
- "The real treasures of this album though are the outstanding arrangements by Eumir Deodato, who once again proves he is the master of this type of music. Nearly every track is full of interesting, complex, yet beautiful instrumentation. He blends mellow low strings with lots of Fender Rhodes electric piano, plenty of electric and acoustic guitar, and a wide variety of Brazilian percussion instruments."
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Nearly White Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto
Windy
(Item #: gilbewindy_2006)
Our Price: $99.99
- A stunning sounding copy with Nearly Triple Plus (A++ to A+++) sound throughout, just shy of our shootout winner
- Forget whatever Heavy Vinyl imposter is in print - this vintage Verve stereo pressing has the kind of High-Rez Tubey-Magical Midrange that will bring Astrud's soft samba music to life in your very own listening room
- "... Windy nevertheless proves one of Astrud Gilberto's most consistent and sublime efforts, artfully straddling the division between Brazilian bossa nova and American sunshine pop."
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Super Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto
The Shadow Of Your Smile
(Item #: gilbeshado_1912_8ex)
Our Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $74.99 (You save $25.00 / 25%)
- With two seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides, this early stereo copy is guaranteed to blow the doors off any other pressing of the album you've heard
- The best early Verve stereo pressings such as this one have the rich Tubey Magic to bring out the intimacy in Astrud's breathy vocal
- Many of our favorite engineers worked on this album in 1964 & 1965: Bob Simpson, Rudy Van Gelder and Phil Ramone
- Allmusic customers rate the album 4 Stars: "For her second Verve LP, Astrud Gilberto expanded her range from a raft of Gilberto/Jobim standards to embrace the large and obviously daunting catalogue of classic American pop."
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Super Hot StamperAstrud Gilberto
The Astrud Gilberto Album
(Item #: gilbeastru_1912ex)
Our Price: $69.99
- With seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides or close to them, this Van Gelder mastered copy was one of the best we played in our shootout (but the vinyl is iffy at best)
- The sound here has real texture to the strings and breath to the vocals, key elements if this music is going to work
- 4 1/2 stars: "The Astrud Gilberto Album was at least as good as Getz/Gilberto (despite what jazz fans say), for several reasons. Gilberto sounded beautiful on a range of material, from the sentimental "Dindi" to the playful "Agua de Beber," and as long as intelligent musicians were playing to her strengths (as they do here), the results were splendid."
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