A previously unissued live session dating from 1976, this is a companion piece to the Getz-Gilberto CD reviewed here a few weeks ago. In comparison with the gentle minimalism of that set, it sounds quite ferocious at times. Then approaching 50, Getz had left his suave, cool-school approach far behind, and with a fresh, energetic young band was attracting a new generation of admirers. Pianist Joanne Brackeen is outstanding. Her wide-ranging solos clearly inspire Getz to produce some wonderfully urgent and exciting improvisations, notably on Wayne Shorter’s composition Infant Eyes. Getz remarked at the time that he had never felt as free and “totally supported” as he did with Brackeen, bassist Clint Houston and drummer Billy Hart.
