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] The album was released in Brazil under the title "Ogum Xangô" (the names of two Yoruba spirits) with a different cover.

Gil e Jorge
Studio album by Jorge Ben & Gilberto Gil
Released	1975
Genre	Samba rock, MPB
Label	Verve
Producer	Perinho 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A−[2]
The Village Voice	A−[3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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

• Jorge Ben - vocals, violão
• Gilberto Gil - vocals, violão
• Djalma Corrêa - percussion
• Wagner Dias - bass[5]

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