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- Artist: Gilberto Gil/Jorge Ben
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- Release Date: 1975
- Genre: Latin
Review
Recorded with little rehearsal and only two acoustic guitars (plus a percussionist) for accompaniment, Gil e Jorge focuses squarely on the individual talents of Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben as musicians, vocalists, performers, and improvisers. Of course, they prove up to the task. The nine lengthy tracks on the album (it was originally configured as a double LP) feature Gil and Ben interacting to a high degree, trading lines and often repeating them several times. The best tracks here -- "Nega," "Taj Mahal," and "Meu Glorioso Sao Cristovao" -- are highly rhythmic and have the heft of ancient Brazilian folksongs. Unfortunately, there isn't another record in Gil's discography even remotely close to it. ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Meu Glorioso Sao Cristovao | Jorge Ben | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (8:13) |
| Nega [Photograph Blues] | Gilberto Gil | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (10:37) |
| Jurubeba | Gilberto Gil | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (11:40) |
| Quem Mandou (Pe Na Estrada) | Jorge Ben | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (6:52) |
| Taj Mahal | Jorge Ben | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (14:46) |
| Morre O Burro, Fica O Homen | Jorge Ben | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (6:10) |
| Essa É Pra Tocar No Rádio | Gilberto Gil | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (6:14) |
| Filhos de Gandhi | Gilberto Gil | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (13:11) |
| Sarro | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil | (1:09) |
