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.
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]
