Astrud Gilberto – The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011] [SACD / Verve Records – UCGU-9022]

Title: Astrud Gilberto – The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Astrud Gilberto, a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and former wife of João Gilberto, emerged as an accidental star when her limited English led to her iconic performance of “The Girl from Ipanema” with Stan Getz and João on the Getz/Gilberto album. Despite her fragile, amateurish vocal style, her debut solo LP, The Astrud Gilberto Album, released in 1965, rivals its predecessor, leveraging her sweet voice and a stellar Brazilian repertoire suited to delicate vocalists. Arranger Marty Paich’s radiant string arrangements, paired with lead instruments like Bud Shank’s flute, João Donato’s piano, and Antonio Carlos Jobim’s guitar, perfectly complement Gilberto’s vocals on tracks like the sentimental “Dindi” and playful “Agua de Beber.” With intelligent musicians playing to her strengths, this splendid album solidifies her role as a key figure in the bossa nova movement.

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Tracklist:

01. Once I Loved
02. Agua De Beber
03. Meditation
04. And Roses And Roses
05. O Morro (Nao Tem Vez)
06. How Insensitive
07. Dindi
08. Photograph
09. Dreamer
10. So Finha De Ser Com Voce
11. All That’s Left To Say Goodbye

Note:

Remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC, NY.

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