We note with a twinge of sadness the passing of Astrud Gilberto, at 83, one-hit wonder from a singer who wasn't, famed for the perfect ethereal melancholy vocal on The Girl From Ipanema, which bossa nova/jazz track we profiled as a Sunday Music pick way back in February 2020. Plucked at the last minute as she, the bandleader's wife, was the only Brazilian handy in the studio who spoke English well enough to do an English-language version of the song, she received all of $120 for her work on that record. Which hit #1 in 1963, and got Stan Getz the first jazz album to ever win a Grammy as Album Of The Year.
Which always deserves another listen from 24-year old Astrud back in the day:
4 comments:
Thanks for the reminder and the video. I forgot how much I liked that song and her voice.
John in Indy
My dad called her song "martini music"...
Cool story, amazing voice. Best song ever to listen to in an elevator in Chicago.
Wow. Just wow. Thanks Aesop. I recall fondly what we used to have in this country.
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