Astrud Gilberto

Astrud for Lovers

Astrud Gilberto - Astrud for Lovers

01/27/2004 | Verve 

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All Music Guide Review

Astrud for Lovers is a strong collection of love songs performed by Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto. Her wispy and melancholic vocals are featured in a variety of settings recorded between 1963 and 1969 for Verve. The earliest tune, "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)," is taken from the legendary Getz/Gilberto album that marked Astrud's star-making first recording. The rest of the collection finds her with Stan Getz again doing a sweet version of "It Might as Well Be Spring" in 1964, crooning a smooth "Tu Mi Delirio" with organist Walter Wanderley in 1966, fronting a big orchestra in 1969 on two songs taken from the Beach Samba album, and essaying the intimate "Mahna de Carnival" with just guitar for accompaniment. The album shows that while she had a limited vocal range she knew how to get the most out of it and that she was equally at home in many settings. Not to mention that the collection establishes and maintains a lovely romantic mood throughout! That is what they had in mind no doubt and they succeeded. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

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Other artists featured in the For Lovers series include:
Billie Holiday
Carmen McRae
Stan Getz
Chet Baker
John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - together!
Nina Simone
Sarah Vaughan
Oscar Peterson
Johnny Hartman
Bill Evans
Ben Webster

Plus: Be sure to check out New York For Lovers and Paris For Lovers!

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