Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 161 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 66 MB | Covers - 14 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (B0011177-02)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 161 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 66 MB | Covers - 14 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (B0011177-02)
Astrud Gilberto became an accidental success when her fragile command of English made her the de facto choice to sing "The Girl from Ipanema" at a session led by Stan Getz and her husband, João Gilberto. Of course, despite its overwhelming success, it wasn't clear that she could sustain a career when she recorded her first solo LP, The Astrud Gilberto Album. She had sounded more like an amateurish novelty act than a recording professional, her voice was sweet but fragile, and the Getz/Gilberto album had featured two strong voices, with Gilberto herself an afterthought (albeit a commercially effective afterthought). But The Astrud Gilberto Album was at least as good as Getz/Gilberto (despite what jazz fans say), for several reasons…