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Astrud Gilberto

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Editor's note

Astrud Gilberto, the voice of bossa nova's quiet revolution.

Her whispery delivery on 'The Girl From Ipanema' introduced Brazilian cool to the world.

For the full picture, listen to 'The Girl From Ipanema' first, then let something like 'And Roses, And Roses' show how she settled into her own lane.

That accidental vocal on 'The Girl From Ipanema' in 1963 gave bossa nova its most recognizable human sound. She kept the mood going with 'Água de Beber' and 'Dindi,' songs that felt like a private conversation in a crowded room. Even later tracks like 'Manhã de Carnaval' held onto that intimate, unhurried feel.

She was singing in clubs when Stan Getz asked her to join the 'Getz/Gilberto' sessions. After that sudden fame, she put out albums like 'The Shadow of Your Smile' and kept recording Brazilian standards through the sixties.

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Astrud Gilberto was born Astrud Weinert in Salvador, Brazil in 1940. She started singing in local clubs before a chance meeting with jazz saxophonist Stan Getz in 1963 changed things. Getz invited her to collaborate on his album 'Getz/Gilberto,' which included 'The Girl From Ipanema.' That song's success made her internationally known almost overnight.

Her voice had an ethereal quality with subtle phrasing that worked perfectly for bossa nova. She recorded other songs like 'Água de Beber' with Antonio Carlos Jobim and 'Dindi,' which became staples of the genre. The success of 'The Girl From Ipanema' was both a breakthrough and something she had to navigate as she developed her own career apart from Getz.

She went on to release several albums including 'The Shadow of Your Smile' in 1965 and 'Look to the Rainbow' in 1966. Her recordings of songs like 'Manhã de Carnaval' and 'General da Banda' continued to define that particular strain of Brazilian music for international audiences throughout the 1960s.

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