finetune artist: Astrud Gilberto

Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto was a key figure in the bossa nova movement that moved beyond Brazil to sweep the world in the early-to-mid 1960s. As a featured vocalist on the landmark 1963 GETZ/GILBERTO release by American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and Astrud's then-husband, guitarist/singer Joao Gilberto, the young lady from Bahia took the music world by storm, especially on the huge hit "Girl From Ipanema," destined to become a standard. Influenced as much by American "cool jazz" as by the Brazilian composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim whose work she interpreted, Gilberto had a sultry, low-key style that stood out amid the overblown pop productions of the era, and her blend of pop, jazz, and Brazilian sounds helped sow the first seeds of what we now know as "world music."

Listen to Astrud Gilberto at Finetune.

(2008) Look To The Rainbow
(2008) The Astrud Gilberto Album
(2008) Gold
(2006) To Go
(2005) Best Of/20th Century
(2004) Windy
(2004) Astrud For Lovers
(2004) The Astrud Gilberto Album
(2003) Diva
(2002) The Shadow Of Your Smile
(2001) Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour
(1999) The Girl From Ipanema
(1998) Talkin' Verve: Astrud Gilberto
(1996) Jazz 'Round Midnight: Astrud Gilberto
(1994) Verve Jazz Masters 9: Astrud Gilberto
(1993) Beach Samba
(1987) Compact Jazz
(1987) Walkman Jazz: Astrud Gilberto
(1986) Look To The Rainbow
(1984) The Silver Collection - Astrud Gilberto
(1971) Astrud Gilberto W/ Stanley Turrentine

The Girl From Ipanema
Fly Me To The Moon
Agua De Beber
The Shadow of Your Smile
Summer Samba (So Nice)