Vance Garnett is a noted writer who has been frequently published in The Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. Mr. Garnett writes a weekly column for The Washington Times Communities. He is especially knowledgeable about music, having sung in nightclubs in L.A., D.C., and Miami, in the U.S. Army Special Services, and, for one year, aboard an Italian Cruise Ship sailing from Miami to the Bahamas. While in L.A., he took time out to compete on the popular NBC TV game show, "Name That Tune," and became a champion [...]
There are only few times in modern music when several elements all come together and create something of great initial impact and with lasting influence. In 1964 when Getz/Gilberto was released this rare feat was achieved. In this context the album can be regarded as one of great historic importance. However this album is much more than a golden artifact. It was and still is a remarkable work of art as well. Getz / Gilberto The personnel behind the album was first [...]
Portland-based Radiation City gets jazzy and dreamy (yes, both!) with Astrud Gilberto's "Fly Me To The Moon"
Photography: Unknown Radiation City 's cover of Astrud Gilberto 's oldie from 1964 doesn't take away from the the song's mood — it trades jazziness for dreaminess, which I find very fitting. Radiation City - Fly Me To The Moon (Astrud Gilberto Cover)
Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz - Girl From Ipenama Listeners of the jazz radio stations NPR Music, Jazz24.org and KPLU have recently voted for their favorite jazz vocal recordings of all time. Given it's impact on jazz and it's international popularity it was no surprise that Stan Getz's and Astrud Gilberto's , " Girl from Ipanema " was ranked 9th. The song won a Grammy for record of the year in 1965, a rare feat for a bossa nova or jazz song, and is believed to the be the 2nd most recorded commercial [...]
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (1966) At the time of the release of ,"A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness," Astrud Gilberto was already one of the leading artists in bossa nova, especially for North American audiences. She had already worked with big names such as husband Joao Gilberto , Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim . This album was unique in that it saw her collaborate with a certain organist. His name was Walter Wanderly. Already an international success at this point, he performed with his trio [...]
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Tall Black Guy puts together this chop of brazilian singer/songwriter Astrud Gilberto's - "Meditation" for the Facebook group THE BEAT INN loads of goodness to be found in this group. Tall Black Guy: Twitter • Bandcamp • Facebook Continue Reading
Maybe if we ask nice enough ERICK DECKS will share this summer jam. For real, who wouldn't want to hear this at a sunny beach party? ++++++++++ erickdecks.com Erick Decks on SoundCloud Erick Decks on twitter Erick Decks on facebook
This version is the original 45 single. Today's is Astrud's birthday. She was born in 1940.
Vinicius de Moraes e Tom Jobim Começamos este texto com um desafio: tente se lembrar da primeira vez que você escutou Garota de Ipanema . E depois, de quantas diferentes versões de Garota de Ipanema você ouviu ao longo de toda a sua vida. Para o desafiado que entregar as respostas corretas, um prêmio. Afinal, a música é a segunda canção mais tocada no mundo todo, ficando apenas atrás de Yesterday ( The Beatles ), como destaca O Globo . A notícia vem da editora do grupo Universal [...]
This is the second song I post though it appears as the first. It took me a while to choose this as I wanted a song which fit in some way with the Kate Bush. This worked for me but I don't know why. The song is from her album The Shadow of Your Smile.
A few weeks ago, we posted Amy Winehouse’s reggae cover of “Our Love Will Come.” It came off her upcoming rarities comp Lioness: Hidden Treasures and now we have another taste. She covers the bossa nova standard “The Girl from Ipanema” in such imitable Winehouse style that you’ll mourn her all over again. The song has been sung by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald, so, yeah, a logical choice for Winehouse. It’s the first time she’s covered it, true, but not the first time she’s used it: she sampled the Astrud Gilberto disco version in her song “Cherry.” [...]
Astrud Gilberto - You Didn't Have To Be So Nice [ purchase ] With the weekly "Odds and Sods" posts, we look at some of rock and pop's oddest songs. In the same way fathers are biologically wired to have their testosterone levels drop by as much as 50% after babies arrive, mothers must be wired to believe their children are waaaay more talented than they really are. From an album selected in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die , Astrud enlists her [...]
Been traveling for the past couple weeks and jamming to some older jams in the process. Check out some gems that stood out. Walter Meego- Romantic Hudson Mohawke- Overnight Out Hud- It's For You Astrud Gilberto & RJD2- Gentle Rain
Stumbling on the internet, I found my way to this little treasure; the Bossa Nova playlist which has now become the soundtrack to my summer. Each of the songs embody the smooth, exotic, Brazilian sound that belongs exclusively to Bossa Nova (which, if you didn't know, is a type of Brazilian music that sounds very similar to Jazz) and each is amazingly wonderful. While it's a little different than what I, or the other writers, usually post, it's worth the download if you're not one of those people that stick to one genre and you like to experiment [...]
Eliane Elias, the Brazilian singer, pianist and composer, is no stranger to the music scene. She was one of the many notable Latin jazz artists featured in Fernando Trueba’s wonderful documentary film Calle 54 . She has worked with legends like Herbie Hancock and trumpeter Randy Brecker , to whom she was once married. And her latest release, Light My Fire , marks a career that spans nearly three decades. Her new album not only contains her signature Bossa Nova work, but she also covers [...]
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