Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour

Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour

conducted by Marty Paich, 1925-1995, Eumir Deodato, 1943- and Claus Ogerman, 1930-; performed by Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto, Ray Alonge, Warren Bernhardt, 1938-, Ben Aronov, 1932-2015, Brooks Arthur, Bob Brookmeyer, 1929-2011, George Devens, Gil Evans, 1912-1988, Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1927-1994, Bernie Glow, Walter Wanderley, 1932-1986, José Marino, 1940-, Hélcio Milito, 1931-2014, Barry Galbraith, 1919-1983, Airto Moreira, 1941-, Joe Mondragon, 1920-1987 and Ron Carter, 1937-, Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, The Astrud Gilberto Group and James Last And His Orchestra (Verve Records, 2001), 1 hour

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Field of Interest
Jazz
Conductor
Marty Paich, 1925-1995, Eumir Deodato, 1943-, Claus Ogerman, 1930-
Content Type
Music recording
Duration
1 hour
Ensemble
Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, The Astrud Gilberto Group, James Last And His Orchestra
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Latin, Latin Jazz
Label
Verve Records
Performer
Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto, Ray Alonge, Warren Bernhardt, 1938-, Ben Aronov, 1932-2015, Brooks Arthur, Bob Brookmeyer, 1929-2011, George Devens, Gil Evans, 1912-1988, Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1927-1994, Bernie Glow, Walter Wanderley, 1932-1986, José Marino, 1940-, Hélcio Milito, 1931-2014, Barry Galbraith, 1919-1983, Airto Moreira, 1941-, Joe Mondragon, 1920-1987, Ron Carter, 1937-
UPC (Physical)
00731452079022
Release Date
2001-05-15
Review
Like Nico, Astrud Gilberto's everywoman voiced has always had a polarizing effect on critics and fans alike. While her take on bossa nova is less than reverent and decidedly lightweight, the warmth and approachability she brings to each performance is stunning. Verve's lovingly compiled -- and blissfully affordable -- Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour is as solid a collection of her heady mixture of samba, jazz and pop as you're likely to find. Twenty songs, including the classic "Girl From Ipanema," wash in like waves from the warmest of oceans, carrying with them the soft, reverb-drenched soundtrack to summer. If the tropical heat of "Berimbau," the lazy and lonely pulse of Burt Bacharach's "Trains and Boats and Planes" and the upbeat swing of "Wish Me a Rainbow" don't instantly take the drudgery of your day away, then consider yourself hopelessly bitter. Highly recommended. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
Subject
Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Latin Jazz, Jazz Latino
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Jazz Latino

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