The Girl From Ipanema Astrud Gilberto Is No More RIP

[jh]

Knew enough English to sing the song. She was 83.

[Lux Interior]

Bananeira não sei
Bananeira será
Bananeira sei não
A maneira de ver

[Ca Bob]

They played this song at the student union at UCLA pretty much 10 times a day, if not more. Brazil 66. I think it was in 1964 that I remember this from.

[blooz]

Loved her voice. She had a long life, I hope it was a good one.

[DeusxMac]

Ca Bob wrote:
They played this song at the student union at UCLA pretty much 10 times a day, if not more. Brazil 66. I think it was in 1964 that I remember this from.

I don't believe Sergio Mendes' "Brazil 66" ever recorded The Girl From Ipanema.

Mendes did record it in '64 (album released in '66) asGarota de Ipanema, with an all star band:
Sérgio Mendes - piano
Art Farmer - flugelhorn
Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Hubert Laws - flute
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Tiao Neto - bass
Chico de Souza - drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYvUx3kNtoU

[N-OS X-tasy!]

blooz wrote:
Loved her voice. She had a long life, I hope it was a good one.

Not so much, it would seem: https://sports.yahoo.com/made-sure-she-g...ccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAbeDh_2I4kjcxEAhSXsbhO0LU1Q5FX38yynDubqDLMBKMLWfxuLRzTprRDUaUoGK9Tpi07cD65ZBQwWviV0Aa8iPdsw-Ne_R_NGjfRAQw_r12ht90jhQUTEScgOmDYsIQFcpuy5WQYG1dTpKuWZgoydy7--UOV_TcFPDhyR1El5

[RAMd®d]

They played this song at the student union at UCLA pretty much 10 times a day, if not more.


It's one of the very few songs I could listen to, ten times a day or more.

At least, in theory.

My first exposure to it was Getz/Gilberto in '63 or maybe '64.

I bought it for Garota de Ipanema but loved the whole album.

Gilberto is on one other track, Corcovado (Hunchback, LOL).

If I recall correctly, she's not given credit on the album, but her husband is.

Strictly speaking, neither had great singing voices, her's I like more than his, but the sum was greater than the parts.

The vinyl is long gone, quite played out, but I do have the CD.

Surprisingly, it's one of the few instances where I miss the warmth of a 'live' vinyl sound v CD.

[Speedy]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=blooz]
Loved her voice. She had a long life, I hope it was a good one.

Not so much, it would seem: https://sports.yahoo.com/made-sure-she-g...ccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAbeDh_2I4kjcxEAhSXsbhO0LU1Q5FX38yynDubqDLMBKMLWfxuLRzTprRDUaUoGK9Tpi07cD65ZBQwWviV0Aa8iPdsw-Ne_R_NGjfRAQw_r12ht90jhQUTEScgOmDYsIQFcpuy5WQYG1dTpKuWZgoydy7--UOV_TcFPDhyR1El5
Thanks.

[Ombligo]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=blooz]
Loved her voice. She had a long life, I hope it was a good one.

Not so much, it would seem: https://sports.yahoo.com/made-sure-she-g...ccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAbeDh_2I4kjcxEAhSXsbhO0LU1Q5FX38yynDubqDLMBKMLWfxuLRzTprRDUaUoGK9Tpi07cD65ZBQwWviV0Aa8iPdsw-Ne_R_NGjfRAQw_r12ht90jhQUTEScgOmDYsIQFcpuy5WQYG1dTpKuWZgoydy7--UOV_TcFPDhyR1El5
Sad, but hardly surprising given the male domination of the music industry.