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Astrud Gilberto - Beach Samba
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A
studio
album
recorded
by
Astrud
Gilberto
for
Verve
in
1967,
with
arrangements
by
Eumir
Deodato
and
Don
Sebesky,
Beach
Samba
successfully
showcases
the
singer’s
soft,
soothing,
playful,
ethereal
voice.
The
program
consists
of
laid-back
beach
bossa
nova
tunes.
The
opening
track,
“Stay”,
is
a
true
highlight,
while
“Beach
Samba”
is
a
wordless
delight
and
“Canoeiro”
rolls
the
Portuguese
lyrics
into
a
snaking
rhythm.
A
real
standout
is
“You
Didn’t
Have
to
Be
So
Nice,”
a
duet
with
her
then-six-year
old
son.
Gilberto’s
vocals
are
backed
by
a
sumptuous
Brazil
pop-cum-U.S.
orchestration
feel
(Ron
Carter
and
Toots
Thielemans
are
among
the
sidemen,
as
well
as
Brazilian
stars
Marcos
Valle
and
Claudio
Slon).
Some
of
the
more
pop
choices
are
also
remarkable,
particularly
Tim
Hardin’s
gorgeous
“Misty
Roses.”
Beach
Samba
was
included
in
the
book
1001
Albums
You
Must
Hear
Before
You
Die.
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