ASTRUD GILBERTO &ST;. TURRENTINE_1971(LOVE STORY/HISTORIAS DE AMOR)
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One “greatest hits” compilation, or even one track on a various-artists compilation, is about all the Astrud Gilberto the average music fan will ever want or need. Her famously breezy, lightweight boss nova, though the very essence of “cool”, generally lacks the substance for album-tracks-and-all scrutiny.
This is why Astrud Gilberto With Stanley Turrentine is such a nice surprise; an overlooked “fan favorite” that’s worth discovering. Released in 1971, it came nearly a decade after Gilberto’s “Girl From Ipanema” heyday. But several factors make this album truly unique. First, it’s the only album Gilberto made for the CTI label, after a long relationship with Verve. Secondly, on several tracks she’s paired with the great saxophonist and then-labelmate Stanley Turrentine (why not?!?). And finally, the album was produced and arranged by schlock-jazz mastermind Deodato.
Put it all together and you have a fun, dreamy record that sounds oddly contemporary. Listening to …With Stanley Turrentine, the entire careers of bands like Saint Etienne, Stereolab, and the Sea and Cake flash before your eyes. Gilberto’s naïve, earnest cooing has always been the touchstone for so-amateur-they’re-sexy vocalists like St. Etienne’s Sarah Cracknell and Ivy’s Dominique Durand. Here, Deodato adds a pop flash that’s lacking on Gilberto’s more stately Verve material. This combination of cool reticence and clever, sometimes cloying melody has since become an indie template.
All in all, Astrud Gilberto With Stanley Turrentine includes only three songs that feature both Astrud Gilberto and Stanley Turrentine. Despite that incongruity, it’s sweet, slightly fey fare for those who prefer their music in pastels.
Personnel:Astrud Gilberto, vocalStanley Turrentine, tenor saxEumir Deodato, electric piano, arranger and conductorRon Carter, bassAirto Moreira, percussion.
Tracks:
1. Wanting Things2. Brazilian Tapestry3. To A Flame (Instrumental)4. Solo El Fin (For All We Know)5. Zazueira6. Ponteio7. Traveling Light8. Vera Cruz (Instrumental)9. Historia De Amor (Love Story)10. When There’s A Heartache (There Must Be A Heart)11. Just Be You12. Puppy Song13. Polytechnical High
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