{"title":"Astrud Gilberto","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAstrud Gilberto Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Astrud Gilberto vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover vocal jazz through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAstrud Gilberto: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAstrud Gilberto’s understated singing helped introduce bossa nova to a worldwide audience. Her vocal on The Girl from Ipanema became a defining recording of the style, while her own albums developed a lighter, conversational approach to jazz and Brazilian song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGilberto’s restraint is an active musical choice. A line can sit lightly against the accompaniment, allowing a small shift of timing to suggest intimacy or hesitation. Her own recordings broaden the picture beyond The Girl from Ipanema, revealing a singer whose identity depends on poise and conversational phrasing. That understated approach makes the surrounding guitar, piano and rhythm especially important to the finished performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Astrud Gilberto Album and later selections reveal how much expression she could create through restraint, phrasing and a seemingly effortless sense of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer phrasing often leaves the emotional conclusion to the listener, giving a simple melody a feeling of openness that contrasts with more demonstrative jazz singing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Astrud Gilberto Album: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Women Of Song: Astrud Gilberto: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Astrud Gilberto?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong interpretation rewards close attention to a complete performance, where timing, breath and the instrumental response can change the meaning of a melody that initially seems familiar. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Astrud Gilberto at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"astrud-gilberto-the-astrud-gilberto-album-1lp","title":"Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debut studio album by singer Astrud Gilberto, featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim on guitar and arrangements by Marty Paich, The Astrud Gilberto Album was released by Verve Records in 1965. It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200 chart and, in 2017, National Public Radio placed it at number 73 on the \"150 Greatest Albums Made by Women\" list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album received a 4 1\/2 stars rating on AllMusic, with reviewer John Bush stating that “her voice was yet more sweet than had been heard previously, and as before, the record featured two strong leaders. As long as intelligent musicians were playing to her strengths (as they do here), the results were splendid.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRACKS:\u003cbr\u003eA1. Once I Loved\u003cbr\u003eA2. Baby Water\u003cbr\u003eA3. MeditationA4.\u003cbr\u003eA4. And Roses And Roses\u003cbr\u003eA5. O Morro (Não Tem Vez)\u003cbr\u003eA6. How Insensitive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB1. Dindi\u003cbr\u003eB2. Photograph\u003cbr\u003eB3. Dreame\u003cbr\u003eB4. Só Tinha De Ser Com Você\u003cbr\u003eB5. All That's Left Is To Say Goodbye\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44226494005444,"sku":"004228230091","price":351.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/b0e0357b5067f91bec073bfb66ed85f0.png?v=1793119699"}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/astrud-gilberto.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}