Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club in 1964. Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose 1964 hit ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is said to be the second-most recorded song ever (Marcelo Gilberto) The Girl from Ipanema” was one of the seminal songs of ...

Here’s the thing with Brazilian bossa nova standards: They were pretty much written with the idea in mind that other artists should be encouraged to put their own spin on them. Take the ubiquitous ...

2009 marks the 45th anniversary of Getz/Gilberto, the album that established bossa nova in the international market – something that came at the right time, as the popularity of the unapologetically ...

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