And when she passes ... RIP Astrud Gilberto

She had such a lovely voice. I still think of her as the young woman who sang with Stan Getz...................her voice was so soothing. Rest in Peace

Yup, her voice was just perfect for bossa nova.

It was so amazing to see The Girl from Ipanema climb the charts and eventually reach number five right in the midst of the "British Invasion".

Anytime I see the tune performed live and musicians are improvising over the chord structure I pay close attention to how the handle the bridge – it's really tricky!

Musicologist Adam Neely explains it in depth:



This video cracks me up:

That was me, thank you for sharing.

Played it a few times RIP Astrud Gilberto