Review
by John Bush
For her second Verve LP, Astrud Gilberto expanded her range from a raft of Gilberto/Jobim standards to embrace the large and obviously daunting catalogue of classic American pop. With arrangements by Don Sebesky and Claus Ogerman (as well as two by country-mate João Donato), The Shadow of Your Smile can't help but shine a bright spotlight on Gilberto's weak voice, especially when she's singing material previously enlightened by singers with the weight of Frank Sinatra or Sarah Vaughan. Even the intimate, understated arrangements on songs like "Day by Day," the title track, and "Fly Me to the Moon" overshadow the chanteuse's limited range. Brazilian material like the five songs by Luiz Bonfá make for better listening, though the preponderance of flutes, strings, and muted trumpet in the arrangements is very mid-'60s, for better and worse. (And the notes' description of "O Ganso" as an "exercise in vocalise based on bah and dah sounds" is being more than generous.) Certainly, no American vocalist could hope to equal the tortured syntax and somehow endearing performances on these songs; still, Verve did much better by Gilberto later on when they gave her good-time Brazilian songs to sing and didn't attempt to force comparison with standard jazz/pop vocalists.
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Reseña
por John Bush
Para su segundo LP con Verve, Astrud Gilberto amplió su repertorio de estándares Gilberto/Jobim para abarcar el extenso y obviamente desalentador catálogo del pop clásico americano. Con arreglos de Don Sebesky y Claus Ogerman (así como dos de su compatriota João Donato), The Shadow of Your Smile no puede evitar hacer brillar la débil voz de Gilberto, especialmente cuando canta material previamente iluminado por cantantes con el peso de Frank Sinatra o Sarah Vaughan. Incluso los arreglos íntimos y discretos de canciones como "Day by Day", la canción que da título al disco, y "Fly Me to the Moon" eclipsan el limitado registro de la cantante. El material brasileño, como las cinco canciones de Luiz Bonfá, se escucha mejor, aunque la preponderancia de flautas, cuerdas y trompetas apagadas en los arreglos es muy de mediados de los 60, para bien y para mal. (Y la descripción que se hace en las notas de "O Ganso" como un "ejercicio de vocalización basado en sonidos bah y dah" es más que generosa). Ciertamente, ningún vocalista americano podría aspirar a igualar la torturada sintaxis y de alguna manera entrañables interpretaciones de estas canciones; aún así, Verve hizo mucho mejor por Gilberto más tarde cuando le dieron canciones brasileñas de buen tiempo para cantar y no intentaron forzar la comparación con vocalistas estándar de jazz/pop.
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1 - The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme From "The Sandpiper") - 2:29
2 - (Take Me To) Aruanda - 2:29
3 - Manhã De Carnaval - 1:55
4 - Fly Me To The Moon - 2:19
5 - The Gentle Rain - 2:25
6 - Non-Stop To Brazil - 2:25
7 - O Ganso - 2:06
8 - Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me) - 2:08
9 - Day By Day - 2:07
10 - Tristeza - 2:21
11 - Funny World (Theme From "Malamondo") - 2:25
Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor – Claus Ogerman (tracks: 4, 8, 9, 11), Don Sebesky (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), João Donato (tracks: 7)
Producer – Creed Taylor
Trombone – Kai Winding (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Urbie Green (tracks: 4, 8, 9, 11)
Valve Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 10)
Vocals – Astrud Gilberto
Originally released on LP in 1965 by Verve Records (V6-8629).
Tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6 recorded June 3, 1965 in Los Angeles.
Tracks 4, 8, 11 recorded October 21, 1964 at A&R Recording, New York City.
Track 7 recorded May 25, 1965 in Los Angeles.
Track 9 recorded February 4, 1965 at RCA Studios, New York City.
Track 10 recorded May 27, 1965 in Los Angeles.
Label: Verve Records – 314 557 184-2
Series: LP Reproduction
Country: US
Released: Apr 23, 2002
Genre: Jazz, Latin, Pop
Style: Vocal, Bossa Nova
https://www.discogs.com/release/1041277-Astrud-Gilberto-The-Shadow-Of-Your-Smile
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