1980 Interview with Bossa Nova jazz artist Astrud Gilberto.

[@GelapMasai]

She is Audrey Hepburn in our jazz world..her smooth silky voice is very authentic her own style. RIP Astrud may you be happy and peacefull

[@enricviv]

I am just finding out with your comment that she is gone... very sad

[@robemachado]

She was incredible, but she wasn't a jazz singer, she was known for singing Bossa Nova. And no, Bossa Nova is not Brazilian Jazz. Bossa Nova is its own style, it is not a subgenre of Jazz.

[@GelapMasai]

@@robemachado Bossa nova, which literally means “new wave,” was a blending of samba and jazz that rose out of a guitar school formed in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood in 1956. Bossa Nova was a soft samba based on traditional Brazilian music and rhythms, American jazz, and a new style of Portuguese lyrics. It is basically a fusion of Samba and Jazz, so using traditional Brazilian rhythms but with more harmonically complex jazz harmony and more melodic dissonance. Bossa Nova music was created and grew from Brazilian traditional culture. Maybe for the rest you can look for information and read jazz music references about the Bossa Nova genre

[@tales7205]

Its bossa

[@suncat9]

Astrud Gilberto sounds like a very down to earth, sincere, and sweet woman. Not at all egotistical or full of herself. Her voice and music was among the best ever. God Bless You & Rest In Peace, Astrud.

[@glenbearh9109]

Yes a real person not jaded by fame and the singer of one of the greatest songs ever.

[@darioburatovich2240]

​@@glenbearh9109she was the voice of a time of great hope in Latinamerica.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Compared to the vapid celebrities we have today, her low-key interview and lack of showboating is really impressive!

[@tedfreeman2709]

A treasure; what a humble superstar... And we could have seen her for $5 at some absurd Fat Tuesday's... that is beyond belief.

[@dmlevitt]

I have had a crush on her my entire life. she is fantastic. love to Astrud.

[@jeremyhodge6216]

May she Rest In Peace. She gave us a Summer classic here 😌👌💯

[@BSilva1984]

Rest in Peace Astrud Gilberto 🙏🕊👩‍🎤🎤🎙🎼🎵🎶🇧🇷🪦😥😢😭💔

[@RobertDeMartin]

Sadly, she has left us. What a remarkable interview this was. I had always wondered why she never became a giant star after getting all the attention she did. Astrud and "her" song will never be forgotten and will be played for generations to come so they can enjoy a bit of music like they've never heard before.

[@mariiatsvetkova_]

Rest in Peace,Astrud. I love you

[@oliviaedralin1436]

She just sounded so natural,,,,beautiful voice ,,, she will be greatly missed!

[@johnapodaca7357]

I effing love the honesty of this beautiful woman.

[@OldPapaBear]

A truly unique voice and music style. Back in the 60's Bossa Nova taught many rocker's to appreciate jazz, including myself. Astrud and Stan Getz performed many beautiful songs. Cordovado was one of my favorites. Smooth and silky.

[@gerhardheydrich3146]

A beautiful lady, a beautiful singer and a Very sad loss to the World. For those who don't know the sad news, Astrud died on June 5 2023.

[@oriraykai3610]

She must have been at least 90-something.

[@daniellakaran5760]

​@@oriraykai3610 She was 83

[@TheSilvergold45]

She should never have been scared She was awesome and nothing to be scared of. She knew exactly what she was doing on stage.. She was marvelous everytime she went on stage and sang.

[@garyinmarz8938]

But she was scared and did look uncomfortable at times. This is probably why she had success , vulnerability and shyness works on stage ,,,if you can hold it together.

[@laysmariamoraes442]

Her shyness made her still more elegant, I think so.

[@mandoz5441]

Frank Sinatra was very nervous (throw up) before performances

[@dc10fomin65]

I think she was as they say " just be yourself " and it worked, dear Astrud, you can now be yourself with the angels!

[@henrybrowne7248]

@@garyinmarz8938 YES. You can notice it if you watch close, but she handles it.

[@jroysims44]

She hit the homer that won the World Series with her first record.

[@StephenNodera]

She was gorgeous

[@madamet.4946]

Rest in Peace 🌹

[@ericbertumen3749]

R.I.P ❤🇧🇷🎤😢

[@priscillabajandi1991]

Very humble down to earth human being! Beautiful persona with a great bedroom voice!!!!❤❤❤

[@oinkooink]

Very pretty. RIP Astrud. I loved your music.

[@evegtz9555]

A very down to earth lady with a natural beauty and silky voice!!! One of my favorite artists!!! Thank you Astrud for being part of the soundtrack of my life!!! The shadow of your smile, in your voice, is a song that really touches my heart and soul!!!

[@cynthiacupler8005]

Love Her music,RIP Astrid Gilberto ❤️

[@dukefurst5741]

Ahhh, the good old days. ❤️

[@amidemanila816]

The one and only

[@giotto8812]

Repose en paix Astrud Gilberto 😪🙏la plus belle voix de la bossa nova

[@retromoviefan944]

RIP what a lovely lady and iconic performer and vocalist. I grew up listening to her sing and it brought such magic to the summer. Her music will live on.

[@fernandofernando6714]

Probably the sweetest voice I have ever heard. She is very sweet and not at all full of herself. Perhaps she has never realized just how great she truly is.

[@alejandrojazzbossa]

Mi cantante favorita te amamos Astrud ve en paz

[@ronnie7075]

One of my all time favourites, and I thank her for giving it to us. It was a big hit here in Australia. RIP Astrud.

[@oriraykai3610]

She "feels very safe when doing vacuum cleaning." Adorable. I didn't know she had such a funny, self-effacing sense of humor. I could tell she was very nervous on a few of her performances but she still sounded great and pulled it off very well.

[@margalinam]

Love her voice, she was unic and one of the best female Bossa Nova singers if not the best! RIP Her voice will live forever!

[@davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight]

Beautiful. Just beautiful ❤

[@bobfeller604]

Gorgeous and amazing!

[@kemetanew4579]

Thanks for sharing 😊😊

[@kentclark6420]

For a minute, there, I was thinking how cool it would be to see her play, after the ad for Fat Tuesdays. And then I realized right away that, hey- she's not around! Reality can really take you by storm! RIP Astrud!

[@JPLEYONKO4]

And she retired from music in 2003 I think.

[@ScottlandShaffner0423]

2002. She recorded one more album 'Jungle', then stepped away from the limelight and lived reclusively here in Philly the past 20 years. Her music and sweet persona live eternal. RIH

[@butters395]

here in Boston massachusetts... WGBH radio has a jazz show Friday... saturday and Sunday night....no mention of her passing nor did they play any of her music...😒😡.... shameful...

[@tedfreeman2709]

George Winston also just lost, and NPR did not even bother to do an audio story for him amidst many other items they had time for. I thought, you know I would read an obit you could post for artitsts like these, for free....

[@jackwezesa1081]

It’s a “ moonbat “ radio station.

[@mv9787]

What a sweetie ❤

[@alanoneill3065]

What a beautiful smile

[@darioburatovich2240]

She was the voice of a time of great hope in Latinamerica. Hope and innocence.

[@JablesMullet]

It would be crazy to go to a lounge and there she is just singing some songs.

[@katsunoi]

what a legend! RIP astrid

[@barbj9785]

RIP beautiful singer and lady.

[@ezzb]

she looks so anxious.. Seems like an introvert, wishing to be away from all the fame. R.I.P Astrid. The girl from ipanema voice 🇧🇷❤

[@borvo7]

R.I.P. Astrud Gilberto

[@popxannies]

Every Latin American person loves her wishes her well and misses her she’ll always be remembered

[@blainenodes8182]

Just a laid back, Brazilian beat ,classic tune in my 70+yrs... toast to " simpler,kinder times 🎶💕

[@graham8316]

insane. Shes so good and mellow

[@nv1493]

The song about The Girl... will forever live in my heart.

[@davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight]

Beautiful ❤️

[@candidacarino669]

R.I.P. Astrud 'Ipanema Girl' Gilberto ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘 !

[@planetclaire820boulder8]

I love her. Hope her journey has been slow and breezy❣

[@croiners4166]

❤Her recording’s will live forever.

[@nemo227]

She is simply easy on the ears (and easy on the eyes). I'm delighted that she has done well.

[@doreenamohammed3918]

God bless people in different ways . Her voice especially this song is for a lifetime, no matter she is gone , her voice lives on, I wish I could sing like her, she had it natural, first song made her famous, That is from God.

[@darrinbrunner6429]

A pure voice and a pure delivery. The song has no place to hide, it needs to be good. The Girl From Ipanema is one of the strangest and most ingenious songs ever written. They were made for each other.

[@henrybrowne7248]

You just nailed it. Those chords, which damn near everyone who played it did differently[?!], are mysterious and mesmerizing to me . . .

[@doreenamohammed3918]

Had it been sung by someone else maybe it might not have been so beautiful and popular, they choose the right person

[@stephenhowell5611]

Beautiful voice and smile ❤ RIP Astrud

[@sirmulim]

Ela era muito fofa. Que Deus a tenha

[@partygrottolounge6132]

For so long, I’ve been searching for interviews with Astrud, but I never find one. Now after her death, one was finally posted. Unfortunately short. I’ve read somewhere that she stopped giving interviews.

[@r3d5ive87]

How did she get more beautiful? Wow

[@pierrechaouat]

What was most strange to me is to realize that most Brazilian people had kinda disdain for her. May be it's because of her European origins or her affair with Stan Getz. I don't know... But she was the right person in the right place at the right time to make Bossa Nova reach its worldwide audience. Not bad for a 23 years woman who was in love with Brazilian popular music... R. I. P. Astrud. Your voice managed to sray in my deepest soul

[@gomes2151]

Brazilian people has 62% of ADN from Europe (Portugal is Europe or Asia?), Carmem Miranda was european. Bossa Nova is not ''Brazilian Popular Music'' (MPB in Portuguese), this term is an elitist expression criated after hype on Bossa wave (end of 1960's) to classify a kinda of music of Brazilian urban high middleclass with 'left' tendencies (that in France is named ''Bobo''). Bossa Nova is based on, obviously high levels of syncopation from African músic influence (is the reason of the rythm being named '' *Afro* - Brazilian Jazz''). You see anyone talking of black American people that don't are big fan of jazz as ''disdainers'' of their roots, do you? Same with Brazilian people that is not afficionate of Bossa Nova, because this rythm is a hybrid of African with another rythms like bolero (México), if black Brazilian people or even white Brazilians (or with phenotipical ''European roots') have huge preferences, these are directed to samba, forró, frevo, because of originality on compositions and melodies.

[@alanoneill3065]

@@gomes2151 Cape Verde?

[@henrybrowne7248]

@@gomes2151Thank you for that. I've heard other Brazilian music that fascinates me but haven't any idea where it comes from. So, if I understand you, bossa nova is preferred by upper middle class people?

[@robemachado]

@@henrybrowne7248 Bossa nova was created by the elite of Rio de Janeiro, at a time when only the elite dictated what would become popular. Otherwise, the style would not spread so quickly around the world. But it soon lost strength in the 60s, giving rise to other musical styles that were more politically combative and also used the complex harmonies of Bossa Nova. The main style that emerged was called MPB, which has also been out of breath in recent years in Brazil.

[@darthgrundle2349]

RIP beautiful lady.

[@philippapay4352]

Love her work and the entire sub-genre she helped introduce and popularize. Thanks for this.

[@robemachado]

Bossa Nova is not a subgenre of jazz, it is its own style that was influenced by jazz and samba. Rock also had influences from jazz and blues, but is not called a subgenre.

[@philippapay4352]

@@robemachado Thank you. I was not trying to diminish it in any way. I love it. I was trying to indicate that it had influences or some DNA from jazz. I am pleased you were able to educate me by being more specific about its origins.

[@ElLuis1122]

“At home with your vacuum cleaner”…wow, that comment from the reporter, just wow.

[@hourslookingsideways7850]

$7 cover? Woah!

[@davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight]

❤

[@jameycollins725]

RIP Astrud Gilberto!

[@gabchaim8232]

Lovable Teeth

[@kirbyl.4646]

❤❤ ❤

[@nevillejones9023]

We are all lucky that she left the vac in the cupboard under the stairs……❤

[@JungleYT]

*Seemed like a charming little lady...*

[@edrandomed]

My housekeeper is a famous singer, really.

[@LeMans512]

I used to live in Gutenberg.

[@romainlombardo1706]

Elle était pétrifiée... mais elle a vraiment assuré avec Stan Getz et son orchestre!!

[@stephanedubarry8624]

Fully agree with you DG

[@josephcusumano2885]

Bill McCreary was the best! I miss him!

[@gloonsinng]

1980 views of a beautiful Brazilian woman

[@nevillejones9023]

Sounds as good if not better in Brazilian …..poor Astrud….RIP

[@swingmanic]

It's a shame Getz got his teeth into her and exploited her!..He was the one making big big bucks out of Bossa Nova.

[@clivebaxter6354]

she was singing it in 1962

[@stevenvox6549]

The song was only released because the wife of Stan Getz thought it would be a hit and she was right.

[@JMGilberto]

Nope, but thanks for playing.

[@williamhosp701]

Wow, a blast from the past when Fox did news, not noise!

[@stangetz534]

anyone know the alto player or more footage of the girl from ipanema here?

[@werwirbtwie]

Die Frau war wirklich einmalig! Keine Stimme, trifft die Töne nicht immer, war trotzdem erfolgreich, oder gerade deswegen? Spielte mit vielen Jazzgrößen - ihre kindliche Ausstrahlung passte irgendwie zu dieser Art von Musik !!!

[@markberryhill2715]

She was very uncomfortable in her own skin,and never could understand what all the fuss was about,not ever really knowing(?) what a phenomenon this song was and it's impact on musical history.

[@suncat9]

She was comfortable in her own skin when she was not the center of attention.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

The Girl From Empanada.

[@alexmeladze2244]

😢😢😢❤❤❤ good bay ipanema girl😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤😢😢😢❤❤❤

[@aboveaverageG]

The fact she thinks she’s better off in the kitchen or as a secretary is so crazy to me like you just gonna sing to the sink and the pans all day instead of making history haha? RIP to this beautiful soul ❤

[@dukefurst5741]

The song sounds better in her native tongue than in English.

[@exstncdotcom8692]

Perfect pitch …

[@protrudamus]

Ah, no.

[@exstncdotcom8692]

@@protrudamusAh, yes

[@Jaggerbush]

I didn't think it was written in 1963?!?

[@gigodotbernard9368]

Vacuum cleaner 😮

[@ComradeStiv]

Still girlish, modest, sincere, and hopelessly adorable at 40 here. Can't believe I missed that she passed last year. Another of my idols leaves, another existential crisis 😳

[@alexlanning712]

Women who sing in a language, which isnt their native tongue, always, have it over me

[@Grundig305]

Bill Mcreary Black news

[@davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight]

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