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Yes, Astrud does indeed sing in Japanese - it's an album recorded in Japan in 1969 with the aid of some Japanese jazz heavyweights including Sadao Watanabe. Twelve tracks - half by Japanese composers, the other half are standards re-modelled into Japanese. Yes, there's the obligatory 'Girl From Ipanema', and surprisingly the arrangement sounds remarkably fresh and Astrud sounds just as seductive in Japanese. Given the sheer volume of Astrud's Verve back catalogue, it's curious that she has not tackled 'Black Orpheus' and 'A Man and a Woman' before, and the Japanese treatment works well here, perhapsmore… less so with 'Mas Que Nada'. So whereas this will never supplant the 1965 'Astrud Gilberto Album', if you're tempted by the idea of joining Astrud in a Japanese samba, then go ahead.

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Music > Albums

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CD

Release Type:

Retail

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Title:

Astrud Gilberto - Gilberto Golden Japanese Album (2003) Retail CD

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Front

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2100 x 2100 px

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