FOR ASTRUD

FOR ASTRUD

Cover Art by Annie Ferris

Personnel:

Guitar, Vocals, Arranging Mia Chinni Bass Dylan Sherman

Drums John Soave Piano Max Gage

Trombone Hannah Davies Trumpet Lucas Stickley Minor

Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Corey @Trubadour Recording studios.

The Story.

As soon as it was released in 1964, the song “The Girl from Ipanema,” peaked at number 5 on the billboard top 100, and the record it was off of (Getz/Gilberto) became one of the top-selling jazz records of all time. But, Astrud Gilberto, whose instantly recognizable voice defined “The Girl From Ipanema,” didn’t make any money off of the song or record. This is because Stan Getz (the saxophonist on the record) went to the record company and deliberately cut her out of the deal.

Getz was able to do this because she was a woman, which meant she wasn’t taken seriously, and what followed was a familiar story of exploitation and betrayal. The disturbing thing about this story is how universal and continuous it is. This is one of the reasons I decided to rearrange several tunes that Astrud performed, and record them with a band. It’s important to not only remember the past but to reinvent it instead of repeat it.

Coming soon!

Coming soon!