ASTRUD GILBERTO & HER QUARTET – Live @ North Sea Jazz Festival (1987)

Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is best known for her performance of the song “The Girl from Ipanema”.

The concert was recorded on 11 July 1987 at the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands

At the North Sea Jazz Festival 1987 she performed with her Quartet with a mix of repertoire that included:

1. ‘One Note Samba’ (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

2. ‘La Cumbia’ (Paulo Jobim)

3. ‘Amor et Son’ (Astrud Gilberto)

4. Emoriô by (Gilberto Gil and João Donato)

5. ‘Champaign and Caviar (Astrud Gilberto)

6. ‘Adeus America’ (Joao Gilberto)

7. ‘The Girl From Ipanema’

8. ‘Agua De Beber’ (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Personnel:

• Jay Ashby – trombone/percussion

• Duduka Da Fonseca – drums/berimbau

• Richard Eisenstein – piano/synth

• Marcello Gilberto – bass guitar

• Romero Lubambo – guitar