Beryl Davis and Astrud Gilberto

[cleofus1]

Beryl sang with Django Rheinhardt

and of course Astrud Sang with stan Getz


so what are your thoughts? Great singers? Smaltz? Tier One Elevator Music?

I always catch a lot of shit when someone hops into my car and Beryl or Astrud start singing on the stereo.

the intial reaction is, "who the heck is that?"

but I love these to ladies and I think they are two of the most under appreciated vocalists of the 20th century.

[wasp in a wig]

1. I've never heard of Beryl Davis

.. and I've only heard The Girl from Ipanema by Gilberto. I liked her voice, though!

As for it being elevator music... well, to most people these days, I think anything jazz-like is equivalent. But then, most people seem to think Jessica Simpson is a musical goddess. Astrud would need a bleach and boob job to enter their shallow-but-perky sphere.

[cleofus1]

4. a lite bio of beryl

Beryl Davis' warm and intimate voice will take you back to a simpler era. Davis who started out singing in her Father's Big Band, was discovered in England by Glenn Miller, she sang with Miller, and also recorded with Django Reinhardt!, and George Shearing. She sang on radio's You're Hit Parade with Frank Sinatra for a year in the mid 40's.

[newyawker99]

13. Hi wasp in a wig!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Kahuna]

2. Astrud is one of my favorites. I'm not familiar with Beryl..

Can you tell me something about her? If you lump her together with Astrud, maybe I should know more. :D

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. I agree absolutely!!!

Not elivator music in ANY WAY!!!

Have you heard Astrud's daughter Bebel Gilberto? Her album Tanto Tempo is quite good.

[cleofus1]

5. I didn't know...

She had a daughter that sang...I will have to check her out...i wonder if she is on itunes? I will check!

[cleofus1]

6. thanks for the heads op on bebel

She is a doll, and her voice is just as flawless as her mom's. Does she only sing in portugues? I love the way it sounds...sort of like a cross between french and spanish.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. She sings in English too.

Did you find her on iTunes? If you do you should download Tanto Tempo ASAP!!! It's one of my top 5 recommendations lately!

Enjoy!

:hi:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. I checked - Tanto Tempo is on iTunes n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. BTW Cleofus check out Susana Baca

She is a fantastic Peruvian songstress. She has a wonderful voice and has quickly become one of my favorite singers.

http://www.luakabop.com/susana_baca/

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

10. Susana Baca is also on iTunes! n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. Elis Regina is another fantastic Brazilian singer!

I have an album of her with the crazy jazz harmonica player Toots Thieleman

here's some info I found:
http://www.slipcue.com/music/brazil/elis.html
edit: wrote her name wrong - too much coffee!

[cleofus1]

12. yes...

itunes rocks...in this case it's the jazz.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Brazilian music in general is wonderful

If you don't know it, try to get one of the compilation disks, like the Putumayo album or one of the two "Beleza Tropical" albums collected by David Byrne.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. Susana Baca is on David Byrnes label Luaka Bop n/t

[sus]

15. I LOVE Astrud!

[cleofus1]

16. poor beryl davis

kinda got lost in this thread...if you would like to hear her go to itunes and listen to "undecided" with beryl, django and stephane...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. Didn't mean to somewhat hijack your thread

my apologies

[cleofus1]

19. my man

you are always welcome to contribute...