18.7.12

Sylvia Telles "Amor em Hi-Fi" (1960)


Feather-light singer with charming if not specially strong voice singing combination of brazilian and american songbook. 

As expected, she is adorable in brazilian repertoire (Jobim and company) and less convincing in jazzy standards, though arrangements and musicians are first class - it's simply that she is more at home in songs like "Dindi" or "Corcovado" than Gershwin. In fact, some to think of it, Gershwin medley is only english language song here but it sticks out like a sore thumb.

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