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Personnel: Astrud Gilberto (vocals); Walter Wanderley (piano, organ); Joao Gilberto (guitar); Jose Marino (bass); Claudio Slon (drums); Bobby Rosengarden (percussion). This is the remastered Japanese import edition of Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley's A CERTAIN SMILE A CERTAIN SADNESS. This 1966 session brought together the Brazilian-born pop singer with her fellow countryman, organist Walter Wanderly, who had already enjoyed an international hit with his recording of Marcos Valle's "Summer Samba (So Nice)." Here they reprise that breezy, infectious tune in a -brand new version, providing Gilberto with a chart hit of her own. Wanderly's bright, relentless organ sound predominates here, though things slow down enough on the piano-accompanied "A Certain Sadness" for Gilberto to turn in one of her characteristicaly wistful performances. There are some other moderately tempoed tracks, such as "Here's That Rainy Day" and the lovely "Tu Mi Delerio" (an all-too rare performance in Portuguese), but overall it's a pretty jaunty affair between two bossa nova hitmakers.
