A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is an album by Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley, recorded in September 1966.1998 CD liner notes
It was released by Verve Records at the height of the Bossa Nova craze in the United States, and featured the two most popular Bossa Nova musicians at the time: vocalist Astrud Gilberto and organist Walter Wanderley. A 1998 CD reissue added two songs recorded during the same sessions that yielded the album.
Track listing
Personnel Astrud Gilberto – vocals Walter Wanderley – organ José Marino – bass Claudio Slon – drums Bobby Rosengarden – percussion Technical Creed Taylor – producer Chuck Stewart – cover photograph
Also, João Gilberto (or possibly Marcos Valle) may have played guitar on tracks 2, 7, and 13.
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