AMG Review of Look to the Rainbow [Bonus Tracks]

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

For this CD reissue the music on singer Astrud Gilberto's album Look to the Rainbow is combined with half of the songs from her following album, A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness. The former session was one of the bossa nova singer's best (11 perfectly suitable songs on which her soft voice is accompanied by an orchestra arranged by Gil Evans and Al Cohn), while on the latter she interacts successfully with a trio led by organist Walter Wanderley. [This version of the album includes bonus material.]