In 1982, Gilberto's son Marcelo joined her group, touring with her for more than a decade as bassist. In addition, he collaborated as co-producer of the albums Live in New York (1996) and Temperance (1997). Her son Gregory Lasorsa played guitar on the Temperance album---on the song "Beautiful You."
Gilberto received the "Latin Jazz USA Award for Lifetime Achievement" in 1992, and was inducted into the "International Latin Music Hall of Fame." In 2002. she announced that she was taking "indefinite time off" from public performances.
When Frito-Lay used
"The Girl from Ipanema" in a TV ad for its baked potato chips, Astrud sues and argued that
"as the result of the huge success of the 1964 recording, and her frequent
subsequent performances of "Ipanema," she has become known as The Girl from
Ipanema and is identified by the public with the 1964 recording. She claimed
as a result to have earned trademark rights in the 1964 recording, which she
contends the public recognizes as a mark designating her as a singer. She
argued that Frito-Lay could not lawfully use the 1964 recording in an
advertisement for its chips without her permission." Her claims were
rejected.
Hearing a Muzak version of "The Girl from Ipanema" in
an elevator has become a recurring gimmick in several films This tradition most likely began with
the climactic scene of The Blues Brothers (1980): the title
characters listen to the song during a slow elevator ride in a building
being surrounded by police and S.W.A.T teams. and in many subsequent films,
notably Deep Rising (1998), Finding Nemo (2003),
Mallrats (1995), and
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).
So here's the perfect dish to serve Astrud on her birthday while watching "The Girl from Ipanema" scene in The Blues Brothers Just don't serve it with Frito-Lay potato chips.