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Stan Getz – Jazz Samba (with Charlie Byrd); Big Band Bossa Nova (with the Gary McFarland) / Essential Jazz Classics Audio CD 2013 Stereo / EJC55582
UPC 8436542012614
Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd released by Verve Records in 1962. Jazz Samba signaled the beginning of the bossa nova craze in America. Stan Getz was the featured soloist and the tracks were arranged by Charlie Byrd, who had first heard bossa nova during a tour of Brazil in 1961.
Getz and Byrd were accompanied by two bassists: Keter Betts and Joe Byrd, Charlie Byrd's brother who also played guitar. They were joined by two drummers: Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach. The album was recorded at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. on February 13, 1962 and released in April of that year.
Two songs, "Desafinado" (Off Key or Out of Tune) and "Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One Note Samba) were composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and were released as singles in the U.S. and Europe. Charlie Byrd wrote one song, "Samba Dees Days", while the rest were by Brazilian composers.
Stan Getz won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance of 1963 for "Desafinado", and went on to make many other bossa nova recordings, notably with João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto and the popular song "The Girl from Ipanema". "Desafinado" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, while Jazz Samba was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Robert Dimery included Jazz Samba in his book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The painting on the cover is by Olga Albizu.
| Label: | Essential Jazz Classics – EJC55582 |
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| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: | |
| Released: |
2013 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Latin |
| Style: | Latin Jazz, Big Band, Bossa Nova |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Desafinado | 5:52 | |
| 2 | Samba Dees Days | 3:35 | |
| 3 | O Pato (The Duck) | 2:34 | |
| 4 | Samba Triste | 4:47 | |
| 5 | Samba De Uma So (One Note Samba) | 6:12 | |
| 6 | E Luxo So | 3:43 | |
| 7 | Baia | 6:39 | |
| 8 | Manha De Carnaval | 5:49 | |
| 9 | Balanco No Samba (Street Dance) | 3:01 | |
| 10 | Melancolico | 4:44 | |
| 11 | Entre Amigos (Sympathy Between Friends) | 3:01 | |
| 12 | Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) | 4:13 | |
| 13 | Noite Triste (Night Sadness) | 4:59 | |
| 14 | Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba) | 3:29 | |
| 15 | Bim Bom | 4:31 | |
| 16 | Desafinado | 2:00 | |
| 17 | Theme From "Dr. Kildare" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) |
2:30 |
