Jazz Samba

Jazz Samba
Studio album by Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd
Released 1962 (1962)
Recorded February 13, 1962
Studio Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington, D.C.
Genre Jazz, bossa nova
Length 33:12
Label MGM/Verve
Producer Creed Taylor
Stan Getz chronology
Recorded Fall 1961
(1961)		 Jazz Samba
(1962)		 Big Band Bossa Nova
(1962)
Charlie Byrd chronology
Blues Sonata
(1961)		 Jazz Samba
(1962)		 Latin Impressions
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[1]
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd released by Verve Records in 1962.[4] 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's 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.[5]

Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote two songs: "Desafinado" (Out of Tune) and "Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One Note Samba). His songs were released as singles in the U.S. and Europe. Charlie Byrd wrote one song, and the rest were by Brazilian composers.[6]

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".

Robert Dimery included Jazz Samba in his book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) — 5:51
  2. "Samba Dees Days" (Charlie Byrd) — 3:34
  3. "O Pato" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira) — 2:31
  4. "Samba Triste" (Baden Powell, Billy Blanco) — 4:47

Side two

  1. "Samba de Uma Nota Só" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) — 6:11
  2. "É Luxo Só" (Ary Barroso) — 3:40
  3. "Bahia" (aka 'Baia') (Ary Barroso) — 6:38

Bonus track on CD reissue

  1. "Desafinado" 45 rpm issue — 2:00

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1963 Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) (mono) 1

References

  1. ↑ Down Beat:June 21, 1962 Vol. 29, No.13
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Billboard May 5, 1962
  5. ↑ Liner notes to Verve CD 314 521 413-2
  6. ↑ "Desafinado / Samba de Uma Nota Só" at Discogs
  7. ↑ ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

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Preceded by
The First Family
by Vaughn Meader		 Billboard 200 number-one album (stereo)
March 9, 1963 - March 15, 1963 		Succeeded by
Songs I Sing on the Jackie Gleason Show
by Frank Fontaine
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