''Jazz Samba'' is a bossa nova album by

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and Charlie Byrd released by

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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

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, 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

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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

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and

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and the popular song "

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". "Desafinado" was also nominated for the

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, while ''Jazz Samba'' was nominated for the

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. Robert Dimery included ''Jazz Samba'' in his book '' 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''.^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. . The painting on the cover is by Olga Albizu.

Track listing

Side one

# " Desafinado" (

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

Side two

# " Samba de Uma Nota Só" (

, Newton Mendonça) – 6:11 # "É Luxo Só" ( Ary Barroso) – 3:40 # "Bahia" (aka 'Baia') ( Ary Barroso) – 6:38

Bonus track on CD reissue

# "Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) 45 rpm issue – 2:00

Personnel

– tenor saxophone * Charlie Byrd – guitar * Gene Byrd – guitar, bass * Keter Betts – double bass * Buddy Deppenschmidt – drums, percussion * Bill Reichenbach Sr. – drums, percussion

Chart positions

References

External links

Panel Discussion: The Jazz Samba Project, The Strathmore Music and Arts Center, Bethesda, Md. (2014)

* ttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-mcgowan/jazz-samba_b_1427237.html Chris Mc Gowan (4/17/2012) Blame it on the Bossa Nova: Jazz Samba's 50th. Birthday, The Huffington Post {{Authority control 1962 albums Bossa nova albums Stan Getz albums Verve Records albums Charlie Byrd albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor MGM Records albums