Jazz Samba
Occupation
- Tenor Saxophone: Stan Getz
- Guitar: Charlie Byrd
- Bass: Keter Betts
- Bass, Rhythm Guitar: Gene Byrd
- Drums, percussion: Buddy Depp Schmidt
- Drums: Bill Reichenbach senior
Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, which was taken on February 13, 1962, was released by Verve on April 20, 1962. Jazz Samba was the first bossa nova album by the American jazz scene and is considered one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time.
Genesis
Though Stan Getz was the star of the album, the album was heavily influenced by the guitarist Charlie Byrd and designed. Byrd had just as his drummer Buddy Depp Schmidt much bossa nova heard on a State Department -funded tour through South America and brought bands, which he enthusiastically played for his fellow musicians. Getz was particularly enthusiastic about the album Chega de Saudade by João Gilberto, contained the Bossas by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Getz and Byrd decided to record an album in this new style. For this purpose they selected compositions by Jobim ( Desafinado and One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só ) ) and other creators of bossa nova as Baden -Powell or Ary Barroso. Then there was a composition by Byrd. After the first start-ups in the studio of Rudy Van Gelder just came in February 1962 on the recording of the album: Getz and Byrd were accompanied by the regular rhythm section of Byrd ( Keter Betts on bass, Buddy Depp Schmidt on drums ), which additionally by the brother of Charlie Byrd, Joe "Gene " Byrd, and Bill Reichenbach has been strengthened. The album was recorded in four hours in the All Souls Church in Washington, DC. Getz and producer Taylor flew immediately back to New York. Taylor hesitated whether he should release the album despite the weaknesses of the rhythm section; but it was brought shortly afterwards as Verve LP V6 - 8432 on the market. Byrd was awarded for participation in the album initially just a routine Gage. In 1964, he processed three years in order to obtain a share in the revenue of $ 50,000.
Effect story
The release of the album marks the beginning of the bossa nova fever in the United States, the mid-sixties, its peak with the next album by Getz, Getz / Gilberto, experienced: the " casual and cool looking, sounding ethnically colored sound hit the spirit of the times, and therefore Getz ' cuddle saxophone and Byrd was brittle, compared to the Brazilian originals as Luiz Bonfá, Baden -Powell or João Gilberto bumpy Guitar for preliminary scale of jazzy bossa nova. "This album peaked in the pop music charts, where it stayed 70 weeks, 1st place Getz won the Grammy for Best Jazz instrumental performance - a soloist or small group of Desafinado.
The album received five stars by Allmusic and is considered here as an important part of any jazz collection. The album was recorded in 2010 in the Grammy Hall of Fame.