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While the 1953 Bud Shank/Laurindo Almeida recordings were the precursors of the bossa nova-jazz fusion, the 1962 Stan Getz LP included here, "Jazz Samba", would start the bossa nova craze. The genre itself, however, and its fusion with jazz, didn’t die out quickly. Instead, many modern contemporary jazzmen include bossa nova songs in their repertoire, and dozens of them have become authentic “jazz” standards, as vehicles for improvisations. This is certainly not due to the “novelty” of the rhythm, which certainly passed, but to the high quality of many of the genre’s compositions. The album compiled here, now considered a true classic, continues to bring pleasure to a variety of listeners.
PERSONNEL:

STAN GETZ, tenor saxophone
CHARLIE BYRD, guitar soloist
GENE BYRD, guitar & bass
KETER BETTS, bass
BUDDY DEPPENSCHMIDT, percussion
BILL REICHENBACH, percussion

Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington D.C., February 13, 1962.

(*) BONUS TRACK (B4):
STAN GETZ (tenor sax) with Gary McFarland and His Orchestra:
Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow (tp), Clark Terry (flhrn),
Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Tony Studd (b-tb), Ray Alonge (fhr),
Ray Beckenstein, Arthur “Babe” Clarke (cl), Jerry Sanfino (fl),
Eddie Caine (alto-fl), Romeo Penque (b-cl), Hank Jones (p),
Jim Hall (g), Tommy Williams (b), Johnny Rae (d),
Carmen Costa (cabassa), Jose Paulo (tamb), Gary McFarland (arr, cond).

New York, August 27, 1962.

SIDE A:

01 DESAFINADO
02 SAMBA DEES DAYS
03 O PATO (THE DUCK)
04 SAMBA TRISTE

SIDE B:

01 SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SÓ (ONE NOTE SAMBA)
02 É LUXO SÓ
03 BAÍA