Jazz Samba

Inoffensive background music. I can imagine this record playing at a 1960s cocktail party.

absolutely jammin jazz record. great vibes 3/5 very good

Caribbean cruise ship jazz, fine, not my thing

Solid bossa nova record. Man that sax just glides across the instrumental set by the other instruments.

Is this guy's name Marsh because this fellow sure is mellow, groovy bossa nova sound eagerly pulls you on a smooth journey with a smile on your face the whole time, The album will now sit in my must listens for jazz. Favourite tracks Desafinado and One note samba

I kinda dug this. In fact, listening to some solo Charlie Byrd right now because I liked the guitar playing so much. Guitar and sax? I assumed that was a duo best left in the 1980s (and maybe it is), but I quite liked the pairing in the context of the jazz-anova tunes. And hey you know what's missing from this Charlie Byrd solo record so far? Sax. It's not as good without it. Whoulda thunk?

I found this lovely! Smooth relaxing jazz which reminds me of a very cool cocktail bar in the 60s... Not the most exciting but very sophisticated and relaxing...

This was very pleasant indeed! I have to say I have no major thoughts other than that. What I was impressed with was how well mixed this was, the guitar was picked up beautifully like you were just there with it.

So that's what it's like to be stuck inside a lift....

Love a bit of jazz and this fits the bill perfectly.

This is cocktail jazz. I can do cocktail jazz. There's nothing that I retained, but I can respect all the talent that goes into it.

I'm torn on this one. Introducing bossa nova to the world was an important event and many pop music listeners would have suddenly become " jazz fans " as a result of this LP. The Bossa Nova/Samba genre got a second life in the 90s with help from the acid jazz movement. I like the Jobim compositions the best and "One Note Samba" has been covered or remixed many times since. On the minus side I would think that jazz fans would have found this a bit soft and some of Stan Getz solos pretty simple. It's interesting that he would have already been a recording musician for 20 years by the time this was released.

Sure, Byrd and Getz ripped off Carlos Jobin and other Brazilian artists and repackaged samba into a new genre. But this album, probably more than any other, put bossa nova into the living rooms of jazz neophytes all over the world, so credit must be given for that. Desifinado (and later, The Girl from Ipanema) are classic bossa nova tracks that still sound pretty fresh today. Samba de Uma nato so is also a nice song that went on to chart well. This album doesn't try to push the envelope at all, the vibe is insouciant and carefree - perfect for a casual sunday afternoon brunch, and there ain't nothing wrong with that.

Another nice instrumental album as background music for my morning routine. But I would never seek it out on my own.

Jazz hands. Very smooth jazz. Felt a little tropical.

Ik vind het heel leuke saxofoon muziek. Niet iets wat ik zelf snel zou opzetten, dus een welkome verrassing. ***

A solid jazz album by Getz. This one I have not heard before but upon first listen I instantly enjoyed the smooth best and mild tempo. The whole album stayed in a pretty relaxed range but the technical skill made it enjoyable. A good jazz album to revisit. 7.5/10

A respectable collection of songs that live up to the cohesion of genres represented here and the blueprint for what became the bossa nova craze. Favorites: Desafinado, Samba Triste, Samba de Uma Nota Só, Bahia.

I don’t know.

Navnet siger det hele, sgu egentlig leget lækkert, afslappende og ledende på samme tid

This is the first jazz album on here that I've actually enjoyed. The others seem to get too wild and get off track too much. This one doesn't get too crazy. Very chill music that is great to have in the background. I think I'm coming to the conclusion that Jazz music=background music. Chill 6/10

You know not every album has to stop you in your tracks. This one sidles up beside you and starts stroking your hand. As the Fast Show would say 'noice'.

I like the songs O Pato, Samba Triste, and One Note Samba. That said, these are not my favorite versions. Nothing offensive here, but jazz is broadly speaking not my favorite. I do appreciate that there are no insanely long random solos.

veldig nrk jazzkanalen, bra heimekontormusikk

Not the biggest samba fan, but this was a nice chilled listen.

beautiful bossa nova album

Not my kind of music, but it was okay

3.5

Wasn’t my thing as much, but didn’t hate this!! Was nice to do my homework to, kept it on so long it went to the album’s radio, she meant well,,

Wel lekker, maar repetitief

Some nice tunes. But I didn't really notice we already listened to the album 5 times. Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing.

A bit too smooth

Nice chill jazzy vibes with some lovely acoustic bass work in particular

Hard to tell how I would be listening to this without the wave of American Bossa Nova followed by Muzak and other easy listening enterprises flattening an acoustic inventory and group of genres into elevator music. This makes it to my ears – and ironically – harder to listen to. Some cool guitar runs though

really nice, cant really pick a favourite or least favourite song

Cool cover art.

Very Enjoyable

Nice! Grrrreat!

bom mas porra instrumental vsf

Pleasant

Smooth Latin jazz. Makes me want to dance with my wife after a candle lit dinner.

Fine.

Very smooth and melodic, easy listening, no particularly testing jazz. Very pleasant, but perhaps a little too tame.

Great playing. Lacks the danger of Miles or Coltrane, but they’re not setting out to do that.

There nothing here that stands out in the way of Oh I have heard this before, or oh how memorable...but it is insanely easy listening and great background comfort music while you work, relax or just want something nice to break up the sounds of life.

It was alright but probably wouldn't revisit it much again.

smooth dinner music

jazz 3.5

Relaxing, intricate, entertaining, (too) smooth… my mind would wonder, and I’d have to work to bring it back to the music. A great album while cooking up a meal

Samba

Cool :)

cool jazz samba album as the title implies, just chill vibes

Ну-с, очаровательно, но очень по 70тски, не совсем моё, но даёт ощущение будущего, что замечательно))) 1. очень мило и весело 2. чувак пытался сотворить рок, но что-то пошло не так 3.its giving me freedom vibes 4. up up up 5. погрустить? 6. ооой, irish_ типикал позитивненкие песни 70-х, труба в конце -- огонь(или это волынка? да простит меня Эвтерпа) 7.типично "печальные" 80-е 8. Орган? на фоне оч крут 9. sweet, i hope its prooved 10. slow and classy особенные песни: 5,8

Smoooooooth

jazz stuff. i listened to the whole album but can't really remember what happened so it can't have been the bad or good.

A very pleasant listen

This album is pleasing to the ear but a bit boring. Nice to relax to with a great samba sound, but more saxophone than I care to hear.

Interesting, challenging, different to anything I generally listen to, not my kind of thing, but could be. Keeping it in mind for future listening 3 🌟

I like the bossa stuff, and this is a good one.

Beautiful album that was over before I even knew it. That was a good thing and a bad thing - I was having a great conversation with someone when I started this album and it kept me vibing and energized while in the discussion, but it also didn't have one track that really stood out.

almost too chill bossa nova lounge music. some muddled bass interrupts an overall good flow

I mean. I could listen to it all day. Its just a bit bland and eeeezy listening. Lovely sax tone. A lot of maracas shaking. Its twee and its tuneful and a bit forgetful. Its hard to rate so I'm gonna give it a 3. Mellow man.

While it's definitely composed of the jazz ingredients I like most (standard combo + no vocals), I'm also lukewarm about bossa nova. It's either not dramatic or mysterious enough for me - something about the rhythm is just unexciting. So the album didn't stand a chance. :D Kidding - mostly - it's still great playing and absolutely fine-to-mildly enjoyable to have on as background music for me; it just doesn't hit me the same way others in the same era (Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, etc) have. Would rarely if ever turn this off, but just as unlikely to reach for it by choice. 7/10 3 stars.

Love the cover. Easy listening. Not bad

Cheeelin

Nice but not especially interesting to me. 3 stars.

Made me think of Ron Burgundy playing the flute.

Jazz Samba just feel "comfortable" to me. I enjoyed listening to it and even though none of the songs are anything I have heard before, the entire album felt familiar, safe and enjoyable. There are a few albums that I will put in a playlist of stuff to listen to when I want to relax. This is certainly going into that playlist. 3.5 / 5.

Honestly I’m just surprised by how many ambient jazz albums there are on this list. This was one of the better ones though

Good but after a few songs just became background noise.

Ohhh this jazz is quite nice. I want to sit in a fancy lounge and enjoy a cocktail while having a ~sophisticated~ conversation with friends

Possibly the best jazz we’ve had so far.

Jazz. Nice.

Nice

This was relaxing and very easy to listen to. It was smooth and warm all throughout. I really enjoyed the tracks that had Latin vibes! Also, considering the year, I felt like the production on this album was really top notch.

Can't complain at all! Extremely pleasant and lots of creative melodies and progressions

Relaxing background music.

Very enjoyable jazz, nothing out of the extraordinary, but the perfect soundtrack for a romantic diner with a little dance as a bonus. I can't give it a full 4 though, because it ain't PROG, ya know

Samba, not just a time signature on a Casio keyboard.

That is some smooth samba.

I do indeed like Jazz.

Favorite Track - Samba Triste Where I was - Office How I listened - Amazon music on Headphones Listen Again? - No

I love the tone of Stan Getz. This is something I would play on a Saturday night (not the whole thing however) I love music you don't have to think too much about.

The influence Jazz Samba had is indefinable however I have to confess it didn't really grab me. Where later Stan Getz albums perfected the art of Bossa Nova, this one just misses the mark, playing it too safe. While not with its moments, this album is more like something you would chuck on in background of a dinner party rather than feel in your heart

It's jazz. It's samba. Jazz can be brilliant, samba is fine in small doses...

Klassikko lattarijazzii! Piristää loskapaskan keskellä - tai ketä mä huijaan. Ei ees piristä. Mut levy on helppoo kuunneltavaa ja ihan makee tiputteluu. Ei huono. Jos tulee kirpparilla vastaan sopuhintaan niin kyllähän tähän totuttelee. 3/5

This was pretty good. Jazz ain’t my thing but this was enjoyable!

I listen to a lot of jazz (probably more than any other genre these days), so I'm familiar with Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, and love a lot of their work. Their considerable talents are on full display in this album. I just don't happen to enjoy samba and bossa nova all that much. Can't explain why, but that particular corner of jazz is one of the spots in which I spend very little time. But, dang, these folks are incredible musicians. Even in this subgenre that I don't like very much, I can hear beautiful melody lines and superb comping.

Nothing notable, but standard chill jazz

3.5/5 I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Very chill vibes throughout, like something I’d enjoy it while being at an outdoor bar near a beach on a warm night. Not something I’ll probably listen to on a regular rotation but I can’t say much bad about it.

Has it's place. Definitely easy listening. I am really not a fan of that old-fashioned brush sound on the drums; just not my thing. But it does keep a steady backing for the sax and guitar fronts. Will I queue this album back up? Probably not. But it was a nice intro to my day.

Easy listening. Rather enjoyable in mono, though I couldn't stand listening to it in stereo because of the sound balancing.

Another cheerful (sounding) record that got me moving, albeit more sensually. Haha. Stan Getz. I had literally heard the name before. Nothing more. This is definitely one of the artists that I clicked "follow" on Spotify when I was a couple songs in. I think "O Pato" is what sealed the deal. It's the Flamenco/nylon string guitar. It shuffles. It sorta sounds like something that would be in a Mario Bros. video game. I love this one too. A strong 3.

Enjoyable easy listening. Great background noise

Cool sound. I enjoyed this. It was chill and stimulating at the same time.

I little too elevator music for me.

Brazil seventies fashion

I have never listened to this album. I have made a note of it and will try to do so in the future.

Just a solid jazz album no complaints honestly. Favorite track is Desafinado

3/5, elevator music, but a good one

Very good, but not an album for this particular moment in my life. Awesome music.

Good as background music. Favorites: "Desafinado", "O Pato", "Samba De Uma Nota So"

mmmm. nice.

BOSSanova

A little to old for my taste

Interesting, challenging, different to anything I generally listen to, not my kind of thing, but could be. Keeping it in mind for future listening

Jazz has never really been my thing but it was nice to have in the background whilst doing my uni work.

El jazz es demasiado pretencioso. Igual no es malo.

Sounds nice. Not my style.

Pleasant jazz album. Nice guitar work.

Not Bad. BIIIIG coffeehouse jazz vibes

Great variety of sounds, as with most Jazz. Good date night tunes.

A second day in a row of jazz. What really stands out is how good this sounds, everything is so clear. That fade in on the first track is also unexpected. Nice.

Smooooooth. Prototypical lounge music now, it's pretty remarkable that this was knocked out in a Unitarian church and became the go-to definition of samba for people not actually from Brazil. Amazing tones, still. Getz is a monster player, here accompanied by more than able foils.

Smooth jazz. Good

Me gusta

oh no it's jazz :( these songs all sound the same to me, but it's not bad. kind of romantic

its jazz...

Was wat meer mellow dan verwacht, en nogal veel van hetzelfde. Een half uurtje liftmuziek. Niet m'n ding, maar wel rustgevend

Хз

Inoffensive cocktail jazz. (Also: I have a thing about melodies that were originally sung, being played on an instrument. I find that that very rarely works. Here too, in Desafinado, for instance, you hear the saxophone doing melodic/rhythmic phrases that are there because of the lyrics and that just sounds awkward to me. Like the sax is trying to speak which I find quite unsettling). 5/10

Solid jazz album, appreciated the inclusion of some Spanish influences here and there.

Really like encountering jazz in different contexts. I knew of latin jazz, but was not well-versed in it. The album was skillful, but the second half receded into the background of my attention. My favorite track turned out to be a "silly" song about a duck. I liked the way the melody seemed intricate and playful. Favorite tracks: O Pato, Samba Triste

Meh, not a big jazz fan, it was alright.

Ok

pretty alright :)) good easy listening

It is kind of chill, but not my cup of tea

3/5 no after all

Pleasant but my girlfriend asked if we were listening to elevator music

no internet

good jazz album. first track is the best.

Decent background chill music. I imagine this playing in a coffee shop or something. I'll probably put it on my studying playlist.

A nice, fun little jazz album.

This is a good example for me of how this list can be useful. I've heard the name Stan Getz before, but had no idea what his style of jazz was. After this listen, I know that when I'm looking for some cool, tight sounds to put on for relaxation or background, I can ask Alexa for a Stan Getz album.

Nothing crazy but overall enjoyable

Always a fan of jazz, little slow so far. was ok 3 stars? 2.5? somewhere around there

This was more enjoyable than i thought it would be. Great music and wouldnt mind listening to agaon one day. 3 stars

chill, didn't pay much attention though

Bel disco, molto "classico" in termini di combo Getz-Jazzbrasiliano. Niente di stupefacente, ma splendidi caldi assoli di Getz e Byrd

The album title pretty much says it all. Would sound great in an elevator, maybe at a grocery store too

Chill jazz album. Was ok

I'm not a big jazz guy but this is good

It was OK. Far too jazzy for everyday listening.

I listen to my little samba songs and do my little samba dance (I do not actually know how to samba, so I just white-boy dance. You know the dance). An easy listen and one with few complaints, but a pretty shallow listen too. It mostly becomes relaxing background music, which can lead it to becoming underappreciated.

Jazz instrumentals don't usually hold me interest but I enjoyed the samba vibe. Would enjoy this in a bar with drinks please.

Good. Short. Interesting.

Some nice background jazz featuring a clarinet and a shuffling rhythm. 1RS

Upbeat jazz. Pretty fun

M'n eerste jazzplaat ooit geluisterd. Viel me niet tegen.

Sellaista perusvarmaa jatsailua. Oli tuossa kai sitten vähän sellaista keinuvaa samba-rytmiä mukana, mutta Jazziksi tämän mieltäisin eikä tanssimusiikiksi, vaikka kyllä tämän tahtiin varmaan jalalla voisi pistää koreaksi, jos osaisi. Ei kuitenkaan herättänyt erityisemmin tunteita.

good music but not really to my taste overall

false

Wlecial jazzik, ale nie murzynski, nie bialy, a kolorowy, bo stylistycznie jest to latino jazz samba, jak sam album sie okresla w tytule, jesli nazwac to bossa nova, to jest to najbardziej coolowa bossa nova jaka slyszalem, bo wlasnie stan getz i jego wczesna dyskografia, to cool jazz, charlie byrd na gitarcie akustykowej mu akompaniuje lub gdzieniegdzie basie, oraz uncreditowany na okladce bebniarz lub bebniarze, jest to dosc krotki material, bo tylko 33 minuty ma wersja ktora mialem okazje odsluchac, najbardziej wpadlo mi w ucho deafinado, czyli utwor otwierajacy epek, kolejny ktory leci na plejliste to e luxo so, jak dla mnie najbardziej sambowy kawalek plyty

Àngela ve una vaca, Pablo ve una pared desconchada Le gusta la canción O Pato, "es muy divertida". Pablo no lo ha escuchado entero todavía.

Dinner Party at the Copa; nach der dritten Margherita und vorm Auftritt von Lenny Bruce. Good clean fun 2.5

Samstagabendlich genauso wie sonntagmorgens geeigneter Tüdelü-Jazz mit Tropicana-Flair. Ab und zu ziehen Bilder der noch jungen (60er Jahre) Bud Spencer und Terence Hill in Brasilien vor meinem inneren Auge vorbei, ab und zu Shopping-Malls. Könnte mir auch gut vorstellen, bei Maredo in Münster ein schönes Steak dazu zu essen, mit grüner Pfeffersoße, mmmhm. Ja, das ist angenehme Musik für die angenehm egalen Dinge, das Leben zieht vorbei und warum auch nicht. Kauf mir gleich erstmal ne schöne Sonntags-FAZ, vielleicht nen Cappuccino dazu. 2,5.

Now that's what I call elevator music. TM. But honestly pretty soothing.

Personally, I didn't recognize much "samba" in this jazz, but I know bossa nova very much and the album is a good instrumental bossa nova versions of some good songs. Nothing special, but I think that spread this Brazilian song around the world (even in an instrumental way) deserves a place in the list of 1001 albums to listen to before die.

Jazzer greit.

1962, Bossa nova, samba-jazz, nur instrumental, Stan Getz und Charlie Byrd, Saxophon im Vordergrund, stabil aber nichts besonderes

I though I've never heard of Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd.... but looks like I know that Desafinado track. Top Track: Samba De Uma Nota So

Elevator music

Not a jazz fan but had some really good vibes, could imagine it as a soundtrack for any hip movie from the 60s.

Jazz...

Toujours plaisant Stan Getz mais pas forcément mon préféré.

It was fine. I liked it a lot at first but it was very one note. I really wanted to like it more than I did.

Really nice, smooth album. Bossa Nova is a fun genre of music.

2.5/4- I continue to not get Jazz, but this was pleasant enough.

Sitä itseään parhaimmillaan. Sopii tosi hyvin tietynlaisiin tilanteisiin ja varmasti tulee uudelleen kuunneltua niissä tilanteissa

Still not feeling jazz

Nice enough but it's just background music to my ears. The bossanova beat began to grate after a while

Not my thing. Beautiful, but boring. I guess if I ever need music to fall asleep to, I know where to go looking. I've only heard these songs as hold-music.

okay, nice

Honestly, too much samba, not enough jazz, generally inoffensive background music, wouldn't actively listen again. 1) Samba De Uma Nota So 2) O Pato 3) E Luxo So Least Favourite: Samba Triste

OK. The other Stan Getz album on the list is better. The bosa nova beat is good but the tunes don't do anything. Old school, dated restaurant rather than cool lounge, vibe.

Meh, jazz

Another decent jazz album. I don't have much to say about this one, its decent enough background music

Sounds like jazz, enjoyable but does nothing for me.

I put this on while cleaning and forgot I was listening to it. Took me a bit to realize it had finished. So...

Inoffensive hold music

Nojoo, tuossa kun ajeli vesisateessa mökille, niin siihen mielentilaan tämä toimi ihan ok, mutta mieluummin sitä ois kuunnellu jotain muuta.

Not for me but it was a pleasant listen.

I really can’t with jazz guitar. Bossa or no, samba or not. I would like to enjoy you Stan. It’s not you, it’s me.

Pleasant enough old jazz and mercifully short

Jazz is booringggggggggg

It bothers me that this one is on this list, and it's not even Stan's fault. Getz has helped introduce American jazz to samba, it's exciting and fresh here, and his playing is just wonderful. And yet the whole album is just him trading solos with... Charlie Byrd? I began my Getz journey with Jazz Samba Encore, the follow up to this album, with Luiz Bonfa on guitar instead of Byrd. Bonfa is just SO much better. Plus Maria Toledo on vocals. Encore is one of my fav jazz albums of all time. But this album is just literally Getz and Byrd trading solos, and Byrd is just out of his league in this genre. Most of the time he resorts to some bluesy playing (I cringe), or chordal runs (sometimes those work) - not only do I prefer Bonfa's deft touch and sense of melody, but his guitar tone is also wayyyy better than Byrd's. Anyway, over the years I haven't let this bother me, because I just rarely listened to this album and listened to Encore instead. But what pains me most is that this album has remained for over 60 years MORE popular than Encore, all the way up to this 1001 album list. Yes, I relistened to it, and yes I'm still disappointed.

I love jazz and I love samba. But I didn't love this. It sounds contrived and not organic. But it's still a good listen.

Background music. Evocative of a time. Good for a date. Not distracting but not a standout.

May be unfair, but 2 jazz albums in a 7 album stretch - ah! Interesting if you are into that, I am not.

THIS IS HOLD MUSIC

Musically accomplished and perfectly performed, this still sounds like background music in a department store. Or perhaps a humorous montage in a 1990's American comedy show. I can appreciate the musicianship and I am sure this has it's place. I wonder how much of this album was completely improvised and imagine it would be better to see and hear live. For me though, this quickly slipped into a pleasant backing track and never really reached beyond that.

Boring, but not offensive. Just didn't care about it at all.

This form of easy listening soft jazz is miles better than the abstract stuff that melts my brain. At least all these instruments still appeared to be playing the same songs at the same time. So it gets double my usual jazz points award and comes in as a massive and surprising 2 stars.

I need to educate myself more on this old traditional jazz. Not fully on board.

More samba? This is such a waste of a space. Pick one American samba album and that's it. What is the obsession with this movement that was big in the US in the late 50s/early 60s for a year or two? You're telling me, they couldn't find one Japanese artist for this list but could find space for abour 10-15 samba albums? It's competently played background music. No need. Best Tracks: Desafindo; O Pato; Samba De Uma Nota So

pleasant but unmemorable

It sounds good, but am I gonna remember this album probably not give me three days and I’ll forget that I’ve ever listened to this

I would like to be able to say I enjoyed it, but maybe it's just not my thing. It is the kind of music that would play in a shopping mall or some other public space, where the absence of lyrics and strong emotions makes it suitable for such use. When it comes to my private, own appreciation, though, I don't like how fast it can be. Maybe it's not even that... I just don't like Jazz that much, especially the trumpet.

Ehhhh. Not a bossa nova or jazz fan. This wasn't unlistenable, but nothing that I would ever listen to again willingly.

If you've got a 30 minute elevator journey, I have an album to sell you. It's okay. Nice even. I don't know, i'm not a jazz guy. It sounded good but it all blended together like a piano in a lounge bar.

No

not for me :(

Ei vieläkään jazz innosta.

1,7/5

Det er ikke noe galt med musikk som er blitt helt ufarliggjort. Og det er litt av poenget. Hvor er spenningen? Det er ingenting som lugger og ikke noe som kan gå galt; jeg har ikke engang behov for å gjøre en smaksdom. Human music -- I like it! Kanskje er Gilberto elementet Getz trenger for å bryte fri fra regimet og bevege i hvert fall én tå utenfor komfortsonen?

Jeg tror Pixar og ventemusikk har ødelagt denne typen musikk for meg.

Jazz... starts off like being in a lift. Carries on that way. Nice work on the instruments, but it's just not music to listen to, it's music to happen in the background whilst you're doing something else, maybe in the sun. 2/5, but I don't hate it.

Jazz

Pretty good for elevator music

Certainly wasn’t bad, just don’t care much for jazz

Just not a jazz fan

I appreciate the quality of the musicianship, and I really appreciate that this record is only a half hour long. It’s pleasant enough and would be nice background music at a seaside Brazilian restaurant. But beyond that it’s just sleepy and pure background.

Ahh… lots of jazz records are on the list…

Jazz has never been my thing unless it’s incorporated into something like pop or rap. 5/10

Peak elevator music. Still dont like jazz

Am 13. Februar 1962 versammelte sich ein Sextett in der All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington D.C. – eine ungewöhnliche Wahl für eine Studioaufnahme, die sich als Glücksgriff erweisen sollte. Die Akustik der Kirche verlieh dem auf Verve Records erschienenen Album eine Wärme und Luftigkeit, die kein konventionelles Studio hätte bieten können. Stan Getz, Tenorsaxophonist aus Philadelphia, und der Gitarrist Charlie Byrd, ein Kenner brasilianischer Musik, brachten Bossa Nova erstmals auf breiter Ebene ins amerikanische Jazzbewusstsein – begleitet von Keter Betts und Gene Byrd am Bass sowie Buddy Deppenschmidt und Bill Reichenbach am Schlagzeug. Das Repertoire schöpft aus dem Besten der aufkommenden brasilianischen Musikbewegung: Jobims „Desafinado" und „Samba de Uma Nota Só" stehen neben Stücken von Baden Powell, Ary Barroso und Charlie Byrd selbst. Getz' Saxophon bewegt sich durch diese Melodien mit einer fast lässigen Präzision – singend, nie forciert – während Byrds Nylonsaitengitarre das harmonische Fundament mit klassischer Fingertechnik webt. Die Sessionen dauerten kaum vier Stunden; das Ergebnis klingt so, als hätten die Musiker jahrelang gemeinsam gespielt. „Desafinado" erschien als Single und erreichte Platz 15 der US-Charts, gewann 1963 den Grammy für die beste Jazz-Darbietung und katapultierte die Bossa Nova in den amerikanischen Mainstream. Was folgte – Getz/Gilberto, „The Girl from Ipanema" – wäre ohne diesen Abend in Washington kaum denkbar gewesen. Jazz Samba ist kein Vorläufer, es ist der Auslöser.

Sophie - Look, I like jazz but, I think listening to this taught me that I only really like it in a live setting. I appreciate when I see the instruments being played. I find this album enjoyable but I don’t want to listen to it in my home, I want it played live or even just played out in a bar or something. I’m not sure why. Just didn’t quite do it for me and everything sort of blurs into one. 2/5

La música es buena, pero no es para mi

★★½

1. even though it's jazz, it's quite amusing to hear, at least for now... 2. can't really hear a difference to the first track 3-6. it all more or less sounds the same -> not really my type of music, not too bad but nothing really special. can be good background music, although its sometimes to annyoing for that. TOTAL: 3.5/10

Crikey, I don't mean to be rude, but it's just background music, I mean it might be OK while you are eating in a restaurant or something...

this was fun. wont really listen to again but i liked it as background music

Bit boring.

So background-y that it ended before I’d started listening.

The only thing this album is missing is "your call is important to us. You are currently number 125 in the queue. All of our operators are currently busy"

Me gusto bastante, no es para nada el tipo de música que suelo escuchar. Los instrumentos se escuchan tremendos, hay que saber tocar asi y hacer que una tropeta llore, mamita.

Really hard for me to listem. Some kind of bossa nova mixed with jazz and all instrumental. At times it felt like elevator music that I might enjoy in the background. But I wouldn't listen to It again.

Good atmospheric background music but not really my thing

Big nope. Easy listening dross. Gives jazz a bad name

As far as I know, the jazz selections on this list are all great; other people seem to enjoy them a great deal. The musicianship here is good. I did not hate this. All that said, this bored me. My brain is just not wired to enjoy jazz.

It’s easy to forget what a jazz influence Len Houmous was. 2.3 6/7 E Luxo So

its fine jazz, but nothing memorable, pretty eleveatory to me

Not bad

Boss’s Nova baby yeah! Background music. Not a lot more.

Skvalljazz som puttrar på i sambatakt lite lagom menlöst i 6 låtar ...för i sista spåret "Baia" händer nåt annat. Samban blir distinktare, sensuellare, lite långsammare, blåset följer efter längs samma stig. Det är inte skvall längre, det är nåt syndigare. Den låten höjer sig skyhögt över allt det andra.

Det är för svalt för mig. Det är skickligt men också lite tråkigt. Typisk pausmusik i Spanarna.

Yawnnnn! Nice and short at least, but twas just 33 minutes of lift music.

Was a decent listen while doing a time study. Deserves more than 2 I think but not sure if I want to give it a 3

Smooth 1960s Latin jazz. Fine, but not my thing.

Ei jazzia minulle mutta samba jazz on eri juttu

Not really a jazz head but this album was pleasant. I’m not discerning enough to judge its quality, so I’m just going with a noncommittal 2.

Restaurant music, made me hungry. This is just not something I would ever intentionally listen to. I can appreciate the musicianship and I’m sure it’s a quality example of what it is but it’s so out of my wheelhouse it’s hard to judge 2.2??

I've never heard of this before. However, I feel like I've heard it in countless hotels and restaurants as background music.

Nice for background music. Nothing outstanding.

Enjoyable muzak...

not my type.

Very well played and tasteful bossa nova. This is my second Stan Getz album here, and while I can appreciate the musicianship and the importance here, this doesn’t raise above the level of background music for me. Sure, this would be great playing in a nice cocktail lounge surrounded by beautiful and well-dressed people, but that’s not my scene.

There was quite decent interplay between the guitar and sax at points. With little other music existing at the time of its release I can understand its popularity, but there is now no reason for it to exist.

Elevator music

I want to like this. I feel like I should like this but it feels like Muzak and it doesn’t hold my attention

It’s fine enough, but the earth didn’t move or anything.

The epitome of easy listening smooth jazz

It was good for what it is.

Fun, upbeat background music. Something I would easily throw on for a dinner party or a lively date night at home. Not something I would put on for actual listening. 2/5

Belongs on a playlist called "ultimate elevator music."

It's a half hour of stock sounding jazz to me. Maybe that means it's good.

Some nice Jazz, great for studying, not distracting, but not too exciting either

This is such an upbeat and happy album. The uptempo drum brush beat, coupled with the understated acoustic guitar and Stan Getz saxophone right in the forefront sets a warm summery travelling mental image. It feels like the kind of album to play in a car on a summer road trip or in a bar on a warm still evening. I also feel like there is a passing resemblence of Desafinado to Fly me to the Moon in its into. The familiarity set me at ease and made this album more accessible to me. (2.450)

Not really the side of jazz I enjoy all that much. Felt like elevator music to me - nothing to engage me. Sorry

nie mój klimat raczej, albo zły nastrój

theres much better jazz samba by brazilian musicians

Well, uh, it's jazz. Felt like I was standing in an elevator. And just waiting for a change in my life. I'm sure there's some technically impressive things about this and I can appreciate its addition, but jazz ain't for me.

Jazz is such a dice roll This turns out to land on 2 end of the 5 sided dice. It's not bad but I struggle to differentiate it from the other "relaxing" (boring) jazz I've listened to. It's just not done anything interesting for 30 minutes. At least it was short. High 2/Low 3

No really my kind of thing, quite repetitive

Alright for a few minutes but not listening to an entire album.

Good for background music. Other than that, not my thing

Just not a big jazz fan

2/5 - Probably good for its genre, really not my thing though. Would work well as chill background music but I wouldn't actively listen again

São músicas muito boas, mas é uma pena que a indústria de elevadores e tocadores amadores de jazz tenha feito associações tão cruciais com elas

I wouldn't mind if this was playing while I was on hold, but I won't choose to listen to it again.

While a fitting soundtrack for your midsummer saturday morning breakfast, it isn't the most engaging music and I can't see myself giving it a listen outside of that.

-okay legit just music -feel like im in whiplash -fine for what it is but when would i legit ever listen to this

Album was fine, it ever really caught my attention honestly. At times it reminded me of elevator music, at other times it was nice listening.

Для джазового бара круто. Мне не очень, без слов не нравится

Não gostei que são versões de músicas brasileiras, da bossa nova. Se a lista é de albuns influentes, o album que contém a obra original deveria ser o listado.

Easygoing and melodic to the point of feeling like elevator music at times, Jazz Samba still showcases the undeniable skill of its musicians.

It's well played, but it's instrumental jazz. Desafinado sounds vageuly familiar, but the rest of the album just sounds all the same. Best song: Desafinado

16. not as good as the other getz

Y'all like jazz? Calming and smooth. But it's not my jam

bisher nett, guter Bewegungsenergie, stellenweise repetetiv vielleicht nur der Anfang? Nimmt ab, wird zu Lounge, unbedeutend

⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Definitely a very well made album, a love of music comes through but just not my flavour. Reminds me of what my dad listened to when picking me up from school.

Pleasant bossa nova tracks but hardly interesting

Started out nice, but was kind of same-y and a bit cheesy.

Lekker strandmuziek

Jazz is not in my wheelhouse and most latin music is not interesting to me, so I'm a bit wary of what this one will do. I know Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz is vaguely familiar name, but other than that, I'm kind of clueless. Not ,much. Did not do much for me.

It’s jazz. I don’t really do jazz, but this wasn’t as bad as some other jazz offerings so far.

Enjoyable background type music. I should listen to this while I work.

Playful saxophone, strummy guitar, and layered percussion. The most interesting part of the album is the saxophone, as it provides most of the memorable melodies. It's nice to listen to, but not amazing. The percussion is the most Brazilian part of the album, and while I like the layers it's not too discernibly different between the tracks. The guitar has the same problem. Like a lot of softer jazz albums this would provide a nice backdrop for laid back activities, but active listening is less enjoyable for a non-jazz fan. Still, this is a pleasant listen, and easier to follow than more traditional jazz albums.

Didnt mind this in the morning

A nice enough album but must hear I’m not sure

Feel like you need to give this more time, otherwise it sounds like phone hold music

Jazzy

I want to like jazz. But I just can’t…

This be elevator or on hold music, brah

More jazz today — Jazz Samba by Charlie Byrd, to be precise. There really is a lot of jazz in this challenge! That said, this was easily the best jazz album on the list so far. It’s more upbeat and engaging than most, with shorter, punchier tracks that keep things moving. The blend of samba rhythm and jazz shuffle gives it a lively and enjoyable groove throughout. Favourite track: O Pato and Samba Triste Least favourite track: The last two tracks felt a bit dull compared to the rest. Album artwork: Cool, stylish cover that fits the vibe perfectly.

I like jazz, just not this jazz. My daughter: "what is THIS Dad !!!" Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ Bossa No No★★☆☆☆ (3/10)

Bit of a yawn festival. Not my thing.

Couldn’t finish the album.. not my type. Don’t know why it was in 1000 album list?

My opinion is bias as I have an aversion to the Sax. I'm sure this is good and likes of Saxy people like it. Not for me.

Best Track - "O Pato"