Jazz Samba

Groovy baby, yeah!

I like this one

Enjoyable

bossa nova music always seems to lift my spirits whenever i'm feeling low. this one is very low-key and quiet, and has a strong focus on playful saxophone solos. the album is consistent and relaxing. it's said this album helped bossa nova gain more popularity here in the united states. i feel like this album would be perfect for playing at an upscale clothing store or used as hold music for a customer support telephone line. this album does what it's set out to do and not much else.

More a vibe. Every song sounds the same but it sets a mood perfectly and is very cool.

Loving it so far. Lovely and nice

Now I need coffee with this.

Stan Getz is fantastic. Its no Getz/Gilberto, but a very worthwhile listen nonetheless

Such good jazz

Pretty good and chill I like it

A good jazz album for everyday activities and working

Enjoyed the vibes of this album. Just cool, relaxing bossa nova jazz. You can actively listen and enjoy, but it's also a great album to just have on in the background.

I’d cook a really nice meal alongside this

I wish I were in a turtle neck with horn rimmed glasses absolutely boring the shit out of a girl at a party about this record, thats what I envision when I listen to Jazz Samba. I mean that in the best way possible, this record really brought me to a place (fictional or no) that I could see myself in. Sipping an old fashioned like the pretentious little boy I am in my heart, going on about a happening new scene down in Brazil. So much of this record just feels like it informed a lot of what would come out in the mid to late 60s, reading up on it definitely gave better insight in to what this album helps accomplish. I love me some cultural and/or historical context when I listen to music, and knowing that this helped bring about Bossa Nova becoming popularized in the States really makes it that much more interesting. Never listened to it before, may go out and buy a vinyl copy to bore my fiancé with my thoughts while I cook dinner (the record she'll enjoy, me she prolly wont)

This is a really well made jazz album. Not a 5 because this is a bit too smoooooth for me and I'm not sure about the authenticity, I should ask a Brazilian. But no denying, this has ambiance and musicianship is perfect.

Absolutely solid album from Stan Getz. Loved his stuff for a long time but somehow never seemed to have gotten around to this album til now. Favorite tracks: Desafinado (both version)

D’ya like jazz?

It’s all mood. Takes you to a place ( that I’ve never been, but it still takes me there) early60s, formal wear in that southern shade from the heat. It’s chill, its mellow it’s the epitome of cool. 4 Star

Beautiful album. So nice and loungey. Latin vibes. Cafe music in the best way

Strong peanuts gang vibes

Never sure about jazz albums in these lists - they always seem a little token. Still, am a fan of Stone Flower and Wave and this was a very good listen. Like both of those it's sumptuously played. A ray of sunshine, a pick-me up for a crappy day, great music to listen to but als to ease the drudgery of the day's work.

Great album! Love his tone and melodical soloing.

great stuff

I listened in the background as I made dinner. Enjoyed it will try to get back to it again sometime.

Problem with Bossa Nova is that it is so hard not to hold the invention of Easy Listening music against it. Get past that, and you have an album great interplay between guitar and incredibly smooth sax.

A nice easy breezy listen. Smooth, controlled sax, wonderfully played all around.

Amazing

Favourites: Desafinado, Samba Dees Days, Samba Triste, Bahia

I love jazz samba

Felt like I was in the credits of a Pixar Movie...I like that

Pretty nice, played some of these (Desfinado and one note samba) but not so familiar with others. Fun album, does not overstay it's welcome. Only downside was not the best solo on track 1 in the guitar, felt there was a better solo there. Would play again. Feeling 4/5?

Ez listenin it’s great.

e de asemenea relaxant(cine s-ar fi asteptat) dar e mai mult walking on the beach relaxant. as vedea albumul asta fiind cantat pe faleza. Imi place saxofonistul. Chitara cred ca da vibeul de plaja in mare parte. Se aude putin dar e o parte foarte importanta. nu se simte ca e din 64 albumul in niciun caz

This was wonderful! I really enjoyed "Desafinado" and "Samba Triste". Which I saved both so we rate 4/5.

Pretty good. Actually recognized the first song

Can't go wrong

Absolutely delightful.

Excellent jazz album anchored by the opening track.

This Getz a 4 because I enjoyed it, wasn't a single stand out track but the whole thing was very pleasant

Hitting the Cool Jazz sweet spot.

Chill vibe. Kinda gets old after a while but still a pleasant listen. Not much more to it than that.

Pure Bossa Nova, stunning and adorable!

Really good! Charlie Bird is tasty!

Bossa Nova en samba instrumentaal.

Really pleasant listen. Obviously I'm a big fan of jazz, so this one hits -- the one thing I'll say though, is that this kind of feels like a "cocktail party jazz album." Something you'd put on in the background over a nice dinner to look sophisticated. I'm not a huge fan of any album that fades itself into the background -- to me it's generally a sign of fewer risks taken, staying safe and comfortable at the expense of something groundbreaking -- so for that reason it loses a star. Fave songs: - Desafinado - Samba Triste - Samba De Uma Noto So - E Luxo So - Bahia

First impression pre listen: Was not expecting to round out the with some smooth bossa nova, but that's cool I guess. I've got no experience with prolonged listens when it comes to this genre, so it will be something completely new to me. I'm excited to get started. Individual track notes: Desafinado Puts me in a good mood. Great summery atmosphere. Fun bass and smooth sax playing. Sounds like the smell of hot coffee and fresh fruits. Good. 4/5 Samba Dees Days Fun rhythm, great energy. A railroad track of constant colour and freshness. Great sax. Love when the plucky guitar gets its moment, very infectious. Good. 4/5 O Pato Love how the inital melody resloves. A positive and pleasant sound. Fun track. Good. 4/5 Samba Triste There's a more down and melancholic atmosphere to this one. Sounds almost contemplative. Romantic guitar. Really moody and cool. Great. 4.5/5 Samba De Uma Nota So Carries a similar mood as the previous track, but injects it with some mystery and unpredictability. Love how the sax twists and turns alongside the beat. Smooth and satisfying guitar. It's great to hear the bass get its own designates segment to go nuts on. Good. 4/5 E Luxo So Danceable and fun with great energy and an uncomplicated vibe that's easy to follow along to. I like that there's a hint of serenity in the sax, especially towards the end of the track. Decent. 3.5/5 Bahia It definitely feels less constrained and more free than previous tracks. Has a broader sound with a denser atmosphere. The instruments feel "heavier" and less bright. Has a sleepy end of the day energy to it. Decent. 3.5/5 Final review: A pleasant, accesible and unproblematic approach to jazz music. While not producing anything jaw-dropping or intensily exhilarating it produces a warm and cozy mood, a perfect companion for a lazy night's listen after a long day. It's smooth, controlled and cool allowing itself and the listener plenty of time to breathe. Stan Getz has an incredible ability to play the sax in a way that's exciting to follow while not taking too much space. While his playing is definitely the highlight of the album, his parts are constructed in such a way where you can let the sax slide out of focus and it will still provide the music with plenty of texture should you just want it in the background. And I think a part of what makes the album such a good time is that it's versatile. It's just layered enough to actively listen to, while also being low key enough to function as out of focus background music. It's also a rainbow of moods, vibes and colours which makes it sound suprisingly varied and fresh. Not an absolute masterpiece by any means, but an easily listenable, enjoyable piece, functioning as a solid injection of positive energy for many a purpose. 3.5/5 rounded up to a 4/5.

Brings me inner peace

Just a nice listen. i don’t listen to enough jazz

Je connais et apprécie beaucoup Stan Getz. Par contre je ne connais pas cet album. On reconnait tout de suite le jeu de SG, un vrai plaisir. Les chorus de sax sont excellents, et la guitare se défend très bien aussi. Par ailleurs les morceaux sont bien choisis. Cet album va rejoindre ma collection ! =>4/5

Feel good music with a lot of thought behind it. Very easy to listen to.

A charming and delightful album. Nothing groundbreaking about it, just a pleasant listen.

We don't get the Girl from Ipanema, but we get everything else. Very solid.

A good album with some relaxing music. I liked Samba Dees Days and E Luxo So the most.

Cool AF. Definitely going on the Easy Like Sunday Morning playlist.

Not my cup of tea, but I didn't hate it. It took me on a journey like a co-workers vacation slides that I politely enjoy equally and walk away from with no real memory. But now I can say oh yeah, Charlie Byrd, I've hear his stuff. I respect his musicianship. The drums (all the percussion instruments really) kill though. That bass, too. Ok maybe it should have started with Samba De Una Nota...

Nice jazz.

Stan Getz is a fantastic blower. Not a great guy. But this album is quite good, almost in par with his greatest works.

Very nice jazz 👌

So this is bossa nova…Samba Jazz. Very pleasant and warm. Smooth and easy listening, but with a real skill and quality. Can certainly see me going to this by choice, rather than just background. Just so pleasant and warming. Pleasant feels such an empty word but it feels the perfect capturing of this album. Uber pleasant!

This is #day344 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it's a rainy July morning in my hometown, Lviv, and this record makes for a perfect musical backdrop. The sax is nice and warm, and the bossa nova rhythm is gently groovy. I'm enjoying it and look forward to checking out Gitz/Gilberto as well. Also, I bet this album sounds terrific on vinyl. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day345.

Jazzy jazz

Fun jazz album.

A quality recording of enjoyable and relaxing music.

I can understand easily why this is on here.

Two words I never want to see together Jazz & Samba, another case of why I love this list, eat my words first track awesome, as soon as it started England got their 9th wicket against India in the third test 4th innings

I've never thought of myself as a "jazz guy" but I really enjoyed this album. Maybe it's the samba? In any case, would listen again.

Loved this.

So this is the second album I’ve listened to from Stan Getz, and I can definitely see how his music reached a global audience. This album feels like a breath of fresh air with its breezy, elegant, lounge-like, and relaxed energy. It’s definitely the kind of album that’s perfect to come home to and wind down with after a long, hot day in the summer heat.

Saxophones sound great. I always like when they make an appearance in rock/pop music (see Bruce Springsteen, Sam Fender). This album was jazzy, which can be a red flag to a pleb like me, but I was pleasantly surprised by how accessible it felt. Just smooth, relaxed music, with enough variety to stay interesting, and not overstaying its welcome. I don't think I'd listen to this regularly unless I got more into Bossa Nova as a genre for whatever reason, but I'm glad to have listened to it once

Chill jazz, easy listening and smooth yet not boring

Nice tunes. Really easy listening.

-this was a perfect album to listen to stoned after a beach day. i’ve heard it before and i liked it even better this time -incredibly smooth and aesthetically pleasing, makes me feel like i’m in a fancy lounge in Brazil -Favorites are Desafinado, Samba Dees Days, and Bahia

I'm not a jazz girl, but these connections with samba were surprisingly smooth...

Incrivel como algumas músicas transcedem nossa noção atual de "bom ou ruim" e se tornam apenas parte de algo puro e genuino. Essas músicas são calmas e soam muito bem em mim.

Nice instrumental Jazz album and very good for a background throw on

Grandísima la idea de Stan Getz de adentrarse en el mundo de la samba y la bossa nova. Esperando a que salga también Getz/Gilberto.

I like Stan Getz. Who knew.

Good stuff. It does make you feel a bit like you’re in a hotel elevator, but I blame the hotel industry for that

Zeitloser Klassiker, auch ohne das berühmte Mädchen von Ipanema. Gehört in jeden Haushalt - auch solchen, in denen sich nur drei Jazz-Platten finden. 4/5

Been a while since I got a solid jazz album. This makes me nostalgic for a time I never knew; I wasn't even born yet.

Цей альбом фактично популяризував таке явище, як боса-нова, що є гібридом джазу та самби. За словами авторів, альбом назвали Jazz Samba, бо були певні, що більшість американців не зможуть правильно вимовити «bossa nova». У той час вже багато виконавців так чи інакше йшли до того, аби зробити латин-джазовий альбом. Той самий Чарлі Бірд гастролював у Бразилії перед записом. А коли повернувся з гастролей, то зв’язався з Гетцом, і вони домовилися влаштувати сесію, де поекспериментують, пограючи боса-нову. Сесія тривала близько трьох годин, а її запис зрештою і став альбомом Jazz Samba. Щодо музики, то що тут можна сказати - це класична джазова робота з вишуканими та вигадливими музичними фразами, які створюють чіловий, розслабляючий вайб. Особливо, звісно, варто відзначити спокійний та напрочуд рівний саксофон Гетца. У сучасній музиці часто можна почути "агресивну" подачу цього інструменту, але тут він "стриманий" та, напевно, "збалансований". Коротше кажучи - про існування таких записів має знати кожен, хто цікавиться музикою, адже вони одразу дають "буст +100" до рівня вашого музичного смаку!

Great jazz album. Fun and engaging to experience.

I could take a bath in the tone of Getz's tenor. Beautiful performances all around and samba goes down so smooth. Repeated listens reward you with more depth. Every musician on this record has chops for days and it shows. I do think the only thing holding this back is a lack of players from the tradition in the band but honestly, everyone is so talented it's a matter of going from great to perfect more than anything else.

This was a very nice experience as I drove to the jail. Pleasant surprise.

Great cafe music! Bossa nova is my cup of tea! Will 1000% write with this in the background!

pior que eu acho a execução do jazz samba, como um todo, BRUTAL pena que é produto de roubo e pelo menos o getz """se redimiu""" um tempo depois

é bom? é, mas é os gringo robano tudo na cara dura fio que isso que doideira vo dar 4 estrelas mas falta br nessa porra aí hein to de olho

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. Very nice chill jazz. Definitely of the Mad Men era. This is the kind of record that wants me to deep dive into jazz but knowing where to start is difficult.

Great inclusion I wasn’t aware of. Smooth, mellow and easy breezy. Great weekend listening all along.

Ok, the uplifting beat is difficult to be unhappy with. Pleasant for background noise, but these songs beg to be in the foreground. Like nursery rhymes, some of these songs are a part of my being.

This was fun. Clearly talented musicians/songwriters and it's great if you're in an upbeat, chill mood. Wonderful background music. Maybe I'm starting to like Jazz, Dave? Or maybe there's certain corners of the Jazz Room that I enjoy.

I really can't rate this, I know nothing about the genre.

Jazz!! I love jazz, especially sultry slinky jazz. So I'm excited about this one. I think this will put me in a good mood. I think if I heard this in 1962, it would change my brain chemistry. Each song is almost 5 mins on average. That's awesome. This makes me want to be on vacation. I very much enjoyed this, but it's not revolutionary, it's just really good jazz. To me this is a 4.5 but again, that makes it a 4. This is making me listen to more jazz today though. It's just so good.

Was good! Nice, easy to listen, jazzy jazz

Bossa nova classic, no skips

New wave jazz house is swiftly becoming my favourite modern genre of 2025, and it is all thanks to Stan Getz earlier on in the album generator. Probably played this album 3 times over without realising.. and that is the joy of it. Easy listening, samba/bossa nova that just transports you to a different era.

Lovely. Really enjoyed Getz/Gilberto so it was a pleasure to listen to more

Слушал с большим удовольствием, но без откровений. Возможно, до откровений просто не дорос.

so good!

For someone that does not like Jazz…. …this was a pretty awesome album.

Beautiful album.

I enjoyed it

Eigentlich nicht mein Genre, hört sich nach einem stressigen Tag aber gut an!

This is what I've been waiting for. Just gimmie a vibe for a day.

Stan Getz. Charlie Byrd. Need I say more? Getz/Gilberto was really nice with the female vocals, but this sets the same mood with a sax and an acoustic guitar. I had never heard this one before, but immediately put it in my rotation of Jazz albums. Whether its a cup of coffee, or a time for journaling at night, this is a fantastic album to elevate the mood. 8/10

Perfect coffee and chill tunes

Really good summertime/springtime jazz. I don't like judging music I'm not well versed in, but it's extremely easy listening while not feeling like elevator music. I like both Stan Getz's and Charlie Byrd's other music so this is also a hit. 8/10

Delightful

Fun bouncy way to start my day - calming yet dancy!

Would be great background music

Will revisit, found this very relaxing and really fun

Still to review

Not much of a jazz guy but it was simple and a pleasant listen

They sound great, and it was a very pleasant listen (and short too!), but I’m not somebody who sits down and is like wow I really want to listen to some jazz right now. Maybe that’ll happen when I turn 60 like a light switch but that day has not come yet.

ahhhh. this was a lovely listen. short tracks that don't drag. really enjoyed the samba influence.

Nice cool laid back music for having a coffee sunday morning on a quiet sunny day

All vibes. My very first album on this list was Getz/Gilberto, and I hated every second. I just went back for a relisten, and that's still true. This album manages to expand the idea and the feeling, but actually makes it work.

That's fun, good jazz that I can get behind.

love love some jazz, very springy and calm and pastel it's fun to listen to each part individually and see how they all fit together

very gorgeous album, so easy going and easy to listen to, samba and jazz is such a good combo wtf its so random asw, they cooked w this

Such a great vibe.

Something I might take for granted and overlook. It’s always on at the restaurant. But and obviously great album.

Veldig behagelig å høre på. Hadde kanskje vært enda bedre om det ikke var samba

Great album to dance alone to. Wish it was longer. Getz and Byrd are great.

01) Desafinado - 9,0 02) Samba Dees Days - 7,5 03) O Pato - 7,5 04) Samba Triste - 7,0 05) Samba de uma Nota Só - 8,0 06) É Luxo Só - 7,0 07) Bahia - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,57 (76/100) Current ranking: 242/553

I always love when jazz pops up on this list and Jazz Samba is no exception

yeS was very much looking forward to this, as I really loved the Getz/Gilberto album and the one with Luiz Bonfá, which both come after this, but not much longer. I really like the guitar and saxophone conbmination, especially as the guitar is playing fingerpicked and arpegiated chords, rather than strumming. Apparently this is the album which made Bossa Nova popular in the U.S, and I can see this being really appealing as a breath of fresh air after the standard jazz stuff of the late 50s. I feel like its probably a little worse than the Getz/Gilberto, and on par ish with the Luiz Bonfá one. Favourite songs: all Overall around 8/10

Super chill out jazz

Lovely. The only reason I'm dinging it a point is that it pretty much gives you the same vibes all the way through. Immaculate vibes, but still, not as much dynamism. That's a small complaint though. This is a lovely listen for any downtime. Must-listen #139.

The last bossa nova album I listened to as part of this project made me doubt whether I liked this genre. Until then, I thought I did. Now I know it was because of the albums I was listening to up until then. I'm quite sure that it might have been because of Stan Getz, as I really liked this album. It won't be one of my top favourites, but I can listen to it again and again. 4/5

This is the kind of album I'd put in the background on a lazy afternoon while reading a book. It felt very cozy!

ez listenin

Something I can listen to in the background.

This is one that is hard to dislike 4*

I defy anyone to listen to this without moving along with it. It's like bathing in a bath of chill. Fantastic playing. Definitely not "background" music - anything can be background music if you're not listening to it! But still great to have on in the background. Marvelous

Dope

Ace.

I gotta make a Jazz playlist 🎶

I must be getting old (now that I’m 65) because I listened to Jazz Samba and thought “Not that bad.” Next, I realized it was actually pretty good. It was then that I realized I must now be officially old. I liked the schmaltz of Samba Triste, and the excellent guitar work. All tracks are good, the album plays smooth. Also liked that the album was only 33 minutes long. (3.7*s)

hell yeah charlie byrd and stan getz!!! i listened to this album while gardening (an experience i do not reccomend). first song went insanely hard. sonically the album was amazing - in both the musical elements and the production (it sounded so good). luckily this is my type of jazz so i very much enjoyed listening to this. i did notice that despite its short run time i still felt as if some parts were stretched. 4/5

Great concept with perfect delivery clean and sharp. This musoc is really good for relaxing and concentrating.

Sometimes it’s just nice to listen to two greats doing their thing

Härlig jazz

I listened to this three times yesterday. I also didn't especially like it or hate it, I just felt compelled to relisten to it. I suppose that's worth something.

I definitely enjoyed this, very solid background music while working. I know very little about jazz, but I enjoy listening to most of the jazz albums that have come across here.

Love it

Nice smooth sound to it

BOSSA NOVA BAYBEE!!!!! It’s neat that this was the first albums to bring bossa nova into the mainstream in the US.

Bossa Nova/ Jazz Recorded in a single afternoon in a church in washington DC. Great mellow jazz with brazilian influence’s, relaxing and laid back would play again in the background. 7.5

Nice album to relax to. Interesting combo of twangy guitar and sax.

This is delightfully quiet yet dancy jazz. Easy on the ear but swings.

Notable is the fact that this record is about the music itself: 'Desafinado' (Out of Tune), 'Samba Dees Days,' 'Samba Triste' (Sad Samba), 'Samba De Uma Nota So' (One Note Samba), samba being the Afro-Brazilian rhythms that comprise their music. Otherwise, it's about a duck ('O Pato'), luxury ('E Luxo So'), and one of the 26 states of Brazil ('Bahia'). Albums that are known for popularizing a foreign music are less than comfortably a quality export of that music, but Getz, here with Charlie Byrd, appears to have a clean record in this regard, and the musicianship, especially Keter Betts on double bass, is masterful enuf, and the rhythms infectious enuf, to have me coming back. Well done, white guys.

This was beautiful stuff, I thought bossa nova was all boring lounge music but this was really nice. No stand out tracks just well played jazz

Track 3 was my favorite.

It was ok. Background music vibes

Lo-fi. Commercial sounding, still cool

Very easy listen all the way through. It's a wonderful soundtrack to have through day-to-day things

very nice as expected - good background musica

Another album that I never would’ve chosen to listen to, but I did enjoy it. It all sounds like music in the background of a Mad Men style dinner party. I’d spin this if I had slick, dark hair and was trying to seduce my secretary.

8.5/10. Wow I've definitely been sleeping on bossa nova if it all like this. This is fantastic music to listen to whilst doing almost anything and even better music to fully immerse yourself in. I love the chill-ness of it but I loved also the full range of emotions contained in this record (for example songs like 'Samba Triste'). This was really enjoyable start to finish and I'd love to hear more!

Samba De Uma Nota So is already one of my favourite songs so it was really fun to hear a couple other jazz samba tunes

Hard to pick a favourite as they were all somewhat similar. Enjoyed it, but I we definitely background music.

07/04/2025 Lovely chilled, elevator music.

Pretty interesting new genre I added to my liked playlist: Desafinado O Pato E Luxo So

If you’re into Jazz this is a banger

7/10. Very pleasant listen.

regular samba songs. not a huge fan of samba so i can’t rate properly

Hell yeah. Smooth as all hell.

This was a very, very pleasant jazz album to listen to. The Latin flare made it that much better. Chill, thought out and interesting. Not haphazard and random. Feeling generous and giving 4 stars.

Samba curacao nao nao coringa

Pleasant

Definitely also coffee shop music but very lovely coffee shop music. I gave it a 4 and not a 5 because I enjoyed it a lot but it's also not really memorable or compelling. It's just like instrumental coffee shop jazz I don't really know what else to call it. Very short and sweet at a little over 30 minutes and a total pleasure the whole way through. But not a 5 because I think I could've lived without hearing it as lovely as it is.

Very good 60s jazz album. Lovely, laid back

Easy listening. Nothing groundbreaking but this is a feel-good album that helps you relax and unwind. Great for background music.

Makes you thrown into a classic hollywood on the meaning of life

Nice bit of jazz

Good

4/5 Music like this brings me to the mojave desert in the mids of a nuclear winter.

Standouts: • Desafinado • Samba Dees Days • Samba De Uma Nota So • Bahia

Made me want to lie on the beach with a cocktail.

nice nice study album

My first time listening to bossa nova. Very pleased! Always appreciate a good jazz album. I’d let Stan seduce me.

it's quite nice! Byrd's playing is pretty fun and well suited for the bossa nova style, and all the tracks are nice, calm, and well suited for just being around. it's sunlight pushing through a dusty window on a lazy day where there's just not much you can or wanna do. i do feel as if this sort of diminishes my enjoyment of the music, as "this sounds like being bored!" isn't exactly high praise, but sometimes, all music has to be is pleasant, and this is the definition of the word. do wish there were some vocals though. this version of "One-Note Samba" has me pining for the Muppet Show rendition.

Gorgeous stuff. The mix is a case study in occupying space - can’t believe how quiet the guitar is in the first half relative to the saxophone but how it still cuts in the mix. They were doing some pretty cool stuff even then!!

Samba and Bossa nova is strange. I'll never feel like putting it on, but I'll never want to turn it off. It's just pleasant music that nobody can dislike, which is an amazing feat. I feel like 4 stars is fitting.

does Stan getz ever miss?

I love jazz and look forward to being shown the variety of offerings the genre has.

8.5/10 Feel like I’m not super qualified here, however it spoke to me and I enjoyed it. These cats were cooking. Favorite Song: Samba Dees Days

Very chill album. Not much else to say about this one. Mid 4.

Getz and Byrd nailed it on this one. Every tune is a delight. I was too young to appreciate this in 1962. But, when I started delving into jazz a few years later, this Brazilian influenced jazz really caught my ear. Just brilliant!

Years ago I saw Bossa Nova as kind of a parody of itself. How could anyone possibly like it? It's like eating cheese, with cheese on top, right? Well, no. One of the advantages of world travel, and living past your 20s, is gaining a smidgen of perspective of other cultures and being more comfortable with not knowing stuff. When it comes to enjoying new kinds of music, being a musician can help too. I was into straight jazz and shunned all forms "latin jazz" at first, and had to circle back to wrap my head around this stuff to dig it as more than just background music for sipping cocktails to. It led me back to the fine musicians in Brazil doing amazing stuff from the '70s back to as early as the 1920s. Americans got hip to the "latin craze" in the '50s, with the Bossa Nova offshoot starting essentially with this album and exploding with the Getz/Gilberto album that came after, in '63 (you know, with "Girl From Impanema"). Charlie Byrd is an interesting figure in jazz guitar, a guy who can swing but who plays nylon string guitar with a classical influence. A lot of his stuff was marketed to the "easy listening" genre, but he sounds great here, especially on "Samba Triste". Getz's austere cool jazz approach fits well with this style and he treats the material with reverence and creative improvisations. The rhythm section is in the pocket and unobtrusive. Let me tell you, it takes great effort and skill to make music sound this effortless. Yes these are Americans selling Brazilian music to other Americans. If it leads them to the original Brazilian artists, then they've done Brazilian music a great service. It worked for me. Get over it. Brazilians did. It's a truism that that most non-Brazilians are still going to see Bossa Nova as background music to drink cocktails to. But that's just how it is. Lots of bossas and sambas were written with intense lyrics under oppressive governments and it's a trip to read translations of some of the lyrics. I encourage folks to explore. Joao Gilberto, Nara Leao, Antonio Carlos Jobim are great people to start with IMO. Glad to get a lone bossa nova album on this list after almost all rock albums for the last month.

"genres: jazz, samba" yeah makes sense

Pleasant, smooth, nicely made. I'm entirely uninvested in this kind of stuff and lack the knowledge to make a real vote, but I enjoyed my time and I've given lesser albums 3s so this gets a 4.

Very enjoyable album, although I think it might be more suitable on a balmy summer evening, rather than a chilly spring morning! Not as good as Getz/Gilbreto, but still very impressive musicianship.

Good stuff

Simple rhythms, catchy melodies. A mix of tracks that are fun, romantic and melancholy. Not the greatest gym tunes, but I enjoyed!

Jazz is one of the genres I don't usually listen to, but this was a pleasant listen. I don't see myself actively seeking this album out to listen to again, but if I heard this playing in the background somewhere I'd probably be vibing with it. Edit: I have, in fact, sought this out to listen to it again so I'll bump this rating up by one star.

Very easy listen while working.

Possibly my favourite album yet, such a good vibe

Love jazz love a fun cocktail hour album

This album is just what it says on the box - jazz samba. We get samba music (at least some of it I recognize) with a jazz interpretation of it. Sometimes we even get some players playing samba rhythms while others swing. It works really well and it's a great fun listen.

Album 688 of 1001 Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba (1962) Rating : 3.5 / 5 A nice blend of samba and jazz which played a pivotal role in popularizing bossa nova in the United States. A nice, relaxing listen.

Very pleasant easy listening

a bunch of good chill tunes

Hello Stan Getz

As Barry B Benson once said “you like jazz?” Yes Barry I do

"Jazz" and "Samba" are two words put together that gave me some cause for concern. But it turns out this concern was unjustified, as this album was sublime. It didn't quite tip me over the edge for a full 5 stars, as nothing in particular stood out. However, it's relaxing, smooth, mellow music that I could imagine having on in the background.

Enjoyed it so much that I listened to it four or five times today.

Very enjoyable listen. I dig it. Will listen to this again in the future.

From minute 1 to minute 32, this album sounded like it was doing a sex on me and I rather enjoyed it

Too smooth. Save some for the rest of us, Stan!

Go lättlyssnad jazz

bought the vinyl at a sale without knowing a thing about it

A lesson in smooth. Cool to see how Getz started getting into samba before the Girl From Ipanema, collabs with Jobim and Gilberto. You can still hear some of that "getting to know the style" type vibe in this, like experimenting. Also, as far as jazz goes, this is like the polar opposite to the John Zorn Spy Vs. Spy that I had on this list immediately before this album. Short sweet and pleasant.

4/5

所以samba就是节奏里的沙锤和小鼓么

Loved this album, although I will say the songs start to blend together a bit. I’ll chalk this up to me not having a ton of familiarity with the genre. Excellent nonetheless.

Don't forget that there was a time where the simple notion of Bossa Nova would send jazz hounds into a fenzy.

I always forget that Stan Getz was American. But I can't boycott his sweet bossa nova sounds.

Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz - Jazz Samba As someone who enjoys listening to jazz AND bossa nova, this album is a match made in heaven. I already liked Getz's music after listening to his collab with "Gilberto", and just like that collab, this album offers something to the table with it's rich and natural tone to it. It's great that for once at a time we get to take a break from english-speaking music and listen to other cultures out there, especially to those that are underrated. And it gives a voice to those who wanted to bring art to music but were never heard, if it wasn't for this website, I would've never heard Stan Getz ever. Overall, this is great!! 1.- Desafinado = 9/10 2.- Samba Dees Days = 9/10 3.- O Pato = 8/10 4.- Samba Triste = 9/10 5.- Samba De Uma Nota So = 9/10 6.- E Luxo So = 8/10 7.- Bahia = 10/10 FINAL SCORE: 8.8/10

Lovely and easy

I do love the work of Stan Getz, and Byrd is a perfect pairing for his style. Getz's sax is so fluid and elegant throughout. This is a beautiful jazz album that flew by too fast while I was listening to it 4/5

Just what its says - Jazz Samba - great for what it is

Ended up listening to it multiple times because it was really good and I just thought it was a never-ending album

The title already made me suspicious - Jazz and Samba most certainly do not belong to my favourite genres. Imagine my surprise that this is, in fact, quite a wonderful, laid back album that lends itself to playing in the background. ... which it will do again, in the days and weeks to come 4/5.

9/1089 - Byrd's guitar playing is really creative and compliments the other instruments well. Not a fan of Getz's sound (way too much subtone, almost like a classical saxophone player!). Overall a cool introduction of Bossa Nova to U.S. audiences.

Overall: 7/10 I think I preferred this one over the Gilberto collab. This album flew by so quickly that I didn't even realize I'd listened to the whole thing! Getz's saxophone playing is incredible and so relaxing to listen to. Definitley listen to this if you're a big jazz fan. Fav Song: Desafinado Least Fav Song: O Pato

Thank God for Stan Getz and his trips to S America the influence each had on the other is a joy to listen to and bossa nova one of my favorite genres-I was obsessed all thru the 90s at times it was all I listened to. This album gets a 4 from me bc sometimes I am too generous as I gush over musicians I love : )

I love this album. Light, airy, warm. Desafinado is such a great little pick-me-up. I've had it on rotation all morning.

This isn't really my preferred type of music at all - but I enjoyed it! It's nice sounding jazz!

I'd not heard this album before, but even on a first listen, it feels like an old familiar friend. Seems like every movie from the sixties had a brief interlude with some Jazz Samba, Saxophone and Marimba soundtrack. And that's the problem. The music here is great, but it's been spoiled slightly by too much cheesy over-use. I can seem like just elevator mood music, but it's actually so much more.

Not something I would intentionally put on so when stuff like this arrives on my list it’s a real joy to listen to something outside my comfort zone. Also convinces me that I should broaden my musical tastes but so much music out there and so little time etc etc. But having now listened this is one album I would buy. Big thing to strike me was the recording quality considering this album goes back to 1962. I streamed the album on Apple Music. It was a lossless version and wow did it sound great. I sometimes struggle to hear a difference between lossy and lossless versions of the same album but in this case it was night and day. A wonderful audio experience. 4/5 24/1/25

Nice instrumental album. Would enjoy listening in a nice restaurant.

Stan Getz is my all-around favorite saxophonist and this album is superb, though I actually prefer his earlier non-bossy nova work. This is vivacious and danceable.

Really enjoyed the album. Charlie Byrd's finger picking was very nice and also enjoyed Stan's sax. Standouts were Samba Dees Days and O Pato.

- I know very little about jazz, but this was a super pleasant listening experience. Apparently this album was the birth of the bossa nova craze and while I am sure it can get derivative, I have no complaints. - The Larin influences are obvious but a nice change of pace from other jazz styles. - Very much felt like I should be playing a chill Nintendo game.

i'd find myself listening to this album when i'm doing other things

Cool tunes.

4 great jazz record

Better than the Beatles

I do like Stan Getz. One of the few jazz albums I bought in my youth was one of his but it wasn't this one. This is damned good however.

Hell yeah more albums need their genre included in the title

Smooth. Not something I'd put on casually but it's a nice listen.

It’s freezing cold today, so this album felt like a little out of place, but I think the second best place to listen to this album other than a tropical beach is in the cold, actually, because it feels like a nice warm blanket and puts a smile on your face. Just a pleasant album all around :)

After starting this plague year with a persistent head cold that was then followed by norovirus so bad, my body tried to eject my stomach into the toilet, HOT DAMN was I in need of what felt like cool beach breezes in musical form.

3.5

I guess it's worth bringing up that I'm not really all that much of a jazz person. Like, I have enjoyed what I've heard, but it's not the type of music that I actively seek out if that makes any sense. I will say that for what it is, I did enjoy Jazz Samba. It was pretty pleasant, and I definitely wouldn't mind putting it back on at some point in the future. Probably a 7

This is nice if culturally exploitative.

pretty good if in a bit of a starbucks jazz compilation-y kind of way. good to do chores to.

8/10

Solid album, one to listen to again

Classic, 3.9

elegantíssim

Enjoyable start to finish. Nothing pulling me to jump back in right away, but seemed good smooth jazz.

good jamz

Really liked it nut not too familiar with jazz so I can't give my opinon

chill jazz with no vocals

I liked the album, but a bit too much the same.

Good sambas and bossa nova. Good dinner music but not something I would usually reach for.

Samba soul!

If the 1960s jazz album has some random piece of abstract modern art on it you know you’re in for a treat. Bossa Nova might be the most accessible form of world music, because I’ve never met anyone who hates it. It’s easy it’s cool it’s nice. I just wish it was MORE, I tend to like my Brazilian music more exciting and angry. Hey Gilberto Gil isn’t on this list, that’s a shame, Marginalia II is one of the greatest songs ever written.

Great background music to listen to while relaxing or trying to focus.

Bra skiva, har aldrig lyssnat igenom hela förut.

Som grädde i öronen. Två favoriter som hjälps åt. 4+

It's smooth, low-volume. Yea

Nice, smooth jazz album

This is great productivity music. Will add to the rotation. 4/5

8/10… bossa nova, jazz

This is feel-good stuff.

This is the kind of "jazz" I can get into. Laid back and rhythmic enough to be relaxing, yet varied enough to not turn into elevator music. Plus, there is no piano...always worth an extra star in my book.

a delightful listen

oo ja

Album très simple à écouter les morceaux s'enchaine bien sans que l'on s'ennuie. Le son est bien d'époque, les oreilles en sont ravie !

Great version of Desafinado, and no doubt an influential album in bringing bossa nova into the mainstream. Maybe not my favourite Stan Getz though.

I could listen to Stan Getz all day, one of the finest saxophone players ever to grace the planet. It's a lovely album, but not quite top of the top for me.

Pixar soundtrack core but ima good jazzy way

Sabroso, divertido y cortito. Buena samba. Y el amigo Stan Gertz es un perro musicazo, qué bárbaro.

Another one that, to me, is perfectly lovely background music but slips my mind as soon as the album turns off. Great at what it does, awful at sticking power.

Really enjoyed this, superb samba-y jazz. Mad eme feel like I was wafting around in the background of a Man From.Uncle party scene from the sixties

Loved it

Ik ga het voor het gemak jazz noemen, want ik hoor improvisatie en een koperen blazer. Een jazzalbum van een half uur. Ik wist eens dat dat mocht bij jazz, zo kort. Dat is wel genieten. Een aantal tracks klinken alsof ze prima zouden passen in Super Mario Oddyssey en dat vind ik wel lekker. Een junglewereld, een woestijnwereld, een eilandwereld en een soort Downtown Manhattan wereld. Op deze manier is er helemaal niks mis met zo'n album. Ik ga hem een heel klein beetje naar stijl raten en dan kom ik uit op een 4.

Cool, chill, mellow. Left it on repeat for most of the work day. Makes for some relaxing background music.

9/10

Buoyantbbackground breathing break

Samba Fucks

The summer breeze I needed on this winter day

Incredibly accessible, groovy, functions equally well for background music as for active listening. 4 repeat loops out of 5 🔃🔃🔃🔃

samba and jazz have my heart

Легкий джаз, понравились партии меди, но есть однообразные моменты,

Beautiful jazz by a master... one for my play list

Such a chilled and easy to listen to album I was sad it was only 30 minutes

Never heard of this before. Don't know the artists. Didn't know there was a bossa nova craze in America in the 60s. Thought it was great! A couple times it strays a little close to "elevator music" but overall it's really cool.

4.1 - Nice, not too jazzy but jazzy just enough

Outstanding album. I’ve listened to this one a few times and I’m always captivated by it. I love the guitar work by Charlie Byrd and of course Stan Getz’s sax playing.

From the first notes of the Stan Getz's saxophone on opener "Desafinado", my mind wandered to a warm, cloudless beach day and feeling the effects of exactly two fruity cocktails. That relaxed hum of appreciating a moment while you're in it, attentive yet careless. I love a variety of what all fits under the big Jazz umbrella, but to me it's hard to go wrong once you add the Latin influence and percussion. I can listen to this all day, especially live. Stan's tone is the biggest draw here. He's not stuffing in tons of notes, but he breathes life into the saxophone. His delivery in tone, phrasing, and runs are smooth and loose. He'll drop out on occasion to allow the other instrumentation to shine a bit, but to me his absence is felt; each song's best moments are when Stan has the saxophone to his lips (though the guitar work on "Samba Triste" and "Samba De Uma Nota So" is particularly impressive).

I've been a long time casual fan of Bossa Nova, and you can't go wrong with Stan Getz and Charlie Bird. There's no smoke and mirrors here, just simple excellent musicianship with interest, fluidity, and warmth. Bossa Nova kind of became the cliche elevator music or hold music in (US) popular culture, but this does make for a really nice background soundtrack for those pleasant and mellow vibes, and I don't think that's a bad thing.

I started listening to Bossa Nova and Samba maybe when I was around the age of 15 or 16 years old. I always liked the spirit and feel of the music even though I could not understand Portuguese. I am pretty familiar with most of the songs on this album from hearing different versions of them over the years. I really dug this album and the jazz tint to these songs. It really sures up for me that I like this structured jazz rather than the more experimental, conceptual music theory type stuff that kind of goes over my head and comes off a bit pompous at times. The rhythm section stands out through out the album. I always like the Desafinado and Bahia.

A breezy delight.

I actually enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. It was very groovy and accessible for a jazz/bossa nova album. Great work on this one.

Really chill and pleasant. Sounds like what I think when I hear “jazz” but apparently has a big bossa nova influence that came from Brazil and was pretty different from American jazz at the time.