Reviews (page 8 of 14)
this is really great and I keep coming back to basically every track here. Fantastic introduction to samba for me, getz is wonderfully talented. The rhythms and instrumentation is beautiful. best tracks: samba triste, desafinado, samba dees days
Sax and acoustic guitar centered jazz. Nice easy listening
Savoir-faire et belles mélodies. J’ai un peu l’impression d’écouter quelque chose de cliché, mais je présume que c’est parce que cet album en a influencé tellement par la suite
mmmmmm
Ой, вот это конечно кааайф выпал. Вообще я не думал, что в этой подборке будет самба. Да ещё и в джазовой обработке... Муд этого альбома: мы спускались на машине по серпантину с гор, это была прекрасная музыка, чтобы успокоится после очередной встречной машины, выскочившей из-за закрытого поворота. Вообще и правда, альбом пролетел на одном дыхании, в нём всё такое казалось бы простое, но в то же время по-разному простое. Я конечно не спец по сальсе, но саксофон здесь добавляет немного "разброда": в танце ты вроде как должен чётко под ритм танцевать, а саксофон этому ритму следует не всегда. Может быть, это делает процесс интереснее Короче хз, на сальсу что ли записаться...
What kind of monster doesn’t like Brazilian jazz?
Fun and recognizable.
Good background music.
Yes, loved this. So smooth.
I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Makes me miss the warmth of the sun and sand in my toes of summer. The music is suave and relaxing while being upbeat and happy.
Very enjoyable. A much smoother vibe.
It's catchy. Definitely something that you'd want to listen to again and again.
Super smooth and easy to enjoy. Seminal in the merging of the bossa nova and jazz sound. Getz is amazing.
Listening to this album makes me wish I were vacationing on a tropical island somewhere without any worries
I don't know how one can make a sax sound so clean and mellow. At other times when he pays high notes he makes it sound like a trumpet played very gently. To top it off, I'm a bossa nova fan so have respect for the Brazilian OGs.
First time listening to Charlie Byrd or Stan Getz, loved this great easy going jazz album, will be added to my jazz rotation.
55 / 1069 The first Bossa Nova Jazz album to be recorded by American artists. Very cool sounding, nice rhythm throughout, just very chill. Not as interesting as the other forms of Jazz that have been on the list so far but is certainly relaxing. If I still drank would be perfect to have a whisky with!
Rather nice
Enjoyed
It's jazz and it's samba. Of course it's getting a high rating from me. I really enjoyed it, but I didn't love it enough to give it a five. I kinda wish it had more energy. Still, a fun and lovely listen. Pretty solid album. My favourite song was E Luxo So.
I listened to this one walking through the city at night really drunk. At the time it felt like the perfect thing so I’ll just remember it as it was in those and never return for the sake of preserving its legacy
Easy listening
Good jazz. I don't really know what else to say about it. It's a pleasant listen that you can go back to over and over again. Perfect lounge music. Doesn't break any barriers, but it doesn't need to.
This is an absolute treat for the ears. The subtle nuances with how the saxophone is played and the little hints of percussion in the background scratches that primordial part of my brain.
Not something I would normally listen to, but I enjoyed the album.
More than Starbucks background music. This whole thing is a mood. Samba de Uma Nota So is something I've heard before, which I was surprised by! There's nothing not to like here, but it's also not an album that blows you away. I think it's great introductory jazz though. It's not abstract, and it is not overwhelming or 10 hours long. It's more or less a delightful listen.
rauhoittavaa.... bossa nova... basso jumisee gling glung blum blom... tälläsestä nuoriso kuullukkaan... blum blom dlun dlun. joo ihän hyvä musiikkia saksofoni lurauttaa kun haluaa...aina ei oo pakko... mutta kun haluaa... maistelu kulttuuri musiikkia... bahia
Nice for studing !
Enjoyed the listen , good jazz tracks
I don't know a ton about bossa nova music but this is a really fun album. Super enjoyable, mellow music to have on in the background while I was working. Really amazing musicianship on every track. Not sure if it will go into my regular rotation but enough to make me check out other albums. Standout Tracks: Desafinado, O Pato, E Luxo So, Bahia
Geen idee of deze combinatie vaker voor komt, maar wat een fijne vibe!
Lovely to hear.
Who doesn't have this on a heavy slab of vinyl with thick cardboard sleeve? A classic, killer grooves, fun percussion sounds to keep interesting with texture...listening on repeat.
I dig this record. I find a lot of soft jazz just wallpaper, but this really grabbed me. It is soft and gentle, but the samba rhythms and wonderful soloing from Getz and Byrd really lift this into something special. I listened to it three times through at a trot. Desafinado and Samba de Uma Nota So are, rightly, classics, and stand out tracks on a really fine record. Not an album to outstay its welcome, and very welcome back on my turntable any time.
Really enjoyed this
Listened through twice. Very nice.
well i’d like to say this is some annoyingly over dramatic entirely skill focused jazz album, like they all are but truthfully this is just a quaint pleasant listen that has a vision and executes it very well.
Nice, pretty generic jazz album.
So relaxing
will get better with age
Not usually my go to style of music, but I can appreciate the art behind this album. Easy listening, nothing too crazy. Overall, a pleasant listen.
deliciaaaa
Put this album on while studying and absolutely BLAZED THROUGH my work. Not usually a big jazz guy but this album is just banger after banger. Wish it was a bit longer, some songs end too fast while others could be stronger, but had a really great time with this project
Good shi
Phew, a nice change of pace after that Nico album.
Listening to Getz play sambas is always a pleasure.
Nice nice nice 4/5
Decent enough background music to work to, set a vibe etc. Makes me feel like I’m standing in a lift or waiting room. That sounds a little disparaging, but don’t get me wrong - the musicianship is top notch. Nothing terribly exciting but a good, mellow introduction to bossa nova.
מאוד יפה אבל לא חושב שאשמע שוב להנאתי
This was a solid album, very relaxing. Something I could have on in the background during a party. Makes me want to play jazz guitar.
ALBUM GRADE: B ALBUM RATING: 3.76 TRACK RATINGS: 1. Desafinado - 4.0 2. Samba Dees Days - 3.5 3. O pato - 3.5 4. Samba triste - 4.0 5. Samba de uma nota só - 3.5 6. É luxo só - 3.5 7. Baia - 4.0
Nice intro to Bossa Nova. I think that the title is a misnomer. The 2nd track, which is the only one that is not a cover, is kind of cheesy, in a Benny Hill sort of way. Solid playing, it is a bit unusual to hear a bright electric guitar in this setting instead of the duller, lower tone playing is usually common with this type of playing. Bright tempi for all tracks, faster than I play them. This album is making me reassess my tone choices for jazz, although I do typically play with a lower tone setting than what is on this album. Even though Desafinado and One Note Samba were the only tunes that were familiar to me, the general vibe of the album was familiar.
super good spanish guitar bosss nova realness
Another lovely jazz album that I can happily stick on as background music but that I will completely forget the minutes it's over, no matter how much I listen to it.
Bossa Nova. Tick.
Thank you jazz, very cool
They may be white boys, but they have a little swag.
Chill as jazz focused on a horn. Perfect for a sundau
Plenty of tang zest in this one. Probably the most enjoyable jazz album in the list to date.
I kinda liked it. Good as background music, but not very entertaining for me. I would play this album if I had a cafe. Would listen again.
Aaaah...The legendary precursor to the bloons soundtrack. Exquisite.
Niech was nie przestraszy Jazz w tytule, bo jest to raczej Samba z elementami jazzu. Dobre nuty żeby siąść wieczorem na tarasie w lato z południowo amerykańskiem drinkiem i rozkoszować się chwilą.
A pleasant surprise! I’m realizing my main criteria for music I like is its ability to move me - emotionally or physically. This is the best kind of jazz, that’s tempered with delicious samba
Fun listen.
Vacation resort jazz. Super relaxing.
Excelente opção para escutar bossa nova.
So we should blame it on Getz and Byrd. Latin rhythms make any kind of music better. Basically this is ridiculously cool jazz.
4.5/5. Tasty sax and guitar, + creative well done renditions. Can't ask for more really
The songs have an easygoing vibe with playful and inventive improvisations, particularly from Stan Getz on saxophone. The Latin-style guitar is beautiful too. Highlights: “Desafinado,” “Samba De Uma Nota So”
Agradável, os feio curtiram o som brazuca
L'album n'étant pas arrivé à son terme au moment où j'arrivai à la piscine en ce vendredi (je suis maître-nageur), je diffusai les trente secondes restantes sur les énormes enceintes BOSE bordant le bassin, provoquant la stupeur chez nos amis baigneurs.
De très mauvais poil en cette journée marquée par de très nombreux albums médiocres voir mauvais, mais grâce au superbe saxo de Stan Getz je quitte mon lieu de travail décontracté et relaxé.
I like the way everything sounds, there’s just not too much exciting about it. 7/10
Doesn't reach the heights of Getz/Gilberto but still solid.
Pangare
Jizz Samballs
This was a nice album actually, very pleasant to listen to. 8/10
I listened to Sarah Vaughan’s “At Mister Kelly’s” in the morning, and this album late at night. I just do as the random album generator guides, and I conclude this is a morning album. Pleasant, instrumental, a spicy solo every now and then. Would drink a mimosa to “Desafinado”. Would fry eggs to “Samba Dees Days”
Qué disco más relajante. Desafinado es una de las canciones clásicas de los 60.
6th floor please... ♫♫♫
Best jazz album yet. Really enjoyed this
nice jazz;
what a pleasant, pleasant listen. i loved it all! beautiful from start to finish. there isn't a bad song in the album. the saxophone is heavenly. truly, i can't wait to listen to this again and again. perhaps i'm thinking too much, but i confess i'm disappointed to learn that bossa nova was created in brazil yet the album that makes it on this 1001 albums list is the one by americans. that doesn't take away from the beautiful sound of the album but it does leave a sour taste in my mouth. regardless, i still learned all about bossa nova and this album is a lovely one.
There are a few things in life in which the enjoyment of them is best managed in small doses. Jazz being one of them, but more importantly really good jazz. Jazz is a very full experience, testing the tolerance of the average consumer and this would explain that as music has changed and people delved more into easy and repetitive pop, jazz while respected for its complexity does not grow in popularity in the same proportion. This album however is the perfect small dose of really, really good jazz. Topping it off, is that while jazzy it takes cues from samba (as the title would suggest) giving the otherwise smooth jazz some spicy notes. The album goes down like a smooth whiskey with that little hit of burn as the spirit makes it way and warms the chest.
Boss Bossa Nova
Foot on step, elbow on leg, clicking
Pure vibes
What a fun, jazzy experience this was! This is the best kind of music to cook to. So we did. A very well done piece of jazz.
very good, enjoyed it quite a bit!
I think I prefer some vocal in modern music...
I'll have a glass of whiskey with my cigar, please.
Awesome album, why it's not in my vinyl collection yet !??!
I should listen to more Stan Getz. With each album that I discover by him, I am always amazed by his refined, romantic and at the same time catchy music. Moreover, the percussions are subtle, but so effective. Awesome record!
I can just put this in the background all day. Love Charlie Byrd too esp on Samba Triste..
Not my kind of music, but it's well composed and would recommend to folks that like this
knulligaste saxofonen jag hört i hela mitt liv. riktigt gött sväng i övrigt också. stort jäkla plus för längden på albumet
Nice bossa nova!
If Lewis's department store was still going, they would be playing this.
Relaxing to listen to.
It’s not the incredible masterpiece that is Getz/Gilberto, but it’s still a great album
Super laid back, beautiful jazz. I loved this and appreciate the bluesy sound.
I like it I want to cook to this
Tää oli kyllä äärimmäisen miellyttävä, vaikka stan getz nyt on mitä on.
Harvoin on viikonloppuaamua, kun ei näitä Stanin klassikoita voisi kuunnella. Kliseistä joo, mutta niin helppoa, mukavaa ja tunnelmallista, että pakko arvostaa. Ehkä juuri nyt oli vähän absurdia kuunnella tätä ja lukea samalla Ukrainan uutisia.
Um álbum excelente, precursor de muita coisa boa por vir... As cores rosas da capa também são um belo acerto - transmitem uma certa "alegria contemplativa", carregada nas músicas do álbum. Este álbum combina bem com uma taça de vinho rosé.
Fav tracks: Rockstar Made, Stop Breathing, JumpOutTheHouse, M3tamorphisis (feat. Kid Cudi), Slay3r, Teen X (feat. Future), Vamp Anthem, Sky, Punk Monk, F33l Lik3 Dyin Worst tracks: Beno!, Meh, ILoveUIHateU
obrigado julia roberts em comer rezar amar
Bossa Nova - really enjoyed this, very warm, mellow & uplifting. Beautiful sax with sunny light Spanish guitar rhythms.
The saxophone, the guitar, the samba and percussion are all brilliant here to create a wonderfully chilled out vibe on this record.
pretty good catjam
Ahh the sweet sound of 60's South American influenced Jazz. Takes you back to Sean Connery as Bond, the Girl from Ipanema etc... A simpler time maybe? My first time of listening to this album but the tunes see so familiar. "Desafinado" has been used on so many soundtracks I think. I like the cockiness of "O Pato" this music has a confidence is of the the era, the post war blues had gone and their was a new optimism of better things to come. The silky smoothness of "Samba Triste" is also of the era. It is such a shame that drummer Buddy Deppenschmidt and bassist Keter Betts don't get the same billing as Stan & Charlie for this is definitely an ensemble piece and without these two it would not have had the same impact or influence I think. Justifiably on this list I did enjoy it.
Light and fun. Good to listen when you need peace inyour soul and a litle bit of hapinness.
Huge fan of the Sax. Also there’s many different moods in this one, the first song made me want to drink in a bar with some cigars and later in the album it felt like upbeat elevator music. Good time, would listen again.
Fire
Solid instrumental album. Has a very uplifting vibe for the soul. Could definitely be used for soft dinner party music or while having wine before dinner. Not necessarily a album I going to turn on for a drive or doing housework, but good for cooking, drinking wine and cocktails.
Maybe I should listen to more Jazz.
Not my style, but nice to listen to.
The band sits precisely the correct distance and on the right side of "cool". The guitar most of all; The sax stays understated but not drowsy; The drumming is the hot hot source of life. It's an easy-to-listen-to album from beginning to end, but not because the same song or line gets played. One to make one sit up and realize why the Latin input to jazz is so important and enduring.
Way better than expected. Great for keeping on in the home during chores, keeps ya moving. 4.5
Extremely relaxing. So funny that this was recorded in a church in an area of DC I used to frequent all the time. I see this is allegedly responsible for the bossa nova boom... a pretty cool nugget of trivia. Highly enjoyable stuff.
Fantastic way to wind down after meetings before logging off for the day
Very catchy jazz. Perfect as a backdrop for social occasions.
Like this a lot. Short though
Nice and chill bosa nova Rating: 8/10
They don't call Stan Getz "The Sound" for nothing. This is the epitome of the background music I want to hear playing in a good dive bar.
Samba y jazz. Jazz y samba. Animado.
idk how to tell good jazz from bad jazz but i liked it it was jazzy
Really enjoyed Charlie Byrd's guitar - some lovely interplay with the saxophone and double bass
Decent classic jazz. I feel like I've heard some of these songs in passing before. Overall, interesting to start picking up on some of the common key changes in jazz and to hear the Latin influence as well. Might start messing around with these key changes.
Vivid tunes to set up the right ambiance for relax, study or dance alone or with somebody
very smooth... saxophone is used well, not too overwhelming, just right. fun jazz tracks to put you in a good mood!
Possibly my favorite jazz album, especially the first song.
Nascut en una època increïblement fecunda en els dos géneres, i també en la fusió d'ells, aquest és un dels treballs que en destaca. Dos mestres barrejant sonoritats i influències, que a mi m'apropa més a Brasil que a EUA, però la temperança i savoir faire dels dos protagonistes el fan d'escolta deliciosa, especialment per matins o capvespres de relax i esparciment
Smooth as butter
A different side of Getz that I'm not familiar with.
An album that helped pioneer the bossa nova sound. Exquisite!
Well I think the title gives a fair bit away haha. Ok this is pretty soothing. I could listen to a fair bit of this. It kind has this gypsy jazz feel to it, the album length is perfect, it has tempo changes between songs, it's just a genuinely fun album. Reading wiki, surprised to find out it's from the US - I was expecting it to be from Brazil or maybe Argentina given the song titles and overall sound. Still, 4/5.
Nice
Yndislegur fílingur, mjög smúþ.
Really short but nice album. It's certainly something I would listen to again without reservation, but as with most stuff in the pure instrumental jazz genre, it's not something I would actively reach for. 4 stars.
A classic album, and one I think listened to many times at Dads, but I don’t think he pace really suits me
Liked it
No-nonsense bossa nova album. Short and sweet. Strong album throughout, no frills or gimmicks.
Nice music to listen to in an elevator or to be left with your own thoughts
gonna be generous as I don't like Jazz but feel quite moved by this
A very enjoyable record. There is actually very little to no filler on this album. 4,5/5
Rating: 7/10
Jazz but not the really out-there whacky kind. Pretty short as far as albums go too, doesn't overstay. I liked it, good background music to get some work done, has a Latin vibe in the percussion.
I really enjoyed the mix of Jazz and Samba. Just good, enjoyable music with enough technical depth to get hooked. The bad part though is when getting unhooked, I found it lacked catchy hooks to really draw me back in. When I focused on something else and the album became background listening, I found it hard to distinguish it from simple muzak. I'd rate this one a 3.5, but round it up because it broadened my appreciation for a type of music I don't usually listen to.
June 8th, 2021 1.DESAFINADO- Great easygoing Bossa-Nova that sets the whole mood. 2.SAMBA DEES DAYS- Festive tune. What's not to love about it. 3.O PATO- Nice acoustic work on this song. One of the best on the album. 4.SAMBA TRISTE- Minor key samba. Pretty good. 5.SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SO- The percussion really makes this track something special. 6.E LUXO SO- This one REALLY takes you south of equator. Perhaps my favorite track. 7.BAHIA- Sets a similar mood to "Samba Trieste". Not bad for a romantic evening either. >In Review: If possible, this would get a 9 out of 10. Like Stan Getz's later album "Getz/Gilberto"(1964), this album is full of relaxing songs that whisks the listener away to the sunny land of Brazil. I do feel as if vocals would have elevated this album (Astrud and João Gilberto's vocals, along with Antonio Carlos Jobim's piano made the latter named album special, a true 5/5). However Getz, Byrd and the rest of the musicians on this album truly made it terrific, and worthy of the record collections of any sophisticated music connoisseur. Should I ever visit Brazil, this will be on the playlist.
Funky! I like the guitar
really solid jazz album. amazing soundscapes
4
4/5 Lekker ontspannen
One of the better albums I’ve heard
It was good, just tough to listen to a full jazz album
3.6. Latin Jazz vibes
Classic lounge music teilweise fast scho aufzug
Very much enjoyed this
Sexy, bossa nova-y, good morning jam on a Friday.
Buena percusión, se le da bien a Stan Getz lo del saxofón y tal.
Pretty great Jazz! Can definitely see myself putting this on while studying or cleaning.
Noah's favorite album so far. Some damn fine bossa nova.
No sé bien qué decir de este álbum, me parece que está bien hecho y el saxofón une bien el sonido de todos los tracks, pero ya a la distancia desde su publicación y con otros referentes de bossa nova a la mano igual y no suena tan impactante. Pero sigue siendo bueno.
This was a quality album, my brain has new elevator music to play when I'm zoning out now. Desafinado was especially good.
Samba BABY.. SAMBA! YEAAH!!!
Very nice upbeat/smooth jazz
Delivers exactly what it says it is
Pues bien. Digo el bossanova me suena bonito y todo, pero hasta ahí. Mood: caipirinha
“Jazz Samba” by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (1962) Most readers of these reviews are unfamiliar with this kind of music, but if you’re serious, you should give it a listen. This is especially the case if you have both a burgeoning interest in jazz and already have an interest in classical guitar and Latin music (Ya sabes de quién estoy hablando). At least put it on in the background while you work. Historically, bossa nova came and went, but the beauty of it remains on timeless recordings such as this one. Today’s listeners will be put off by the objectionable level of tape hiss and the somewhat muddy mix and buzzing in the bass, but just imagine yourself in a New York jazz club after a couple of cocktails and you’ll get beyond these defects (This kind of music is why Klipsch speakers were invented). The musical formula for success here is the melodic weaving between the two star performers Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Charlie Byrd (guitar), both giants in the genre. Their melodies are fashioned around chord structures that are more predictable and thus more steadily accessible than progressive jazz—heavy bass on the downbeat, steel brushes on the snare head, gentle syncopated rim shots (and did I mention tasteful and sensuous cowbell? I could use some more cowbell). I breathe a sigh over this music. History is more than the past. It informs who we are in the present. 4/5
Beautiful, relaxing, and fun. Loved Samba Dees Days
Cool rhythms, great percussion and sax, unexpectedly cool guitar
Buen album de saxos
Mi disclaimer esta vez es que el jazz todavía escapa de mis apreciaciones, pero en esta fusión con ritmos brasileños, crea un ambiente súper tranquilo, que, por desgracia, no deja de recordarme a la música de restaurante o de elevador (no lo digo per se como algo malo). Diría un amigo, "pues sí, en eso lo convirtieron". O sea no es culpa del jazz que suena así o de la bossa nova, tan de moda para versionar canciones pop, pero a eso termina por remitirme. Un ambiente tranquilo, que abre el apetito o en el que estoy esperando que pase algo elegante o fabuloso con mi vida... Y no pasa. Así pues con este disco, mis favoritas, que además pienso que juntas son como dos caras de una misma moneda: "O Pato" y "Samba triste". 8/10
amazing jazz
A nice ambiance chill album, I dug it
Jazz clásico. Muy bueno y agradable.
Smooth and jazzy. I liked it, but none of the songs really stood out.
Great sax music, unlike any music I usually listen to. The playing of the sax from Getz with Byrd's guitar is pleasant and fun.
smud jazz
I love Jazz Samba, the Brazillian feel is conducive to relaxing, reading, cooking, dancing, anything that puts you in a good headspace.
I quite liked this one. Winston too.
This is the kind of stuff I was hoping to get introduced to.
Real smooth. Really enjoyed this listening experience.
So so so good, absolutely loved this album. Gave me some jazz vibes but also had some Hawaiian influence too which I was into.
bom
Pretty chill for work.
Dig the fusion. Dig the vibe.
Playing this made my apartment instantly more classy. I like it. Gotta love that Bossa Nova beat.
Great smooth jazz. Timeless
1. Really laid back, shakers are a nice element to the percussion. I love the chill guitar and saxophone. Bass and guitar solos are cool. 2. Saxophone pops off, really like it along with the rhythm guitar. 3. Really cool guitar work, it works amazingly with the saxophone. Love the chill vibe. 4. A more sad track (given the name) that sounds really nice and relaxing while downcast. Saxophone part is really good at conveying this feeling of sadness, which the rhythm guitar accents well. 5. Reminds me of some song, I really love it though. Rhythm guitar is cool. 6. Amazing guitar riff, I love it so much. 7. Really chill guitar, love it so much. Saxophone part is really nice too.
This should be good. Not treadmill listening though!
Very relaxing and soothing. Nice to do the dishes too
First jazz album
Stunning. Great tone.
Lovely
Great easy listening tunes, perfect complement to morning coffee
Cool. Smooth af. Occasionally strays too far towards cheesy lounge music for my tastes. But pretty great overall.
This was truly delightful
Pleasant surprise
Beautiful jazz album
An excellent jazz record that shows all of the shades of the Samba, and a beautiful example of Latin jazz with the ever popular version of "Desafinado" that all will recognize once they hear it.
Super mood music. Makes me want to order a Manhattan in a dark, fancy bar. Love the Latin influences, gets a little dancing out of me. Favorite tracks: "Simba De Uma Nota So", "Desafinado"
I saw "Jazz Samba" and was intimidated, as I typically do not seek out jazz or samba. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this. Great work/walk/chill music.
Another perfect cooking album
Really enjoyed -more than I thought I would - good for dinner time
This album was so pleasant and enjoyable I didn’t even notice I had moved onto a new album. Terrific!
Nice to have as background music but quickly feels like elevator music
Didn’t really remember anything specific but made for more than suitable background noise
You could feel the rich Latin essence in the album. The songs felt like hot honey—softness and excitement blended so well that you didn't even notice when it was over. My favorites are Desafinado, Samba Triste, and Bahia, with Samba Triste being the clear standout. If I had to rate it, I'd give it a 3/5. It's solid work, but not the best Bossa Nova album I've ever listened to.
I dig it! I am glad this popped up as my first album. I am interested in broadening my horizons. This is very easy to listen to, and it’s hip af.
Meh
This is a Vibe! Like the cover art as well. It's an easy listen, but does contain a lot if you pay close attention. Saved one song, not a lot of reply value.
ive never been a huge jazz fan but this sounds like it would be playing in the bathroom at e-g i kinda like it? fav is o pato!
Muy lindo álbum. Jazz y música brasilera. Se disfrutó la verdad. 7/10
Quite enjoyable bossa nova jazz samba album. 3 stars.
Finally some jazz I can get behind. 3.5
Lovely
Eig ganz fun. Und auch ziemlich nice Soli und viel feel von allen Instrumenten
Good solid jazz album, great way to start my morning
Nothing to love or hate. Background music.
Nice tunes
It's definitely good, I just failed to emotionally connect to it at all - Bossa Nova is just that kind of genre to my ears. Not a lot of moments stood out to me apart from Desafinado, so if you're curating a Bossa Nova coffee shop playlist and want something from Jazz Samba, that's my pick from this album.
Pleasant and entertaining?… Sure. Consequential and influential?… If your name was Getz/Gilberto/Jobim, you made some coin off the Samba craze. For the rest of us, not so much.
Cool calm casual listenin. I can smell the sea and feel the breeze. Now if only I knew how to samba.
2,5 rounded up
Nice to listen to but still don’t know how to tell what makes one album better than another.
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The bossa nova craze in the US during the 1960s was a curious phenomenon. While John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Miles Davis were redefining, expanding and revolutionising jazz, Americans in the midst of an economic boom were dancing to the swinging sounds of Copacabana. It was the white US-American guitarist Charlie Byrd and his friend, the white US-American saxophonist Stan Getz, who sparked a wave of enthusiasm with their album "Jazz Samba", featuring music from Latin America, from Brazil, a multi-ethnic nation whose people and culture blend African, European and indigenous influences. It was music that defied the poverty of a Third World country, exuding a zest for life with a touch of melancholy. Even before the true protagonists of bossa nova — João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell and Sergio Mendes — became known abroad, two white US-Americans had paved the way. Was this cultural appropriation or a passion for a new sound? That’s for everyone to decide for themselves. In any case, it all began with this album. I prefer later albums in the genre, though. Perhaps it's because they're more sensual, more melancholic and less polished than this first version. Nevertheless, it is certainly a milestone.
Nice, laid back instrumental jazz. Probably would rate it 3,5 if possible
Elevator jazz but in a good way
Nice feel to it, 3 stars. Not my thing
Was okay, some meh bits though.
"Jazz Samba" is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. I find this album to be relaxing and soothing vibe. For me highlights from the album are "Desafinado", "Samba dees days", "Samba triste" and "E luxo so". I like the jazz vibe from the album from start to end with great sax and guitar sound. It was fun to listen. If you asked me if I would listen to this album everytime then the answer will be no. I find these album to listen just while I'm in rest or sleeping. Overall good instrumental album from Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.
As previously discussed, bossa nova a bit on the sickly sweet end of the scale for me, and despite a promising start this has fewer of the grooves that won me over on Getz/Gilberto
iliked the music but it isn't really my vibr but i think it's an albumt aht i could listening again
Previously unknown. A fun listen.
A very mellow easy listening Jass/bossa nova / samba. Too easy in fact as it just disappears into the background.
Bossa nova that I would put on at my brownstone duplex to appear cultural when the guests arrive.
A very easy listen on a hot summer day. Nothing to blow you away, but nice enough that time flies by whilst you're listening to it. I'd heard the name Stan Getz before, and it feels good to finally put some tracks to the nomenclature. Good stuff. Favourite track: Samba Triste Least favourite track: O Pato
Bossa Nova is elevator music, so this does have a bit of that tinge to it. I don't think you'd look very cool if you put this on at a party, but there's a time and place that it fits. I like to have it in the background, it passes the time unobtrusively.
Favorite Track: Simple Man
This is more my speed than the previous jazz album
Great background music while I applied to jobs. I’ve never picked jazz as my first option to listen to, but this was enjoyable and an easy listen!
Seemed interesting. Would be fun to put on while standing in an elevator.
I enjoyed listening. Great musicians, mellow summer vibes. Because this isn't a genre I'm familiar with, it started to sound samey very soon and didn't really captivate me. 3/5 - good
I picture this music playing while we are on vacation somewhere. Bahia was my favorite song.
Bossa Nova is fine, but it's not Samba.
I like 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8 so far. I like the saxophones at times but it can’t get a lil too much for me but I understand that Stan was a saxophone player so it’s obvious that he is putting his putting his talent to use. I love the strings and drums a lot on this album though. I really enjoy the parts when they just let the music have a breather and just flow without too much chaos. Most likely a 3/5 but ima give it another listen and maybe it will change my mind but pretty good
This list is really showing me that I am not a fan of jazz. That being said, this album was tolerable.
a rating scale 1: this wasted my time 2: whatever i guess 3: i liked it but i wouldn't look for it again 4: adding to the rotation 5: lives in my head laid-back, relaxed there is articulation and dynamic contrast but it's overall quiet i like the bass intro to desafinado the section after that with the tenor sounds reassuring like the one-note bit (1:44) 4:50 is sweet
enjoyable enough but maybe I just don't get this genre
hearable
Pleasant, serviceable. I'm never upset to have this sort of jazz on, but don't seek it out.
groovy good fun. Love stan love charlie
I have this one on Vinyl! it's great background focus music
It's good but with Getz/Gilberto on the list, this seems unnecessary.
Olha que interessante, música brasileira aqui. Parece muito que fizeram algo pra um elevador mesmo huauhuauha, mas é muito bom trabalhar ouvindo isso, dá uma paz, parece que estou construindo uma casa no The Sims. Mas fiquei curioso desses 2 caras aí roubando nossas músicas... Desgraçados.
Rambling
Dig this one. Chill vibes, great music.
I like how it’s jazz that’s a good start Desafinado pretty good Sounds kinda mexican Okay i got bored its nice but not the type of jazz i like 5/10
Bonitinho
Jazz be jazzin
Ihan mukava, mutta ei tätä kyllä useampaa tuntia jaksais luukutella ilman oikeita juotavia
Ihan tiukkaa meininkiä. Ei nyt mitään Tito Puentea ollut, mutta ihan kivaa vaihtelua se on tämmöstä kuunnella. Plussaa levyn lyhyestä kestosta.
Jazzito piola, super de chill y de fondo. Nada wow. 6/10
Get yourself a partner who loves you as much as Robert Dimery loves bossa nova. At least this one isn't as boring as the Sinatra one.
samba triste is the closest I've gotten to appreciating jazz
7/10 Muy buena album de Jazz, ritmos suaves y hermosos que no aburren en ningún momento. Te relajan al toque de empezar a escucharlo
Enjoyable easy listening, but missing the one or two standout tracks that made Getz's other album on here strong. I'd say a low 3. Appreciate it being a real foundation piece.
What is that? A bossa nova beat?
3.5 Nice and chill, good background music
Just a couple of white guys doing a style made popular in Brazil and selling a bunch of records with it, tale as old as time. This is a “bossa nova” jazz album, which is basically relaxed samba music, very smooth, very easy to listen to. Almost sounded like elevator music at times, but it was a pleasant listen. Couldn’t really tell most of the tracks apart, though; they all have a similar beat and rhythm to them. A solid 3/5, there’s nothing to dislike here, but nothing outstanding either.
Solid background/elevator music (in a good way), more melodic then I like and just wished that it kicked into high gear at times or something.
Jazz back to back!! Very nice, very calm. If I was sitting by the beach, trying to take a nap, this is what I would put on. Maybe I don’t like jazz that much because I was starting to get a little bored. :9
I went on hold to this music and then put the call centre person on hold when they picked up.
3 1/2 maybe
bossa nova na veia meu irmão
My ear is unfortunately not finely tuned enough to understand the different nuances of a Jazz album. Did I enjoy listening to this? absolutely, but the same appreciation of every jazz album I have had on this project. 3.5 stars
Absolutely relaxing, comfy chill. I don't know much about bossa nova or this type of jazz. But is so calming that it is inits own way different from other albums here. That said, i can't lie: it flowed and sounded like an entire long song. And in some sense it was indistinguishable from other similar things I listened to in the past.
buena música para ambientar 6/10
An enjoyable blend of Latin jazz, I listened to this first thing in the morning outside our hotel room by the pool and the day was already suitably warm, so it was the perfect accompaniment to start my day, being an album that feels sunny by nature.
3.5/5
yep thats preddy cool. i think i wouldve preferred a bossa nova record with at least one brazilian involved but c'est la vie
Moderate, i like the vibes when i was listening to it but its not something ill remeber.
SAMBA!!!! ah... é pra gringo...
All jazz is a 3 to me. I cannot tell the good from the bad but it is enjoyable enough.
definitivamente un album que te hace sentir como si estuvieras presente cuando se creó, aquellos que te hacen viajar en el tiempo aún sin tener conocimiento pleno del género son los que valen la pena escuchae. Aunque conecte mucho mas con el principio del disco que con el final.
Very summery, relaxing Jazz. Calming. Melodic.
Not my favorite Stan Getz album but the chemistry is beautiful between the 2. It’s smooth, it’s simple, and it’s straightforward, sometimes that’s all you need
Jazz is such a nice sounding genre.
3.5
Very soft nasal sax with a very Latin American vibe accompanied by some kind of classic guitar. Took me away to some sunny holiday relaxed and chilled off the main streets enjoying an intimate performance. Very easy going almost too much, feel like I should be enjoying dinner with friends so I can let the mastery filter in when I am ready. To be fair there was times that demanded my attention "Uma Nota" has a lovely guitar solo followed by some deep bass plonks. Works very well during this heat wave drinking some red wine chilling at my campsite. I think in summary I ultimately enjoy the delicate sounds that brings every rasp of the instrument into focus. It creates a really authentic soundscape / atmosphere which I like. Probably a strong 3 or weak 4.
Just lovely, and fun. Have it on CD somewhere but rarely pull it out. Some this was a great reminder.
I’ve found myself really liking the jazz records on this list, but this one didn’t really hit for me. It’s not awful, it’s just not special. Average album. 3 stars.
It is samba and Jazz in one!!! It is a good background album while I was grading exams. 6/10 seems fair. Top song The first one... Desafinado
Enjoyable.
Instant coffee shop vibes and I'm not mad about it
I expected a bit more from this and while it’s very listenable and enjoyable it does sometimes feel a bit like elevator music somehow.
versão piorada do getz/gilberto. charlie byrd não entendeu o conceito. stan getz segue sendo muito foda