Jazz Samba

Sure - it's really good Bossa Nova...but it's still Bossa Nova.

Jazz is nice but every song kinda sounds the same?

nice jazz

upbeat & jazzy

I really expected to like this one more. It's not bad by any sense, it's actually really good, but it's very subdued and short. The run time passed so fast the album was like a blip of background music. Wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it.

First thought - I love that its only a half hour. I really wish I was cultured enough to fully appreciate jazz. BUT, I will say this album was more interesting than most! The music created a great background to my work and was enjoyable even if it all sounded very similar. But I just didn't GET it, you know?

lagan vajbic, neinteresantan, repetitivan, popodnevni. pirulo mango al onaj deo pri dnu. 3/5

Samba jazz is pleasant, more chill than the sort of noir-jazz I usually listen to. Can see myself listening to this again as background music, but definitely not my favorite

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

It's alright, but all very similar

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.

바에서 틀어줄 듯

I enjoyed listening to this, at least more than the other Stan Getz album on this list. Will I listen again any time soon? Probably not.

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

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.

NOTHING SEEMS TO BE YOUR VIBE, FOOL -DI

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

cool lil background album. not the craziest jazz album, nor is it the best stan getz album. But great sax as expected from the goat. Sexy but not out of this world

Mooi easy listen jazz album

3/5

This is my first album as part of this journey. I'm no music critic, certainly not a talented writer, and have never been one for parsing deeper meanings and messages from art. This album is one I would never have selected to listen to on my own. While I don't dislike jazz, its also not something I play intentionally. To me, jazz has always been something on in the background in a bookstore, or something used to draw emotion during a movie scene. This album is only 33 minutes long, but I found my mind wandering during most songs as I listened. Listen, the instruments are beautifully played, the composition is interesting, but if there is a deeper meaning or theme, it has gone over my head. I suppose this is just an album that I'll enjoy at face value.

I think I prefer Getz's album with Gilberto, but this is still really enjoyable

Favorite track: E Luxo So

El bueno de Stan fue uno de los pocos extranjeros respetados por los Bossanoveiros. Aquí cuenta nada menos que con la colaboración de João Gilberto (no sería su única colaboración). Un buen disco, fácil de dsifrutar.

never really been into jazz, but this was a nice listen :) very relaxing. 3.5/5

chill, onda bossa nova con saxo pero piola

I should be in a shiny red sports car driving down the coast of Italy while listening to this. The Sax leads the show, its the heart and soul while the drums, guitar and bass keep the engine running. Not super familiar in general with Bossa Nova but this was a good learning experience.

Nice but didn’t stick after a few listens. Didn’t blow my mind like the other jazz on here.

Pretty good. Never heard of bossa nova in life. Then I found out it’s from Brazil. Thought “wow Americans really took after international artists back then?” Then I found out it’s basically a copy and paste situation. Still amazing

This was pleasant. I felt like I needed to be eating prime rib at a fine restaurant.

pretty good

This list is trying to get me to like Jazz. I liked this better than most, Jazz is just not my thing I guess.

I think I get "smooth jazz" now. I had this on while I was working and it made working more enjoyable and never interrupted me when I was trying to think. And, when I stopped to listen it was interesting and complex in a way I wasn't expecting.

3.25 - I've liked most of the jazz stuff that's popped up on the list.

3/5. Credited with starting the American Bossa Nova craze of the ‘60s, this album is what it says on the tin, Jazz Samba. Getz’s sax playing is very solid on here and his soloes glide by smoothly. And so does the guitar playing. Though when it comes to Getz’s work, I vastly prefer 1964’s Getz/Gilberto over this one.

Lo disfruté mucho pero no se me ocurre un momento donde pueda volver a escucharlo, no se en qué momentos se podrían escuchar estas canciones si no fuese acá. Me gustan mucho los álbumes instrumentales

Bagooonta bimg-bom dazintz - tsk - tsk - za (mild saxaphone solo) into fade out to another groovily comforting song oom bom ga zbling a doo-wop a shblib-ba.

A little too muzak to be really enjoyable.

First of all, it sounds absolutely great. What a recording. Beautiful. Especially the Saxophone and drums. Sow warm and crisp. The music is quit lovely aswell. An early impression of bossa and samba by american musicians. I enjoyed the listen, as I'm a big fan of Brazilian music of all kinds . I was Especially impressed with Stan Getz's playing here , at some points its ridiculously well. (Better than his work on Getz Gilberto) But it's not Revolutionary enough and in my opinion could have a bit more bite to it. Still a great record and a high 3.

Light and enjoyable

Not really my jam...

I enjoy a good bossa nova and this album it full of them.

5/10

bel sottofondo per studiare. mi piace sto genere

Chill listen

(4/7) uncontroversial music for generic restaurants and elevators

Jazzy

Very talented musician. I probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

Music played by musicians.

cool

I like this and yet it does not hit the highs of the Gilberto/Getz Era. I like this I think some of the tracks can fall flat they are still far more interesting than alot of stuff on this list so I can't hate it when the bar is so high. I love this track Desfinado, Genuinely a great way to start an album and yet it goes nowhere til the very end and the very end loses it. It was inconsistent all the way through to where it felt like Charlie Byrd did not really know how to implement himself because this could easily be a 5.

Really stellar playing, but a bit too smooth, a little too dinner party music for my taste. Also, a little turned off by these guys appropriating bossa nova, like, a single year after hearing it for the first time? Obviously they are master instrumentalists, but the authentic Brazilian bossa nova I’ve heard is miles more interesting. All that said, there’s a lot to like here.

Incredible and groovy experience, nothing like I’ve ever heard before given I’m not knowledgeable of the jazz scene. 3/5

Favorite songs: Desafinado, O Pato, Samba Triste, E Luxo So

Fine for background music. Couldn't pick a single song in a line up.

This was fine, this sort of music feels very like restaurant background music to me and maybe I am just not cultured enough to fully appreciate it - and that's fine!

I mean it's kinda just jazz samba init? About as edgy as a satsuma - nice background music though I guess??

Very fun. Very relaxing. Good music

It was nice but I’m personally not into jazz instrumentals all too much.

lovely bossa nova. doesn't place higher because i think it's ultimately stellar background music, but it is a treat for the ears. favorite is Samba Dees Days. strong 3

Rating: 6/10 Perfectly fine and pleasant relaxing smooth jazzy tunes. Feels like I’m in a Pixar movie. Not my thing for listening as an album

Relaxing but not super chunky and deep - for some reason I swear I've listened to bossa nova that I've liked way more. Overall pleasant for what it is 5.3/10

As jazz goes, this isn't bad

album jazz sambewi chill i guess

A good album to listen to while you work

Good album, feel like it would be great in a dimly lit room and a glass of whiskey

No esperaba encontrarme con este disco, que buena esa combinación jazz/samba o bossa nova, averigüé su historia y me parece impresionante que lo grabaran todo en una iglesia for the acoustics. Es hermoso el sonido. Se siente un poco repetitivo pero está muy bueno como disco chill.

Smooth. EZ.

light Brazilian-flavored jazz. toes the line of being muzak, but has enough energy to it that i can vibe with it for the half hour or so it's on for. deserves to be one of the 1001? over what Jorge Ben and Joao Gilberto (solo) were doing at the time? that's a hard sell for me

Pleasant music - I’m not a jazz enthusiast so probably missing something, but felt like nice background music for a bar or elevator!

es musica de fondo pero me gusta

Pleasant but borderline boring

? can i have more spanish stuff rather than portugese stuff? thank you. also this makes me feel like im on a fucking beach drinking whatever cocktail thats stereotypically tropic. 3.5/5

Me fue gustando más conforme lo iba escuchando y jugaba unas partidas de ajedrez. Igual, creo que hay mejores discos de él, luego lo vuelvo a escuchar.

Competent noodling

He's definitely better with the Gilbertos, but the guitar here sounds nice enough to save this from being just forgettable elevator music.

Muy relajante, pero suena muy antiguo.

This felt like I knew which hotels have the best whiskey in every major town.

i usually dislike jazz, but actually listening to this album while doing schoolwork made my sociology exercises way less painful to endure :) it’s nice as background music. not my favorite album ever, but a nice surprise.

I can only assume this is an excellent version of the genre. Sounds great, I'll listen again, but to my ears it sounds like any other samba. 3 - deserves to be on this list

For 30 minutes, truly made me feel like the girl from ipanema

Bit of a funky vibe, could totally see myself putting this on at one of my dinner parties. Definitely think the funkier, danceable jazz/jazz fusion is more for me than the more classical/avant garde stuff

Heel jazzy album idd. Zou het waarschijnlijk niet zelf hebben opgezet, maar wel zeer aangenaam om naar te luisteren. Voelt een beetje als de achtergrondmuziek van een chique cocktailbar.

Very pleasant. Somehow it was the exact thing I needed to ease me back into work.

Velvety

I fw this one. It seems quite popular on Spotify already with just under 100M streams so surprising I missed it. Instrumental only and also coming from Brazil so soon and listening to samba whilst out there, it really paints a pic and brings up some nostalgic feelings. Especially seeing the last record titled “Bahia”. Good record would listen to again

Banco, me sentí como en una peli de mafia o algo por el estilo, tranquilamente podria se un soundtrack de un juego de gestionar un restaurante. Me gustó, pero no es mi estilo, lo podria volver a escuchar en algun momento pero no creo. 6,5/10

muy jazzoso 75/100

Chill beats to study to

Cooking in the kitchen type music

Sætt bossa nova. Alveg gaman að hafa þetta í bakgrunni.

I know it's objectively good, but it's not for me. Reminded me of being at a cocktail hour at a really nice wedding in Brooklyn. It sounds like cigar smoke and an Aviation in a rocks glass.

Muy relajante y con lindas melodías. Para escuchar mientras trabajas!

it was just jazz...

Not too great, not too bad. Just a 3. Stan Getz’s Jazz Samba is one of those albums that feels like it wandered in from a cruise ship lounge and never quite found its way back out. The whole record glides along with the soft-focus sheen of something you’d hear as you board The Love Boat, cocktail in hand, wondering if the steel drum band missed their call time while Captain Stuebing gets to schtupping. There’s no denying the musicianship—Getz’s tone is famously smooth, and Charlie Byrd’s guitar work is tasteful to a fault—but the album often drifts into that pleasantly inoffensive territory we now associate with elevator music. It’s the kind of sound that gently pats you on the shoulder and says, “Don’t worry, nothing challenging will happen here.” The bossa nova rhythms are undeniably charming, but they’re also so feather-light that the whole experience can feel like background music for a dentist’s waiting room that’s trying a little too hard to seem “worldly.” Even the standout track, “Desafinado,” floats by like a warm breeze—lovely, but not exactly gripping. In short: Jazz Samba is smooth, sunny, and historically important, but if you’re looking for something with bite, this one might leave you feeling like you’ve just listened to the world’s classiest hold music.

More Jazz, still not my favorite. It's still fine. Don't hate it, just don't care

250/1089 i was kinda expecting to not be super excited by this. I liked Getz/Gilberto and Beach Samba alright but it didn’t hook me. this one, however, did! it grew on me pretty quickly and i could definitely see this becoming part of my reading rotation 69/100

voto según mis gustos... me gusto me dio bastante paz pero a la vez es atrapante? no se como decirlo, lo escuche mientras hacía una carta y armaba el sobre así que estuvo bueno👍 no estoy tan acostumbrada al estilo pero like

Solid bossa nova record.

Nice background music. Don't know how to appreciate jazz though, all the tracks sounded the same to me.

That’s not really my style but it’s an interesting blend between the smoothess side of jazz and rhe rhythmic beat of samba.

Not much to chew on, but it is nice, relaxing music

A pleasant listen.

Jest okej ale nie przepadam/nie rozumiem jazzu

Very pleasant, laidback bossanova and jazz.

Much more accessible than the John Coltrane album we ranked. I actually enjoyed the jazz instrumentals over the samba rhythms, and found it easier to follow than just about any jazz album I’ve heard.

Not bad

Haven't I heard this before? This time the album does not include Girl from Ipanema, and is all the worse for it. But more chill bossa nova grooves, so natural and flowing its hard to pay attention to.

nice n calming

3

It was nice without ever getting me very excited. There wasn't a single standout track, but it's the sort of album I could put on in the background while working and it would help me relax without ever interrupting me.

I do like this - nice samba rhythms, smooth vocals, great instrumentals. But I don't love it. There are no real stand out tracks or moments for me. Good but not great.

Apparently, this is Brazilian-style jazz made by Americans. It's very relaxing, and I could see it being played in a nice restaurant or bar. Unfortunately, that's exactly why it doesn't stand out to me. While all jazz, including this album, is competently played and generally immaculate sounding, I vastly prefer the sounds of free jazz. The vast majority of lounge jazz albums struggle to be interesting, and while this has a nice Latin bent to it, I don't find it hugely captivating. It's kind of just there, not really evoking any emotion in me.

Very pleasant sound, very competent musicians. Yet another excellent example of music playing in a coffee shop, in the background. Definitely recognise the first track. I enjoyed the rhythm and sound. However, this isn't my type of music, so would probably not listen to this again.

Very groovy. I like it but I will say I pretty much never listen to jazz so I'll add it to my study album as a back round noise.

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Quick 30 minute album. Couldn't really parse out the differences between songs or when one song ends and another begins. Like so many other instrumental jazz albums on the List, this was easy listening, light, gental and quite mellow. Put it on while cooking or when company is over. It's fine.

Jag kan verkligen uppskatta Stan Getz tillbakalutade ton. En oerhörd timing som är fullt jämförbar med Sonny Rollins. För det är ju Getz som är den stora behållningen här. Soundet ligger verkligen i gränslandet till easylistning. Ändå dryper det blod om varenda ton som Getz tar. Med ett roligare komp hade betyget utan tvekan blivit högre.

Fun smooth jazz, nice flute action.

Enjoyably chill. Don sunglasses and linen and pretend you're somewhere far away for a while.

Easy listening!

I listened to this on the train ride home. Perfect vibe for watching the nighttime cityscape pass by. Not the kind of thing I would have sought out on my own.

STANDOUTS: Desafinado, Samba Dees Days, É luxo só This is the type of music that would be perfect for a candlelight dinner with your partner. It's not the most mind-blowing jazz album out there, but it doesn't need to be. It serves its purpose as a relaxed mix of samba, bossa nova and jazz very well. 7.5/10

Feels like a warm weather vacation

Zone out a lil bit. Was easy to zone out. Good background/cafe music.

2nd bossa nova album from this guy. Not complaining though, it was fun 3/5

Highlights: Desafinado; Samba De Uma Nota So Lowlights: ---------------------- Chill maxed as hard as I could listening to this. Wouldn't mind it again but wouldnt search it out.

I felt a bit triggered listening to this, reminded me of the last time I was on hold to my internet provider, waiting to tell them a few things they needed to fucking hear. Other than that it was cool

In the bar on holiday

Enjoyable to listen to. Great jazz album, but I have to be in the mood for easy listening jazz.

listened

Everyday, slice of life ost energy with some pizazz! Started off a 4 but bumping down to 3 as it stressed me out a little when working.

Really liked track 4 Samba Triste. Overall, samba isn't my favorite flavor of jazz but it is a solid album. Gonna have to go with a 3 for this cus while I respect the musicality it still sounds like high class elevator music to me

Enjoyable

Solid, easy going music. I put it on in the car yesterday on the way home and the kids didn't think to ask for Alvin and the Chipmunks, so that was great. I spent a lot of time last year listening to Getz/Gilberto, but that's also on this list, so I'll save my thoughts for when we get to it.

Good jazz, most songs kinda sounded the same

Nice. Not my style, but still nice

Not a huge fan of Jazz but this was relaxing

Du jazz, très sympa mais au bout d’un moment t’as l’impression d’écouter la même musique depuis 33mî

Best Song: O Pato. Short, playful, gets out of the way as soon as it has done what it needs to do. Worst Song: Bahia. The mix felt a bit off, and the longer runtime didn't really feel justified. Overall: Fun little jazz album. I imagine it is perfect background music for cooking or during dinner. Light but interesting.

Es bueno, pero no es mi mood. Podría escucharlo en un momento de calma, pero le falta ese toque que me enganche para escucharlo repetidamente

Doesn't rise above pleasant background music for me

Pretty chill. I was pretty upbeat and this was not doing it for me, more like high-quality elevator music. But in the right setting it sounds be nice.

I did a puzzle to this and it was perfect. Outside of puzzle-solving situations, I probably won’t return to it much.

Elevator music x spanish tourist trap

can appreciate but never need to listen to again.

Great for background music or when you just want to relax. Feels a bit like being in an elevator but still good

chillig aber halt jazz

jazz halt nh (sorry sebastian)

Interesting

Yeah a little bossa, a little nova, not bad

Jazzy peaceful

Good for what it is but a full album of samba was never going to make it into my rotation

I liked it. Good solid jazz!

Pleasant background

3/5

The boring-est guy in jazz slowly lurches into frame to presumably play "The Girl from Ipanema" on loop. Wait a second, Charlie Byrd is the guitarist?! I have no idea what that means. Pressing play left me pleasantly surprised with this record. I get the occasional whiff of that background bossa nova, but the jazz passages took center stage here and they were very nice. The guitar playing was also superb. This isn't challenging by any means, but a pleasant listen nonetheless. Now instead of Bossa Nova, we need a few records in the genre of Bossa Nassa, where the that big fat CGI guy from the Phantom Menace is just shaking his face crazy style for 30-45 minutes. Now THAT is an essential listen. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Desfinado, Bahia

i’ve got mixed feelings about samba. that first tune is a classic tho

It’s a nice record. As somebody who’s not really in to this genre I probably don’t listen to it as in depth as someone who listens to this sort of thing regularly would, I see it more as ambient, chilled background music. I really find it quite similar to ‘Getz/ Gilberto’ which I also enjoyed back when I listened to that. All the instruments sound really neat and I can appreciate the fact that these were true professionals at their craft. Unfortunately it’s just not something I’d listen to on a day to day basis. My favourite tracks are: ‘Samba De Uma Nota So’.

Solidly bossa nova - cool and smooth jazz. Nice clear sound, quite pleasant to listen to. Amazing that this was all recorded in one day - apparently in just three hours - presumably largely improvised solos. Percussion just goes and goes, imperturbably. Would I play it again? Yes - but only as background music. Does any of it rock my world? Not in the slightest. So, it's Okay (not bad) ie 6/10.

I mean it's fine, not my favourite tho

usually not my style but very nice!

vibey

Bosso nova isn't in my wheelhouse. apparently, this album was the start of the scene. i can appreciate the level of musicianship and the first song was catchy. per my book, it only taken Getz and Byrd three hours of improv to record this album (in a Washington D.C. church) which is amazing. it spent seventy weeks on the Billboard 100.

Geen jazz fan. Dit was toch leuk even te luisteren

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? ✅

I mean, it’s pleasant background music.

#3/1089 --------- It's definitely great for its time. I love the saxophone work in this record, and it's a jazz style i have never heard before. My biggest complaint with this is that it's not very... distinct, sound-wise. Most of the songs are very similar between each other. Favorites: Desafinado, Bahia Least favorites: Samba dees days, Samba de uma nota so Rating (out of 10): 7.5/10

overall, this album's pretty nice for my first day! could i tell the difference between any of the songs if i was blindfolded? no, but they're good nonetheless. i might add some of these songs to my jazz/bossa nova playlist... numerically, i think i'd place this at a solid 3.5/5. this has way more soul than the crap that plays on the radio now.

I can dig a little Samba/Jazz, well Jazz /Samba really. Decent listen but can’t get higher than a 3 though.

I guess if you add some samba to jazz then it isn’t as bad? Not a bad listen for background music but kind of blends together with a lot of stuff in this genre. Maybe I’m a music simpleton. 2.5 but feeling generous and rounding up.

Pretty solid for a chill listen but didn't blow my mind muscle. 3.25/5

Solid but not more

very chill which I imagine it's not supposed to come off as

It's nice for studying.

Nice. Kinda loses steam about halfway through.

Pleasant easy listening, from better days gone by.

Ok

Nice sounding jazz I have very little knowledge of the genre, so there's little I can compare this against, but found it to be an enjoyable listen. For me at least, better as background music then something to actively listen to. But hopefully with some exposure to other jazz albums I will have a better sense of what makes one truly great.

Samba De Uma Nota So brought me some hard The Sims vibes and it was funny as I was imagining myself decorating a house in the game. Overall decent listen, not great, not bad,

I imagine this album as two people who is on a date, surrounded by flowers and fuzzy feelings in a warm-lit room with a dice pattern on the restaurant's floor and one of them is probably working on a secret top mission because they're a spy. The songs are a vibe and it calms me while I do my work. Even though it has no words, it feels as though the sax is speaking with me. Feb. 09, 2026 (5PM)

Easy to listen to, very relaxing. Perfect for morning coffees.

Se um álbum pudesse descrever a sensação de jantar num hotel em Salvador depois de passar a tarde na piscina, seria esse. Gostei, com certeza nunca teria escutado se não fosse o gerador, mas foi uma ótima experiência, mesmo que música instrumental não seja muito a minha praia. Dito isso, me deu vontade de escutar mpb. Fun fact: esse foi o primeiro álbum de destaque que introduziu o bossa nova na música popular americana.

Very nice and easy to my ears, will probably study to it in the future.

This entire genre feels wasted on me at the moment, as I really lack the experience to judge it fairly. It's easy to appreciate the musicianship on display here, with all instruments making the cleanest, tightest sounds they can make. Combining it all together makes for music that is very easy on the ears, but no track stands out from the rest and it all sounds like one large continuous track at times. That said, the strings on "Samba de Uma Nota So" did stand out to me and were gorgeous. Again, I have to chalk this up to my fault rather than that of Getz and Byrd. I am super open to listening to more Jazz and trying to understand more of what makes one Jazz track great compared to another.

can be cool when cooking

Listened to this once while out on a walk, but I feel it's better suited to listening at home and really absorbing. I love the first two songs + the beats throughout, really makes me wanna wiggle me hips

Jazz is perfect background music for a lot of scenarios, but it's not something I put on to listen to. If this album was playing in a restaurant, or was the music accompanying a video game level, or even if I saw a live band playing some of its songs, I feel like I would appreciate it more. While jazz can sometimes all blend together, the songs on this album do typically stand out from one another. Favourite song: O Pato

Calm restaurant/ elevator music or for a late evening

It’s good I’m not the craziest jazz enjoyer tho

Pleasant enough, although not really my jam. Solid to have as background music, not so intricate that it demands a lot of attention, the sounds of cocktails and smoothly dressed people smoking cigars.

Ça ronronne gentiment.

2/7, 29%

jazz never fails

Favorite track(s): Desafinado, E luxo so

3/5 nice background music best: -

This is my second Stan Getz album in four days, and this one is just as pleasant. I think I liked Getz/Gilberto more simply because this one was purely instrumental and I liked having the vocals on G/G.

Wonderfully relaxing. I enjoyed this album very much.

Not a fan of chill jazz. I much prefer when it’s more energetic and chaotic. This album is fine. But it’s just background music that doesn’t stand out.

Bossa Nova and Smooth Jazz if they had a child- repetitive but relaxing, and fully instrumental.

Nice Album to be playing in the background, not exactly my vibe but overall solid album!

7 одинаковых треков

I have listened to jazz just a little bit before this and have enjoyed it in the past. I very much enjoyed this album to, will definitely be listening to it again. Definitely seems like a album ahead of its time.

Two Americans showed up, stole our music, and turned it into some pale, soulless elevator jazz.

First jazz album I’ve been given. My jazz listening has been super limited. I always enjoy it when I give it time but it’s really not something that sticks with me as much. Probably not a big relisten album for me. The first real Charlie Byrd I’ve knowingly listened to too. I do like the samba jazz mix.

Really not a fan of jazz, but this wasn't too bad.

Jazz + samba is the easy listening hybrid you didn't know you needed. Pleasant, classy, not at all exciting but good to throw on in the background.

Fine, but my brain just didn't latch on to it.

Enjoyed this. Would prefer to listen to songs individually rather than the whole album at once.

Nice! … a favourite of jazz club host Louis Balfour and possibly second technician Arnold J Rimmer BSc. SSc. With bosa nova it can be hard to tell the difference between easy jazz easy/listening and sometimes Muzak. This is really easy to listen too but is not easy listening. Nice! Sums it up

89/1001 First listen. I know what I don’t like and this isn’t it. 5/10

Decent listen

6.0/10

fine, just boring