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Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, released on the Verve label in late April 1962.

Jazz Samba was the first major bossa-nova album on the American jazz scene. Its release signaled the beginning of the bossa-nova craze in America. Stan Getz was the featured soloist and the tracks were arranged by Charlie Byrd, who had first heard Bossa Nova music during a 1961 tour of Brazil.

Getz and Byrd were accompanied by two bassists — Keter Betts and Charlie's brother, Gene (Joe) Byrd, who also doubled on second guitar, and two drummers — Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach. The album was recorded at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. on February 13, 1962 and was released in April of that year, as Verve LP V6-8432.^[5]

Two of the seven tracks were composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim — "Desafinado" (Out of Tune) and "Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One Note Samba) — the rest being by other Brazilian composers with one by Charlie Byrd. The two tracks composed by Jobim were released in Europe and the US as singles.^[6] Getz won the Grammy for Best Jazz Performance of 1963 for the track "Desafinado", and went on to make many other bossa nova recordings, most notably with João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto, and most famously "The Girl from Ipanema".

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

Side one

"Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) — 5:51
"Samba Dees Days" (Charlie Byrd) — 3:34
"O Pato" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira) — 2:31
"Samba Triste" (Baden Powell, Billy Blanco) — 4:47

Side two

"Samba de Uma Nota Só" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) — 6:11
"É Luxo Só" (Ary Barroso) — 3:40
"Bahia" (aka 'Baia') (Ary Barroso) — 6:38

Bonus track on CD reissue

"Desafinado" 45 rpm issue — 2:00

Personnel

Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Charlie Byrd - guitar
Gene Byrd - guitar, bass
Keter Betts - bass
Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach Sr. - drums and percussion

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1963	Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) (mono)	1

References

^ Billboard May 5, 1962
^ Down Beat:June 21, 1962 Vol. 29, No.13
^ Allmusic review
^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ Liner notes to Verve CD 314 521 413-2
^ "Desafinado / Samba de Uma Nota Só" at Discogs

Preceded by The First Family by Vaughn Meader	Billboard 200 number-one album (stereo) March 9, 1963 - March 15, 1963	Succeeded by Songs I Sing on the Jackie Gleason Show by Frank Fontaine

[1] Billboard May 5, 1962

[2] Down Beat:June 21, 1962 Vol. 29, No.13

[3] Allmusic review

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[5] Liner notes to Verve CD 314 521 413-2

[6] "Desafinado / Samba de Uma Nota Só" at Discogs

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 Two of the seven tracks were composed by [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]] — "[[Desafinado]]" (Out of Tune) and "[[Samba de Uma Nota Só]]" (One Note Samba) — the rest being by other [[Brazil]]ian composers with one by Charlie Byrd. The two tracks composed by Jobim were released in Europe and the US as singles.<ref>{{Discogs release|id=1062966|name=Desafinado / Samba de Uma Nota Só|type=single}}</ref> Getz won the [[Grammy Awards of 1963|Grammy for Best Jazz Performance of 1963]] for the track "Desafinado", and went on to make many other bossa nova recordings, most notably with [[João Gilberto]] and [[Astrud Gilberto]], and most famously "[[The Girl from Ipanema]]".
+The album was included in Robert Dimery's [[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]].
 ==Track listing==