Verve, 1962
This 1962 collaboration by co-leaders tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd, was the first bossa nova album recorded by American jazz musicians and – together with Getzs follow-up collaboration with Joo Gilberto, kick started the bossa nova craze. It contains some bona-fide classics of the genre including the evergreen Samba de Uma Nota S (One Note Samba) and Antonio Carlos Jobims Desafinado, and the whole album glows with a warm beauty and graceful sophistication.

Tracklist & Credits

Tracklist

Side A
1. Desafinado
2. Samba Dees Days
3. O Pato
4. Samba Triste

Side B
1. Samba De Uma Nota So
2. E Luxo So
3. Baia

Recorded – February 13, 1962 at Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington DC
Producer – Creed Taylor

Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.