![]() They were familiar with the samba so that was how the recording was marketed and Jazz Samba eventually reached number 1 on the Billboard pop charts. Producer Creed Taylor apparently decided that “an American audience wouldn’t know what a bossa nova is”. Themes from Mr.This was the album that began the public’s love affair with the seductive rhythms and harmonies of the bossa nova although that term was not mentioned in the original sleeve-note.The Centaur and the Phoenix ( Yusef Lateef, 1960).At Newport '63 ( Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963).Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960).Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness ( JATP, 1983).Friends Old and New ( John Hicks, 1992).You Better Know It!!! ( Lionel Hampton, 1964).It's About Time ( Jimmy Hamilton, 1961).The Further Adventures of El Chico ( Chico Hamilton, 1966).The Big Soul-Band ( Johnny Griffin, 1960).Carnegie Hall Concert (Dizzy Gillespie, 1961).Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965).Ella Abraça Jobim ( Ella Fitzgerald, 1980–81).Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962).Trane Whistle (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960).Afro-Jaws ( Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960).Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960).One Foot in the Gutter ( Dave Bailey, 1960).Late Hour Special (Gene Ammons, 1961–62).Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Bob Brookmeyer, 1961).My Kinda Swing ( Ernestine Anderson, 1959).Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989).The Best of Two Worlds Featuring João Gilberto (1975).Change of Scenes with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band (1971).What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1968).Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963).Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan (1957).Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio with Oscar Peterson (1957).Hamp and Getz with Lionel Hampton (1955).Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet (1953).Engineered by George Kneurr and Frank Laico.Ray Beckenstein and/or Babe Clark and/or Walt Levinsky - clarinet.Gerald Sanfino or Ray Beckenstein - flute.Bob Brookmeyer or Willie Dennis - trombone.Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow or Joe Ferrante and Clark Terry or Nick Travis - trumpet." Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One Note Samba) (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 3:25."Noite Triste" (Night Sadness) (Gary McFarland) – 4:56." Chega de Saudade" (No More Blues) ( Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 4:10."Entre Amigos" (Sympathy Between Friends) (Gary McFarland) – 2:58."Melancólico" (Melancholy) (Gary McFarland) – 4:42."Balanço no Samba" (Street Dance) ( Gary McFarland) – 2:59." Manhã de Carnaval" (Morning of the Carnival) ( Luiz Bonfá) – 5:48.His sparing use of the ensemble allows the beauty of the soloist and the material to shine through". he knows the proper combination of instruments to achieve certain sounds and he has the taste not to use all the instruments at hand all the time. and it has to do with singing by means of an instrument, for Getz doesn't just play a solo, he sings it, as can be heard on any of these tracks, most evidently on Triste and Saudade." Ībout the writing DeMichael says: "McFarland shares in the artistic success of the album. He said: "Getz' melodic gift was never more evident even the way he plays "straight" melody is masterful. Noted jazz critic Don DeMichael, writing in the Decemissue of Down Beat magazine, awarded the album the top rating of five stars. On the Billboard Top LP chart, it reached position #13, staying on for 23 weeks. Jim Hall, Hank Jones, Doc Severinsen and Bob Brookmeyer are each featured in short solos.Īlthough not reaching the chart heights of its predecessor, the album performed respectably on the charts. McFarland freely mixes his instrumental colors to provide a constantly shifting palette in support of Getz's tenor. ![]() The four piece rhythm section is augmented by two percussionists. The instrumentation chosen by McFarland eschews the traditional big band format of eight brass and five saxophones for a smaller ensemble featuring four woodwinds and French horn as well as three trumpets and two trombones. The music for the album consists of four songs by Brazilian composers and four original compositions by McFarland. The music was recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City on August 27 and 28, 1962. This was Getz's second bossa nova album for Verve following Jazz Samba, his very successful collaboration with guitarist Charlie Byrd. The album was arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland and produced by Creed Taylor for Verve Records. Big Band Bossa Nova is a 1962 album by saxophonist Stan Getz with the Gary McFarland Orchestra. ![]()
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