Want some relaxing jazz music from the 1960s? How about a little Brazilian bossa nova? How about Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's Jazz Samba (1962)?
My CD copy from 1997 no longer plays, but each track is available on iTunes for .99 each, and the whole album can be downloaded for $7.92.
The initial bossa nova craze crested in the 60s, but this album (and others in the genre) holds up nicely, creating a groovy atmosphere that almost anyone might dig on some level or another. Hardcore fans might prefer the vinyl for a grainier sound.
Tracks:
"Desafinado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça)
"Samba Dees Days" (Charlie Byrd)
"O Pato" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira)
"Samba Triste" (Baden Powell, Billy Blanco)
"Samba de Uma Nota Só" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça)
"É Luxo Só" (Ary Barroso)
"Baia" ("Bahia") (Ary Barroso)
As befits albums of its time, the whole thing clocks in at under thirty-five minutes. Unlike many albums of its time, though, it's blissful all the way through.
Samples here: http://www.last.fm/music/Stan+Getz/Jazz+Samba
"Desafinado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça)
"Samba Dees Days" (Charlie Byrd)
"O Pato" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira)
"Samba Triste" (Baden Powell, Billy Blanco)
"Samba de Uma Nota Só" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça)
"É Luxo Só" (Ary Barroso)
"Baia" ("Bahia") (Ary Barroso)
As befits albums of its time, the whole thing clocks in at under thirty-five minutes. Unlike many albums of its time, though, it's blissful all the way through.
Samples here: http://www.last.fm/music/Stan+Getz/Jazz+Samba
Today's Rune: Warrior.
3 comments:
Egads man, no metallica?
Never thought of myself as much of a jazz or samba person but I really like o pato.
OMG, does this bring back memories. My parents had Stan Getz records out the wazoo. Getz-a-Go-Go, all that bossa nova stuff. I can smell the records, even now (musty in the basement.)
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