Jazz Samba

I know literally nothing about jazz or samba or bossa nova but this feels pretty accessible. Chill vibes, feels like being in a fancy cocktail bar with no real worries. Interesting to learn a bit more about a genre I don't normally listen to. I love a good cozy saxophone and this has lots of that.

Smooth, nice. Latin?

Very relaxing and inoffensive but little more than background music

Oh... more jazz... But bossa nova this time! AND its only 33 minutes long! This is more like it!

It turns out I quite like the type of jazz that sounds like it should be playing on a beach front establishment on a tropical island better than the type of jazz that sounds like it should be playing in a dark smokey basement bar. This will be unsurprising to anyone who's ever met me.

Not sure it was best experienced on a cold drk winter walk to work, but I still thought it was ok.

3/5

tek jedan problem: prekratko traje!

Ah, smooth and relaxing. With a mug of tea, it's the perfect way to start a monday morning.

Feel sorry for this album which has been abused by soundtracks for so long. If you ignore the shopping channel vibes then it’s a good album.

Makes me want to drink caipirinhas on a beach.

Sasvim prijatno i opuštajuće. Možda čak i malo uspavljujuće.

enjoyed this one thank you very much

More jazz today — Jazz Samba by Charlie Byrd, to be precise. There really is a lot of jazz in this challenge!

That said, this was easily the best jazz album on the list so far. It’s more upbeat and engaging than most, with shorter, punchier tracks that keep things moving. The blend of samba rhythm and jazz shuffle gives it a lively and enjoyable groove throughout.

Favourite track: O Pato and Samba Triste
Least favourite track: The last two tracks felt a bit dull compared to the rest.
Album artwork: Cool, stylish cover that fits the vibe perfectly.

Much like other samba, I like this generally, in that it's easy to listen to, but it doesn't overly grab me. I do like Getz' sax tone though.

Gosh, does Getz do anything on his own? And do all his album covers look like syntax textbooks? (I guess we know who's got cover art duty in his duos.) Kinda wild that 'Desafinado' is on this list twice (so far), but perhaps I'm underestimating the popularity of Desafinado. Anyway, this is a 30min album with 7 instrumental songs. Maybe it's confirmation bias, but they kinda all sound like 'The Girl From Ipanema'. Fine stuff. Among the upper tier of non-classical instrumentals -- it breezed by -- but still, not quite a 4, I think.

Relaxing. Short.

I made it all the way through and I was only a little bored

Man, that is GOOD. Why am I getting so many amazing albums recently? I feel like I am too generous.

lovely sound - Lovely Album

My favourite bits are the saxophone, where a little bit of menace gets into it and it gets a little freaky, even though it’s subtle, with the backdrop of smooth jazz it’s very powerful for me. The opening track is particularly effective in this regard, slipping between calm and slightly manic expressions of love.

My least favourite bits are the guitar, it does nothing for me. No hidden menace. Overall it’s very listenable and home to some bits that I absolutely adore.

i can see this as background music in a bar of something where i could enjoy it but it's nothing that I'd listen to at home

I am not all that familiar with Brazil's own Bossa Nova, and in fact, this is the first Bossa Nova album I've heard from front to back. This is suiting in many ways, because this was most Americans' first Bossa album as well. By, let us say, "borrowing" the emergent fusion genre from Brazil, Stan Getz was largely responsible for kick starting the craze in the US. While it is kind of a shame that this newfound fame ultimately resulted in the genre living in the mind of most Americans under the dismissive label of "Elevator Music", I suppose the gospel spread nonetheless. And it isn't hard to see how this album captured the attention of the public. Stan Getz's take on Bossa Nova is pleasant and unchallenging, but deceptively complex on a compositional level, which is consistent with how the genre is perceived in America. I am not qualified to say whether or not this album does the genuine article justice, but I did enjoy it. Admittedly, I don't get a ton of meat here, I can mostly just put this on and enjoy the mood. However, that isn't to say there isn't anything to gain from Jazz Samba as a more active listening experience, it's just that doing so may require a more refined ear for Bossa Nova than I possess. Anyways, as I said, I did enjoy this overall.

I can understand easily why this is on here.