Release date: 04-05-1998 (originally from 1962)

1998 German Speakers Corner limited edition 8-track LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, originally from 1962.   Collaborating with Stan Getz on tenor sax and backed by a band that included Gene Byrd (bass, guitar), Keter Betts (bass), and Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach (drums), Byrd forged a new and brilliant sound. presented in sealed picture sleeve. Verve v6-8432

Tracks:
01. Desafinado
02. Samba Dees Days
03. O Pato
04. Samba Triste
05. Samba De Uma Nota So
06. E Luxo So
07. Baia

A certain measure of scepticism is generally advisable whenever one hears a record being hailed as a “milestone in music history�. But with the present album, Jazz Samba, an exception should – indeed must – be made. This recording by the tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and the guitarist Charlie Byrd with his classical leanings not only rocketed straight to the very top of the American charts but also triggered off the craze for “bossa-nova� jazz.
The fascination of this musical style lies primarily in its amalgamation of Latin America’s hot-blooded folk music with the “cool� jazz of the late Fifties.
This album contains a wealth of pieces, each one full of pulsating rhythm, and opens with the smash hit Desafinado which, once heard, is never to be forgotten. But the other numbers too, from the dashing O pato to the melancholy and Spanish “Samba triste�, have long become classics.
The recording engineers have taken care to capture the remarkable brilliance of these hits and it only remains to be said that this disc guarantees the very best sound quality and is an invaluable addition to the repertoire.

Stan Getz (ts) / Charlie Byrd (g) / Keter Betts (b) / Gene Byrd (b, g) / Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach (dr)

Recording: February 1962 at the Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington, D.C. by Ed Green / Production: Creed Taylor