When Charlie Byrd toured South America in 1961, Bossa Nova—a melding of Brazilian samba rhythms with the harmonic structures and cool sound of West Coast jazz—was booming. He brought back records for Stan Getz to hear and they planned a session. The result was Jazz Samba—the first album of Bossa Nova music by jazz artists and the one that created the Bossa Nova wave.
Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Stan Getz, tenor sax
Charlie Byrd, guitar
Keter Betts, bass
Gene Byrd, bass & guitar
Buddy Deppenschmidt, Bill Reichenbach, drums
Definitive audiophile versions of classic jazz recordings
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes
Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QPR
Presented in high-quality Stoughton Printing gatefold tip-on jackets
Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds
