雷克的資源回收桶

AMG 五顆星推薦 爵士經典

路徑=VA 爵士

Partly because of its Brazilian collaborators and partly because of "The Girl
From Ipanema," Getz/Gilberto is nearly always acknowledged as the Stan Getz
bossa nova LP. But Jazz Samba is just as crucial and groundbreaking; after
all, it came first, and in fact was the first full-fledged bossa nova album
ever recorded by American jazz musicians. And it was just as commercially
successful, topping the LP charts and producing its own pop chart hit single
in "Desafinado." It was the true beginning of the bossa nova craze, and
introduced several standards of the genre (including Ary Barroso's "Bahia"
and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Desafinado" and "Samba de Uma Nota S" [aka "One
Note Samba"]). But above all, Jazz Samba stands on its own artistic merit as
a shimmering, graceful collection that's as subtly advanced -- in harmony and
rhythm -- as it is beautiful. Getz and his co-billed partner, guitarist
Charlie Byrd -- who was actually responsible for bringing bossa nova records
to the U.S. and introducing Getz to the style -- have the perfect touch for
bossa nova's delicate, airy texture. For his part, Byrd was one of the first
American musicians to master bossa nova's difficult, bubbling syncopations,
and his solos are light and lilting. Meanwhile, Getz's playing is superb,
simultaneously offering a warm, full tone and a cool control of dynamics;
plus, Byrd's gently off-kilter harmonies seem to stimulate Getz's melodic
inventiveness even more than usual. But beyond technique, Getz intuitively
understands the romanticism and the undercurrent of melancholy inherent in
the music, and that's what really made Jazz Samba such a revelatory classic.
Absolutely essential for any jazz collection.