Category: blues rock, classic rock Condition: cover: EX / vinyl record: VG + I The album was recorded on February 13, 1962 and released in April of that year Stan Getz, real name Stanley Gayetsky (born February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, died June 6, 1991 in Malibu) - American jazz saxophonist playing the tenor saxophone. He was born into a family of Ukrainian-Jewish origin. He grew up in New York. He began his musical career in 1943, when he joined Jacek Teagarden's orchestra. He later played in the bands of Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. In the years 1947–1949 he performed with Woody Herman's orchestra, where he was one of the Four Brothers - musicians of the saxophone section: three tenors (Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward) and a baritone (Serge Chaloff). In the 1950s, Getz was one of the most famous cool musicians. He recorded, among others: with Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson and Jimmy Smith. From 1958 he lived in Copenhagen, from where he returned to the United States in 1961. In the early 1960s, his albums recorded with Charlie Byrd, and then with João Gilberto and Antônio Jobim, sparked the bossa nova craze. Later he led small teams. He returned to intensive recording in the last five years of his life. Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd released by Verve Records in 1962. Jazz Samba signaled the beginning of the bossa nova craze in America. The songs were arranged by Charlie Byrd, who first heard Bossa Nova while on tour in Brazil in 1961. Getz and Byrd were accompanied by two bassists: Keter Betts and Joe Byrd, Charlie Byrd's brother, who also played guitar. They were joined by two drummers: William Frank Reichenbach and Buddy Deppenschmidt. Antônio Carlos Jobim wrote two songs: " Desafinado" (Out of Tune) and "Samba de uma Nota SO" (One Note Samba). His songs were released as singles in the United States and Europe. Charlie Byrd wrote one song and the rest were by Brazilian composers.