''Jazz Samba Encore!'' is a
bossa nova
Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...
album by
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre o ...
and
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''.
Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in R ...
, released on the
Verve label.
It is bossa nova in a slower groove. It contains a mix of Jobim standards as well as originals from Bonfá. Performers also include
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...
and vocalist Maria Toledo, Bonfá's wife. The painting on the cover is a piece by the influential New York based abstract expressionist
Olga Albizu
Olga Albizu Rosaly (1924–2005) was an abstract expressionist painter from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Albizu Rosaly was the first woman dedicated to abstraction in Puerto Rico.
Life
Albizu was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where she studied pa ...
from Puerto Rico.
Track listing
# "Sambalero" (
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''.
Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in R ...
) – 2:08
# "
Só Danço Samba Só Danço Samba may refer to:
* Só Danço Samba (album), a 1964 album by Clare Fischer
* Só Danço Samba (song) "Só Danço Samba" (aka "Jazz 'n' Samba") is a bossa nova song composed in 1962 by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Vinicius de ...
(I Only Dance Samba)" (
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...
/
Vinicius de Moraes
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright ...
) – 3:36
# "
Insensatez
"How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Stin ...
(How Insensitive)" (Jobim/de Moraes) – 3:21
# "
O Morro Não Tem Vez
"O Morro Não Tem Vez" (loosely translated as "The Slums aren't Given a Chance"), also known as "Favela", "O Morro", and "Somewhere in the Hills", is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics written by Vinicius de ...
" (Favela) (Jobim/de Moraes) – 6:53
# "Samba de Duas Notas (Two Note Samba)" (Luiz Bonfá) – 4:18 ''(reference to
Jobim's "
One Note Samba
"Samba de uma Nota Só", known in English as "One Note Samba", is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonça. The English lyrics were written by Jon Hendricks. It was first recor ...
")''
# "Menina Flor" (Bonfá/Maria Toledo) – 4:08
# "Mania de Maria" (Bonfá/Maria Toledo) – 2:43
# "Saudade Vem Correndo" (Bonfá/Maria Toledo) – 3:39
# "Um Abração no Getz (A Tribute to Getz)" (Bonfá) – 4:23
# "Ebony Samba – ''Second Version''" (Bonfá) – 4:33
# "Ebony Samba – ''First Version''" (Bonfá) – 3:48 *
*''(bonus CD track)''
Personnel
*
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre o ...
–
tenor saxophone
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*
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''.
Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in R ...
–
guitar
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*
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...
–
guitar
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,
piano
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(on track 3)
*
George Duvivier
George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Biography
Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier. He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where ...
,
Tommy Williams,
Don Payne –
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gu ...
*Paulo Ferreira, Jose Carlos,
Dave Bailey – drums
*Maria Toledo except 2,4,7 and 9 – vocals (tracks 3 and 8), brief vocalise
In popular culture
The bridge of "Saudade Vem Correndo" is prominently sampled in the 1995 song "
Runnin'" by
hip hop group
The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde (currently known as The Far Side) is an American alternative hip hop group, formed in 1989, from South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown ...
, from their album ''
Labcabincalifornia
''Labcabincalifornia'' is the second album by The Pharcyde, released in 1995, three years after their debut ''Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde''. The album's production was handled by The Pharcyde themselves and Jay Dee, with additional help from Diam ...
''. In turn, "Runnin" is interpolated in the 2003 song "
Fallen
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People
* Carl Fredrik Fallén (1764–1830), Swedish botanist and entomologist
* Gabriel Toledo (born 1991), known as FalleN, Brazilian ''Counter-Strike'' player
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* Fallen ...
" by
R&B singer
Mýa
Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), (stylized as Mýa), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ ...
, from her album ''
Moodring
''Moodring'' is the third studio album by American singer Mýa, released on June 26, 2003, by A&M and Interscope Records. Before Mýa began to work on what would eventually be her third studio album, she participated in prior engagements which w ...
''. "Saudade Vem Correndo" is also sampled in the 2019 song "Make Believe" by rapper
Juice WRLD
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was a leading figure in the emo rap and S ...
, from his album ''
Death Race for Love
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''.
Samples of Saudade Vem Correndo
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References
1963 albums
Bossa nova albums
Stan Getz albums
Verve Records albums
Albums produced by Creed Taylor
MGM Records albums
Luiz Bonfá albums
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