[.ca] Jazz N Samba

From Amazon.com:
Guitarist Charlie Byrd was invited to travel and play in Brazil during a cultural good will tour sponsored by the Kennedy administration in 1961. He was completely enamoured of the music, and when he returned, he headed straight for the recording studio to make the now classic Jazz Samba. Collaborating with Stan Getz on tenor sax, and backed by a band that included Gene Byrd (bass, guitar), Keter Betts (bass), Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach (drums), they forged a new and brilliant sound. American record companies were to churn out hundreds of watered bossa-pop albums that have since given the style its lounge-addled image, but this album stands as a tribute to the vitality and adaptability of jazz. --Louis Gibson

Words cannot describe his performances:
I have had the extreme pleasure of seeing Charlie Byrd perform many times in Annapolis,MD where he resides. Each time I see him, he seems to play better and better. Jazz & Samba is a beautiful blend of styles that leaves one wanting the music to never end. He is truly a master above all.

As good as guitar gets:
I have hundreds of cds and i probably listen to this one more than any other. This album has it all. herb Ellis as a guest on electric guitar adds a terrific bluesey feel to the album. If you like albums like jazz samba or jobim's works, or if you are looking to try out some acoustic guitar jazz for the first time you should try this out. Even if you do not normally like jazz this is very accesible music and that is very hard not to enjoy highly reccomended.

• Limehouse Blues
• Take Care of Yourself
• Jazz 'n' Samba (Só Danço Samba)
• Man and a Woman
• Sweet Georgia Brown
• Chung-King
• Bluesette
• When Your Lover Has Gone
• Someone to Light up My Life
• Willow Weep for Me
• Danza No. 5
• Carolina in the Morning
• One Note Samba
• Things Ain't What They Used to Be
• Oh, Lady Be Good
• It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)