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“This is just a little Samba, built upon a single note, other notes are bound to follow but the root is still that note...”

This playful "Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One Note Samba) is one of our favourite tunes by Antônio Carlos Jobim. The Portuguese lyrics were penned by Newton Mendonça. The English lyrics were written by Jobim himself. The song title refers to the main melody line, which at first consists of a long series of notes of a single tone played in a bossa nova rhythm.

This well-known song first reached a wide audience on the Grammy-winning bossa nova LP Jazz Samba (Getz/Byrd/Jobim), which reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 in 1963.

The Ipanema Lounge Project’s approach to this Jobim classic is anything but traditional bossa nova: It starts off with a very funky double bass line over a syncopated, New Orleans style drum pattern, with two steel string guitars playing pads. When the verse starts this same musical direction continues.

The vocal form stays true to the original song but the trumpet solo section deviates from that form harmonically and structurally. The overall effect of the track is more of a Nu-jazz feel.

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from Songs of Ant​ô​nio Carlos Jobim, track released June 1, 2012
Frances Livings - vocals
Greg Porée - all guitars
Trey Henry - bass
Joey Heredia - drums
Nolan Shaheed - trumpet

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Ipanema Lounge Project Los Angeles, California

The Ipanema Lounge Project, a professional musical ensemble from Los Angeles, plays compositions by the Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim. Their sophisticated interpretation of these songs of the 60’s, like Corcorvado or Dindi perfectly capture the mood of the time. On the same note, these jazz tunes are infused with a modern, easy-going, contemplative and seductive chill-out Lounge. ... more

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