| Samba-jazz | |
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| Cultural origins | Late 1950s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Samba-jazz orjazz samba is an instrumental subgenre ofsamba that emerged in thebossa nova ambit in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Brazil.[1][2]
The style consolidated the approach of Brazilian samba with Americanjazz,[3] especiallybebop andhard bop, jazzy styles quite experienced by Brazilian musicians in scope ofgafieiras and nightclubs especially inRio de Janeiro.[2][4] Having its initial formation based on the piano, the double bass and the drums, samba-jazz gradually absorbed broader musical instruments.[2]
Unlike bossa nova, which is a style of samba characterized by its intimate spirit, soft sound and the restraint of sound elements, samba-jazz has many elements present in improvising and stridency.[5] Nevertheless as bossa nova became well known, samba-jazz itself was favored by the bossa-novista repertoire,[6] and a whole generation of instrumentalists influenced by American jazz, such asSérgio Mendes,J.T. Meirelles,Edison Machado,Dom Um Romão,Zimbo Trio,Tamba Trio,Milton Banana Trio,Jongo Trio, among others, became involved with the style led byJoão Gilberto.[7]
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