JUN 2015 - SOTM - Samba de Verao (Summer Samba)

[Marcello]

Hello Everyone,

First of all I want to thank @Chood73 for offering me to host this month's tune.
As some of you might know I am Brazilian and as a Brazilian I cannot miss the opportunity to choose a Brazilian song.
I first thought on a "Samba-Choro" then thought about a "Bossa Nova"...

So this month's tune will be Samba de Verao (in Portuguese) or Summer Samba (So Nice).
There are a lot of cool versions to get inspired from, I chose here some of my favourites:

This version is beautiful, in Rio, she is beautiful, well, good inspiration in many different ways...
https://youtu.be/UWikpOHqnMM

These guys do a great job.... a sax performance for you guys
https://youtu.be/Gpl8lahWXj0

A version sang in Portuguese...
https://youtu.be/asuvs3FxXzQ

and there are plenty of others...

Very special thanks to @Chris for quickly and promptly arranging music sheets and BT.
Hope you all have fun and enjoy...
Cheers,
Marcello

Here is the link to it... hope it works
https://drive.google.com/folderview...JvYXBDOUtoQXdLNDNHTFktMWpwUUo2Y28&usp=sharing

 

[Colin the Bear]

Works for me.

Nice to have something summery to work on while the forecast is for gale force winds and heavy rain for the next couple of days. Mmm Not so nice

 

[rhysonsax]

Good choice !

I like the version by Stacey Kent with Jim Tomlinson on tenor:

Rhys

 

[Marcello]

@Colin the Bear will we have a sung version...?
@rhisonsax - lovely version, thanks for sharing.

 

[Colin the Bear]

Tempo is very important with dance music. Too slow and it doesn't work, too fast and the steps are impossible.

Of the versions available on the tube I must confess to liking this one

https://youtu.be/Gym_GqPbtbU

 

[Colin the Bear]

I'm not sure about the break, maybe I should have taken one

DeadAudiolink Removed

 

[trimmy]

I'm not sure about the break, maybe I should have taken one

https://soundcloud.com/colin-the-bear/summer-samba

Can hear more of the backing than you Colin (on my iPad that is)

 

[Colin the Bear]

Odd. It sounds ok on my pc and laptop.

 

[fibracell]

Tempo is very important with dance music. Too slow and it doesn't work, too fast and the steps are impossible.

Of the versions available on the tube I must confess to liking this one

https://youtu.be/Gym_GqPbtbU

WOW This is really cool - simply classy and tasty - loved the harmonies!!

Why oh why doesn't anyone do anything as good as this anymore?

 

[trimmy]

Can hear more of the backing than you Colin (on my iPad that is)

Apple the problem...

Odd. It sounds ok on my pc and laptop.

Better than ok, great version

 

[Colin the Bear]

WOW This is really cool - simply classy and tasty - loved the harmonies!!

Why oh why doesn't anyone do anything as good as this anymore?

There was only one Andy Williams. I found him a bit too clean cut back in the day but he could sing and some of his recordings still sound fresh and new.

 

[AlanT]

Colin -Way to bring in the summer, awesome!

 

[Colin the Bear]

I had this popping into my head the whole time I was playing.

https://youtu.be/oMtHuofjZD0

Did Don nick it and nobody noticed

 

[saxplorer]

Love the way she plays with the phrasing ....

 

[jimmylh]

I'm having a bit of trouble with this one. The e to f# to f natural is a finger twister for me. I'm working with both f# combos and seeing which one I can play smoothly.

 

[kevgermany]

There was only one Andy Williams. I found him a bit too clean cut back in the day but he could sing and some of his recordings still sound fresh and new.

Too saccharine...

 

[Marcello]

I'm not sure about the break, maybe I should have taken one

https://soundcloud.com/colin-the-bear/summer-samba

That's a great start....
very well done...
still wishing/hoping for a sung version...

 

[Marcello]

another version.... by the composer himself... with cool flute soloing...

https://youtu.be/4QQ1kCucmc4

BTW, Bossa Cuca Nova is a nice band from Brazil.... do some youtube search and you might find some good stuff from them...

 

[Jeanette]

Nice one @Colin the Bear just need the sun to shine now

Jx

 

[fibracell]

Here's my 1st effort. What a fab backing track from @Chris - gave me some inspiration to give it a go.

https://soundcloud.com/fibracell/summer-samba

I'm hopeless with this recording stuff, so it may sound a bit strange at times.

tried to be melodic and diatonic through those changes - hard to do I think.