Shortly after tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd released Jazz Samba in April 1962, West Coast jazz musicians began taking a shot at the bossa nova. Their relaxed sound and smooth improvisation was perfectly suited to the music. In fact, according to Bud Shank, whom I interviewed in 2008 on the bossa nova, West Coast jazz was a prima…
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