As soon as Creed Taylor heard the Brazilian records that guitarist Charlie Byrd played for him over the phone in 1961, he knew the feel would be perfect for tenor saxophonist Stan Getz. Creed called Getz and told him about the records. Then he asked Byrd to play the records for him. After hearing the music, Getz agreed to record a Brazilian album with B…
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