Bossa nova is a relaxed style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a “different beat” that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovative syncopation of traditional samba from a single rhythmic division. The “bossa nova beat” is characteristic of a samba style and not of an autonomous genre The bossa nova wave became popular around the world; this increased popularity helped to renew samba and contributed to the modernization of Brazilian music in general.According to Brazilian journalist Ruy Castro, the bossa beat – which was created by the drummer Milton Banana – was “an extreme simplification of the beat of the samba school”, as if all instruments had been removed and only the tamborim had been preserved. In line with this thesis, musicians such as Baden Powell, Roberto Menescal, and Ronaldo Bôscoli also claim that this beat is related to the tamborim of the samba school. One of the major innovations of bossa nova was the way to synthesize the rhythm of samba on the classical guitar. According to musicologist Gilberto Mendes, the bossa nova was one of the “three rhythmic phases of samba”, in which the “bossa beat” had been extracted by João Gilberto from the traditional samba. According to the author Walter Garcia, the synthesis performed by Gilberto’s guitar was a reduction of the “batucada” of samba, a stylization produced from one of the percussion instruments: the thumb stylized a surdo; the index, middle and ring fingers phrased like a tamborim.

Tracklist:
1-1. Stan Getz – The Girl From Ipanema (Remastered) (05:13)
1-2. Baden Powell – Tristeza (Remastered) (03:18)
1-3. Bob Brookmeyer – Samba De Orfeo (Remastered) (04:06)
1-4. Stan Getz – Samba Dees Days (Remastered) (03:34)
1-5. Wes Montgomery – Insensatez (Remastered) (03:45)
1-6. Quincy Jones – Bossa Nova USA (Remastered) (03:10)
1-7. Baden Powell – Canto De Ossanha (Remastered) (03:37)
1-8. Luiz Bonfá – So Danco Samba (Remastered) (03:36)
1-9. Bobby Hackett – Nunca Me Deixes (Remastered) (02:34)
1-10. Bob Brookmeyer – A Felicidade (Remastered) (03:14)
1-11. Stan Getz – O Pato (Remastered) (02:30)
1-12. Cal Tjader Quartet – Souled Out (Remastered) (04:17)
1-13. João Gilberto – Samba De Minha Terra (Remastered) (03:09)
1-14. Stan Getz – Desafinado (Remastered) (05:49)
1-15. Baden Powell – Manhã De Carnaval (Remastered) (03:12)
1-16. Stan Getz – É Luxo Só (Remastered) (03:40)
1-17. Oscar Peterson – Triste (Remastered) (05:22)
1-18. Quincy Jones – Soul Bossa Nova (Remastered) (02:42)
1-19. João Gilberto – O Grande Amor (Remastered) (05:23)
1-20. Luiz Bonfá – Domingo Noite (Remastered) (02:00)
1-21. Cal Tjader – Cal’s Bluedo (Remastered) (05:32)
1-22. Luiz Henrique – Kee-Ka-Roo (Remastered) (02:39)
1-23. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Favela (Remastered) (03:19)
1-24. Toots Thielemans – Big Bossa (Remastered) (04:01)
1-25. João Gilberto – Vivo Sonhando (Remastered) (02:57)
1-26. Luiz Bonfá – Saudade Vem Correndo (Remastered) (03:40)
1-27. Jon Hendricks – Jive Samba (Remastered) (02:19)
1-28. Bill Perkins – Baia (Remastered) (03:33)