Tom Jobim - One Note Samba (original)

2017 is the year when we celebrate 100 years of Samba, Brazil's most popular music and dance style. Samba is believed to have arrived in Brazil from Africa some 300 years ago during the slave trade. It was not widely accepted until the 20th century. Since 1917 It has been performed as a street dance at carnival for 100 years. The dance was introduced to United States in 1933 when Fred Astaire and Dolores Del Rio danced the Carioca in "Flying Down to Rio" movie. A few years later the Brazilian composer Ary Barroso wrote the classic Samba, "Brasil," which quickly became a hit. In 1960 legendary Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, lso known as Tom Jobim wrote a song ""Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One Note Samba). Recorded same year by Astrud Gilberto. One Note Samba became jazz standard and popular song covered by many notable musicians and singers including Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sérgio Mendes, Barbra Streisand, Al Jarreau. It was also frequently covered by guitarists, especially jazz guitarists.
The video with composer (Tom Jobim) playing guitar and singing "One Note Samba" (English lyrics) is of really decent quality as for the 1964 year it was recorded for the documentary 'The Music According to Tom Jobim', by Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Dora Jobim. What a treasure for bossa nova lovers!