'Jazz Samba'

Is it odd that as we remember and read about Charlie Byrd or Stan Getz, their collaboration together -- Jazz Samba -- will always be one of the first few things mentioned?

I don't know how many children (if any) Getz or Byrd had. I don't really know about any of their other recordings or accomplishments in life (like Byrd being drafted into World War II and seeing combat). But, as it stands, both have Jazz Samba on their headstones. I presume they'd be pretty pleased with that.

This album was Getz' first foray into the Brazilian sound that Byrd was so famous for. Byrd, after World War II, studied guitar in New York City. He'd later study under Andres Segovia, a man that 95 percent of the population have no clue about, but is probably one of the top one percent of guitarists ever known.

Byrd also saw Django Reinhardt play while stationed in Paris.

Oh, by the way, Byrd loved sailing and had two daughters.

Getz had five kids during two marriages. He had a bit of a drug problem as a teenager. Both died of cancer, Getz of the liver and Byrd of the lung.