One Note Samba
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"One Note Samba" is a classic bossa nova song, co-written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, renowned for its playful melody built around a single repeated note and its significant influence on jazz and Brazilian music.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bossa nova song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedArtist |
Antonio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina
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Antônio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sérgio Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | bossa nova movement ⓘ |
| composer | Antônio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| genre |
bossa nova
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
helped popularize bossa nova internationally
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widely used as a teaching piece for jazz harmony and rhythm ⓘ |
| hasForm | AABA song form ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseTitle | Samba de uma nota só NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
smooth, understated vocal delivery in many recordings
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syncopated guitar accompaniment ⓘ use of jazz-influenced harmony ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Brazilian popular music
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jazz ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn |
bossa nova song collections
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jazz fake books ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bossa nova repertoire
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jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic | use of descending chord progressions under a static melody note ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme | playful commentary on musical simplicity and variation ⓘ |
| lyricist | Newton Mendonça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
melody built largely on a single repeated note
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syncopated bossa nova rhythm ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert halls
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jazz clubs ⓘ recording studios ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | One Note Samba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
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