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Trombone Jazz Samba is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer featuring bossa nova compositions recorded in 1962 for the Verve label.

AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden:
Bob Brookmeyer was in the studio just a few months after Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd helped to launch the bossa nova craze in the United States with their hit LP Jazz Samba, but this extremely enjoyable LP didn’t come close to matching the success of the earlier album; it may be because the valve trombone is not envisioned as a lush melodic instrument by the average jazz listener in comparison to the tenor sax. Brookmeyer’s mellow solos are complemented by the presence of guitarists Jim Hall (who plays all of the solos) and Jimmy Raney, along with vibraphonist Gary McFarland and a trio of Latin percussionists, including Willie Bobo. Luiz Bonfá’s “Samba de Orfeu” and “Manha de Carnaval” as well as Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “A Felicidade” (all three of which have become standards within the genre) are given imaginative arrangements, but there are a few twists thrown in by the leader. Brookmeyer’s catchy “Blues Bossa Nova” works very well, as do his loping bossa nova treatment of Bronislaw Kaper’s theme from Mutiny on the Bounty and a hilarious brisk chart called “Colonel Bogey Bossa Nova,” a reworking of the well-known song made famous by the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. Long out of print, this album deserves to be reissued by Verve — although there are hopefully some unissued tracks, as its brevity (under 28 minutes) is a handicap (https://goo.gl/P5RMhM).

Track listing:
1 | 00:00 | Bob Brookmeyer – Manha De Carnaval
2 | 04:36 | Bob Brookmeyer – Colonel Bogey Bossa Nova
3 | 06:52 | Bob Brookmeyer – Blues Bossa Nova
4 | 11:02 | Bob Brookmeyer – Qual E O Po
5 | 14:35 | Bob Brookmeyer – A Felicidade
6 | 17:51 | Bob Brookmeyer – Samba De Orfeu
7 | 22:01 | Bob Brookmeyer – Main Theme from Mutiny on the Bounty
8 | 24:07 | Bob Brookmeyer – Chara Tua Tristeza

Personnel:
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
Gary McFarland – vibraphone
Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney – guitar
Willie Bobo-drums, Carmen Costa- cabasa, Jose Paulo – tambourine

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Released: 1962
Recorded: August 21 & 23 and September 14, 1962
New York City
Length: 27:59
Label Verve
V/V6 8498
Producer Creed Taylor