Samba Esquema Novo
by Jorge Ben

Samba Esquema Novo by Jorge Ben
Year: 1963
Release date: 1963-01-10
Overall rank: 2,533rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 148 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1963 (10th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (226th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,533rd)

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Jorge Ben bestography

Samba Esquema Novo is ranked 4th best out of 20 albums by Jorge Ben on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jorge Ben is A Tábua De Esmeralda which is ranked number 662 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,590.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Samba Esquema Novo rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,533rd | 1960s rank: 226th | 1963 rank: 10th  Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 148 votes)
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08/19/2026 23:01 AngelBecerra  Ratings distribution  1,18578/100
 
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From kokkinos 09/19/2021 20:58 in I'm going back to the start
“Jorge Ben is one of the central figures in Brazilian music and that’s his debut, so suggesting it marks a very important moment would be a reasonable assessment. João Gilberto is the father of bossa nova, but Jorge Ben’s contributions are not to be underestimated either. I could see this album…”
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80/100
A tightly packed offering of a few different beautiful stylings of Samba. Great melodies, cool arrangements, unexpected vocal jumps.

Can’t imagine this not being an enjoyable listen for a majority of people. (Edited)
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Classic bossa nova that inspired the sound of the jet age. (Edited)
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Mas Que Nada is a favorite. I first heard it through Sérgio Mendes when I listened to him lots when younger. Great song!
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From 04/14/2019 18:49 | #234992
Nascimento de um ritmo, a genialidade de Jorge Ben.
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80/100
From 04/12/2022 06:24 | #284045
Sambaa! (Edited)
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