One Note Samba 

I've played for as long as I can remember really, currently 19 years old. Heard one note samba for the first time (much faster than this) at a jazz club, and I came and did this video the next day - Great piece! Watching this video now I'm not very happy with my playing at all! Now that I'm much more accustom to jazz playing it's annoying to think how much better I could do now!

I can listen to your rendition of "One Note Samba" a million times and still would never tire of it! Love it! Thanks!

Wow. One of the greatest songs ever written. And your rendition is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this.

Possibly best ever recording of this great song I've ever heard, awesome!

This is the best version that I ever seen , I have never see better than this piano version. Thank you so much.

Just Wow, this is sooo good! And when you suddenly started to solo over the chords - so delicious! Honorary mention to the descending, ornamented line after the descant episode (2:28 onwards), followed by a short "rumba" piano style section (a little taste of it already sooner)! Way to go!

This is the best rendering of this song I have ever heard including the song itself.

I get a kick out of this everytime I listen to this fabulous Rendition of this terrific song! The One Note Samba is the Greatest Bossa Nova Samba Jazz Song Of All Time PERIOD!!!!!

If this young man is really playing this song, then this rendition is very good. One Note Samba is one of the greatest jazz songs ever written!!!!!

Always a pleasure watching you perform James! Smashed it there!!

So cooool!!!! thanks for sharing, James!!! Compliments for your musical art!

Dude, you made my day... you are just a natural. Really, a pleasure to watch and listen. Amazing that you picked this all up by ear. What a talent. Would love to learn something from you someday.

How lovely to see a young man playing this song 🎶💕

I love this! I just keep playing over and over again!

The best one note samba rendition ever!!

omg, this is soooo incredible great. I am starting to play Jazz during this time. And when I watch your video, I think I will never ever be like that! Chapeau!

This is just a little samba Built upon a single note Other notes are sure to follow But the root is still that note Now this new one is the consequence of the one we've just been through As i'm bound to be the unavoidable consequence of you There's so many people who can talk and talk and talk And just say nothing or nearly nothing I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I've come To nothing or nearly nothing So i come back to my first note as i must come back to you I will pour into that one note all the love i feel for you Any one who wants the whole show do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ci-do He will find himself with no show better play the note you know He will find himself with no show better play the note you know This is just a little samba Built upon a single note

Wonderful improvisation !! I really enjoy listening it!

Brazil here ! Very good Your job.

Its not necessary to re-do this video, because in my opinion you are performing absolutey brilliant. One note samba at its best. I cannot understand why you think this is your worst video. Wish I could play half as good as you.

Wow!! Spectacular!! You are a joy to watch and you did that song proud. You really looked like you were having a great time and the hat was great!!

Wow. Very, very nicely played ~ you have style !

Love it! Love it! Bravo!!!

Very cool, man. You have the feeling to samba

GREAT JOB on this great tune !!!!!

The best version I have ever heard! I need a tutorial for that, please :D

Wow! That's some nifty finger work there. And you even had time to put the sombrero on halfway through. Impressive.

Splendid Playing Dude !!! Bravo.

I love this One note Samba piano or Roland u did i am a singer by Profession, so one of my favorites.. thanks Way to Go young guy

a kinda american guy playing a bazilian song and using a mexican sombrero, that's the best i've ever seen

I really like your arrangement mate! Thanks for sharing! :)

Brilliant work.

Great music, great sound and great video :D

keep goin' i am at 45 years piano, you got it. onward. Thx. good job.

Beautiful!!!!

grand talent, bravo et encore de belle melodies merci robert de paris

I play piano.. But nothing like that because in the early 60s..my mother had a classical Russian teacher.. But oh lord you really really enjoy it and wow oh wow.. Just amazing!!

That hat XD . So Cute! Very good performance! I love it!!

you wrote "funny how one of my worst.." but it's no wonder because you're playing with full of delightfulness and everytime I play this vid I feel happy, thanx bro :)

Very nice, James. You have a great talent. Particularly enjoy seeing piano players use the left hand for comping chords. And your improvisational skills are quite nice. Best of all I could tell you really enjoyed playing that piece and that's what really counts. Cheers!

Great stuff James !!

Nicely done!

Fabulous Love it!

Oh man so good improvised. Regards from Athens!

i enjoy your music man!

I like the way you play one of my top ten preferred bossa-nova

That was fantastic thank you very much

Enjoyed your music very much. Thumbs up! peace, Tim

You got skills my man! : )

Excellent! I tried this many times as a child but just one note at a time.

yeah man!!! sounds really nice!

Remarkable talent!

Que bonitos arreglos musicales!!!! Te felicito

pure awesomeness.

Gréât job man !!

Simple but very beautiful too

Enhorabuena chaval, lo tuyo es el piano.

Outstanding! I wish there were music sheets for this amazing cover!

Many thanks Harry! Much appreciated. :) Although I'm not particularly happy with this playing watching it back a few years later, to think what I could do now with it! Really glad you notice the enjoyment... can't see how people can't get into these things - especially at jam sessions! Nothing worse than watching a dead musician! Thanks again.

Omg love this!

i love this!!!!

You're awesome. wish you have some more posts.

amazing man !

Very relaxing to listen too...

Man, we don't use a sombrero...

Great job!

very good, great instrument

Really nice

Muy buena interpretacion pibe !!

Very talented!

awesome!

excellent‼

Nice job!

Awesome!!

Excelente!! 😊

congratulations my dear friend, you play really good ^_^

Brilliant x

BOSSA É ISTO, O PERFUME DO BRASIL, A BATIDA ....

Hello...your "worst jazz playing video"???? No way, your playing is simply amazing...each time I've watched/listened to your rendition of "One Note Samba" I hear something new and different. Count my vote for you to re-do this piece. Sure would like to see what your "best jazz playing" looks and sounds like. Thanks!!!

Excelente!!!!

You're a 5 Star - Talented, Fantastic, Flawless, Funny, Clown. Dude you are so very good.

Fantastico!!

And that's the best way to enjoy life! Great.

This is my all time favorite. I wish it was played with the virtual keyboard that shows the notes. I would definitely spend the time to learn it. I wish there was a way to add the virtual keyboard to piano songs to reproduce the notes being played. I love so many songs on youtube, that I would learn

i like it very!

Bravo one note à samba !

j'aime beaucoup cette interprétation, je vais "piquer" quelques plans, merci et gros niveau...

very well arranged, congrats!!

Too good.

@94brian Yes they are quite similar, I'd say a bossa nova has more of a 'straight' beat (quite like the drums in this) Ideally the drums would be more samba-ish but the track I sequenced to had drums like this, so it has more of a bossa feel. I'd say samba is more brushes on tom toms with a loose feel, rather than the 'straight' ride and rim shot sound.

wow! Nice!!!

is that your own arrangement! I taste it! it so nice and delisyoso :) thumbs up

@VinnieSutra Thank you very much :-) glad you 'get' my humor!

Hey JameS!!! if your not happy with this playing after watchig nit years later then Make a another video cause this is so sick man!! and you are definitely an entertainer!

the more i see rhis video, the more i like it (like? iove it!)

Very,Very good

You're fantastic

Très très bon joueur. :-)

bravo!

WoW🤗🤗👍 Very Happy Tune 🎵　Thank You 🤗