Bossa Nova U.S.A.

1963 studio album by Dave Brubeck Quartet

Bossa Nova USA

Studio album by

Dave Brubeck Quartet

Released| 1963
Recorded| 3 January – 25 October 1962[1]
Genre| Cool jazz
Length| 40:48
Label| Columbia
Producer| Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck Quartet chronology
| Bennett/Brubeck. The White House Sessions, Live 1962
(1962)  | Bossa Nova USA
(1963)  | Brubeck in Amsterdam
(1963)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [1]
Billboard| (favorable)[2]
Down Beat|  [3]
New Record Mirror| [4]

Bossa Nova U.S.A.  is a studio album released by the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1963 by Columbia originally in the United States as LP record CS 8798 (stereo) and CL 1998 (mono)[2] and in England as SBPG 62127.[5] It was also released by CBS in Australia, as catalog SPB 233.038.[6]

## Background and recording

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Since 1955, Brubeck had composed and performed pieces originating from influences outside of the European musical tradition, in which this album, released during the bossa nova craze in the United States of the late 1950s and early 1960s, can be best categorized.[7] It is intended to be "impressionistic" of "the cool wave from Brazil."[8] Recorded through most of 1962, and released early in 1963,[1] the album was designed to be effective on the pop charts.[2] All tracks were recorded in New York City.[5] Five tracks were recorded on January 3, 1962 in a session dedicated to bossa nova.[9] Two additional tracks were recorded on Thursday, July 5 that year in another dedicated session, while an additional two were recorded the same day the next week in a session with an additional track that appeared on the 1965 album My Favorite Things.[9] The last track to be recorded was the title track, laid down on October 25, 1962[5] in a session that also included three songs appearing elsewhere.[9] This album sits in stark contrast to the "time"-themed series of albums, in that each track is typified simply by a samba-based rhythm.[10]

## Release

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In advance of the album, the title track was released as a single (Columbia 42651) in the last week of 1962, with "This Can't Be Love" as the B-side.[11] This met with moderate success, peaking at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100.[12] The album followed soon in early 1963.

## Reception

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On release, Billboard called the album "first-class Brubeck." While noting the number of bossa tracks, it particularly singled out a re-working of The Trolley Song as a standout track.[2] The Age expected the record to be popular with the general public, but noted "purists will wince."[6] The album found more success with the public than the single, appearing for fifteen weeks on Billboard's album charts, achieving position #14.[13]

In 1998, the album was released in Japan as a CD, in mini LP format, in the "Sony Master Sound" series as Sony Records SRCS 9364.[14][15]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Dave Brubeck, except where indicated:

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Recording date| Length

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1.| "Bossa Nova U.S.A."|  | October 25, 1962| 2:24
2.| "Vento Fresco (Cool Wind)"|  | January 3, 1962| 3:30
3.| "The Trolley Song"| Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane| July 5, 1962| 3:04
4.| "Theme for June"| Howard Brubeck| July 12, 1962| 4:15
5.| "Coracao Sensivel"| Teo Macero| January 3, 1962| 4:10
6.| "Irmao Amigo"|  | January 3, 1962| 3:22
7.| "There'll Be No Tomorrow"| Iola Brubeck, Dave Brubeck| July 12, 1962| 5:42
8.| "Cantiga Nova Swing"|  | January 3, 1962| 2:46
9.| "Lamento"|  | January 3, 1962| 4:45
10.| "This Can't Be Love"| Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart| July 5, 1962| 3:45
Total length:| 40:48

## Personnel

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* Dave Brubeck – piano
* Paul Desmond – saxophone
* Joe Morello – drums
* Eugene Wright – double bass

## References

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1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Dave Brubeck/Dave Brubeck Quartet: Bossa Nova USA". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
2. ^ a b c d "Album Reviews". Billboard. Feb 23, 1963. p. 31.
3. ^ "Record Reviews". Down Beat. April 25, 1963. p. 26.
4. ^ Watson, Jimmy (1 June 1963). "Dave Brubeck: Bossa Nova U.S.A." (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 116\. p. 10\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. ^ a b c "Dave Brubeck Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
6. ^ a b "More Offerings on Record". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. August 1, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
7. ^ Storb, Ilse; Fischer, Klaus G. (1994). Dave Brubeck Improvisations and Compositions – The Idea of Cultural Exchange. Translated by Bert Thompson. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. p. 10\. ISBN 0-8204-2003-4.
8. ^ Storb, Ilse; Fischer, Klaus G. (1994). Dave Brubeck Improvisations and Compositions – The Idea of Cultural Exchange. Translated by Bert Thompson. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. p. 89\. ISBN 0-8204-2003-4.
9. ^ a b c "Dave Brubeck Discography". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
10. ^ Storb, Ilse; Fischer, Klaus G. (1994). Dave Brubeck Improvisations and Compositions – The Idea of Cultural Exchange. Translated by Bert Thompson. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. p. 91\. ISBN 0-8204-2003-4.
11. ^ "Spotlight Singles of the Week". Billboard. December 29, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955–1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 82\. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955–1996. Record Research Inc. p. 112.
14. ^ "Recordings". Dave Brubeck Jazz.
15. ^ "デイヴ・ブルーベック「ボサ・ノヴァ Ｕ．Ｓ．Ａ．」 | SRCS-9364 | 4988009936499 &#124". Billboard JAPAN.

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* Just You, Just Me (1994)
* A Dave Brubeck Christmas (1996)
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As leader|

* Dave Brubeck Octet (1950)
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* Brubeck à la mode (1960)
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* The Real Ambassadors (with Louis Armstrong, 1962)
* Jazz Impressions of New York (1964)
* Time In (1966)
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* Jackpot! (1968)
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* 1975: The Duets (with Paul Desmond, 1975)
* All the Things We Are (1976)
* In Their Own Sweet Way (1995)
* Young Lions & Old Tigers (1995)
* To Hope! A Celebration (1996)
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Dave Brubeck
Quartet|

* The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1952)
* Jazz at Oberlin (1953)
* Jazz at the College of the Pacific (1953)
* Jazz Goes to College (1954)
* Brubeck Time (1955)
* Jazz: Red Hot and Cool (1955)
* Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A. (1956)
* Dave Digs Disney (1957)
* The Dave Brubeck Quartet in Europe (1958)
* Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958)
* Newport 1958 (1958)
* Gone with the Wind (1959)
* Time Out (1959)
* Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein (1960)
* Brubeck and Rushing (with Jimmy Rushing, 1960)
* Tonight Only! (with Carmen McRae, 1960)
* Brandenburg Gate: Revisited (1961)
* Time Further Out (1961)
* Brubeck in Amsterdam (1962)
* Countdown—Time in Outer Space (1962)
* Bossa Nova U.S.A. (1963)
* At Carnegie Hall (1963)
* Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964)
* Time Changes (1964)
* Dave Brubeck in Berlin (1964)
* Angel Eyes (1965)
* My Favorite Things (1965)
* Anything Goes! (1966)
* Buried Treasures (1967)
* The Last Time We Saw Paris (1967)
* 25th Anniversary Reunion (1977)
* Tritonis (1980)
* Paper Moon (1982)
* The Great Concerts (1988)
* So What's New? (1998)
* The Crossing (2000)
* Park Avenue South (2002)
* London Flat, London Sharp (2005)

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* Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970)
* The Last Set at Newport (1971)
* We're All Together Again for the First Time (1973)

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* "In Your Own Sweet Way"
* "Blue Rondo à la Turk"
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