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  • Bossa nova (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ) is a relaxed style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
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  • a new style of music called bossa nova evolved in the late 1950s. Based on the Brazilian samba as well as jazz, bossa nova was championed by João Gilberto...
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    In 1962, Joe Harnell arranged and recorded an instrumental version in a bossa nova style. It was released as a single in late 1962. Harnell's version...
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    Exploring the Scene! with Shelly Manne, Ray Brown (Contemporary, 1960) Bossa Nova Plus Big Band (Reprise, 1961) El Tigre with Harold Land (Charlie Parker...
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  • Bad! Bossa Nova is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label. It was also re-released as Jungle Soul! (Ca'...
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  • Bossa Nova Plus (also released as Shuckin') is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label. Allmusic...
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  • West Side Story Bossa Nova is an album by saxophonist Bill Barron featuring bossa nova versions of tunes from the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim...
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  • "Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded by Elvis Presley on January 22, 1963, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood...
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  • Sambass (redirect from Drum 'n' Bossa)
    Sambass, drum 'n' bossa or drum 'n' sambass (a portmanteau of "samba" and "bass") is a regional subgenre of drum and bass music mostly native to Brazil...
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  • Afro-Bossa is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1963. The Allmusic review...
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  • Big Band Bossa Nova is an album by American composer Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones – conductor, arranger Phil Woods – alto saxophone Paul Gonsalves – tenor...
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  • Bossa Nova Carnival is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike performing compositions by João Donato which was recorded in 1962 for the New...
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  • Big Band Bossa Nova is a 1962 album by saxophonist Stan Getz with the Gary McFarland Orchestra. The album was arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland...
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  • Brasil (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 2) (2023) Red Hot on Impulse (1994) Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve (1996) By George (& Ira): Red Hot on Gershwin (1998) Twentieth-Century...
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  • "Soul Bossa Nova" is a popular instrumental, composed and first performed by American musician Quincy Jones. It appeared on his 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova...
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  • 'Billie Bossa Nova'". Far Out Magazine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022. Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova (Live...
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  • Blue Bossa is an album by New York Unit, consisting of tenor saxophonist George Adams, pianist John Hicks, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Tatsuya...
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    achieved a degree of popularity throughout the decade, with genres such as bossa nova, the cha-cha-cha, ska, and calypso being popular. From a classical...
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  • Blue Bossa is a 1991 album by McCoy Tyner released on the LRC label. It was recorded in February 1991 and features performances by Tyner with bassist...
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  • 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)...
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