Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz album)

Big Band Bossa Nova
Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of October 1962[1]
RecordedAugust 27–28, 1962
CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreBossa nova, jazz, cool jazz
Length33:30
LabelVerve
V6-8494
ProducerCreed Taylor
Stan Getz chronology
Jazz Samba
(1962)
Big Band Bossa Nova
(1962)
Jazz Samba Encore!
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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 and produced by Creed Taylor for Verve Records. This was Getz's second bossa nova album for Verve following Jazz Samba, his very successful collaboration with guitarist Charlie Byrd.

The music was recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City on August 27 and 28, 1962.

  1. ^ "Billboard". 1962-11-03. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. ^ Down Beat: December 6, 1962, vol. 29, no. 30
  3. ^ Richard S. Ginell. "Big Band Bossa Nova - Stan Getz | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.