{"product_id":"stan-getz-big-band-bossa-nova-acoustic-sounds-series","title":"Stan Getz – Big Band Bossa Nova (Acoustic Sounds Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1962 on Verve, \u003cem\u003eBig Band Bossa Nova\u003c\/em\u003e followed the success of Stan Getz’s earlier bossa nova projects, expanding the style into a large-ensemble setting with arrangements and conducting by Gary McFarland and production by Creed Taylor. Recorded in August at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio, the album features leading session players – including George Duvivier, Jim Hall, Mel Lewis, and percussionists José Paulo and Luiz Parga – whose interplay grounds the music in authentic Brazilian rhythms while McFarland’s polished orchestration blends samba and bossa nova sensibilities with American big band writing. Getz’s lyrical tenor sax floats effortlessly over the ensemble, unifying Brazilian repertoire and original compositions into a cohesive, richly textured program that, alongside Jazz Samba and Jazz Samba Encore!, played a key role in introducing North American audiences to bossa nova and remains a landmark Verve recording. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.ververecords.com\/products\/stan-getz-big-band-bossa-nova-acoustic-sounds-series-lp?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3e1358be1\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh from the sudden success of Jazz Samba and \"Desafinado,\" Stan Getz asked the 28-year-old, strikingly gifted Gary McFarland to arrange a bossa nova album for big band as a follow-up. Getz is always his debonair, wistful, freely-floating self, completely at home in the Brazilian idiom that he'd adopted only a few months before. McFarland usually keeps things nice and spare (although \"One Note Samba\" is uncharacteristically cluttered and a bit too discordant for the material), letting his pungent voicings stab the air now and then, while allowing the soloists all the room they want within the confines of producer Creed Taylor's tight timings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour of the eight songs are by McFarland (none of which would become standards), and Getz makes relaxed impressions with \"Manha de Carnival\" and \"Chega de Saudade.\" Jim Hall takes the role of acoustic guitarist from Charlie Byrd with his usual fluidity, and Hank Jones ruminates in a boppish way on piano. This album also charted quite respectably (number 13) in the first flush of the bossa nova boom. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/big-band-bossa-nova-mw0000196996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl\u003cbr\u003e— Housed in Tip-On gatefold sleeves\u003cbr\u003e— Mastered from the original analog tapes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6cxMl748yPkmJk1WNDaNgw?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\u0026amp;si=b2a15c949e804604\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Verve Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1962\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Latin\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Bossa Nova\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: \u003cspan\u003eJazz - Stan Getz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48237003800734,"sku":"199957085069","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/71pKzr38zTL.jpg?v=1788590836","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/stan-getz-big-band-bossa-nova-acoustic-sounds-series","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}