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Bossa Nova U.S.A.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Recorded	Jan 1962
Label	Columbia
Released	1962
Personnel	4 credited players
Discogs	master 350566

The record

Brazilian rhythms reach Columbia's studio just as the bossa fad crests nationwide, with Morello and Wright adapting the new groove to their own ends. Desmond floats above it all, unbothered by the change of address.

Session personnel

Paul Desmond — alto saxophone
Eugene Wright — bass
Joe Morello — drums
Dave Brubeck — piano, liner notes

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Columbia issued it in 1963, mono as CL 1998 and stereo as CS 8798, and the earliest we list is a Pitman-pressed mono. Both numbers turn up from Pitman, Terre Haute, Bridgeport and Hollywood, so there is plenty to choose from and no reason to pay up for a particular plant. Britain used CBS BPG 62127 for mono and SBPG 62127 for stereo. The 1972 Japanese CBS/Sony, SOPL 103, is the tidiest later pressing.

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 50 pressings on file.

1963	Columbia · CL 1998 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Pitman Press earliest on file
1962	CBS · AGS 20.072 — Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono
1962	Columbia · 4-42651 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
1962	CBS · EPCG 285.558 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1963	Columbia — MONO
1963	Columbia · CS 8798 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	CBS · CA 281.148 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
1963	CBS · SBPG 62127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	CBS · BPL 62127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1963	CBS · BPG 62127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1963	Columbia · CL 1998 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1963	Columbia · CQ 562 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1963	CBS · BP 233038 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1963	Columbia · CS 8798 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo