Bossa Nova U.S.A. appearing for fifteen weeks on "Billboard"s album charts, achieving position #14. All tracks composed by Dave Brubeck; except where indicated Bossa Nova U.S.A. 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. It is intended to be "impressionistic" of "the cool wave from Brazil." Recorded through most of 1962, and released early in 1963, the album was designed to be effective on the pop charts. All tracks
Bossa Nova 2001 Bossa Nova 2001 Bossa Nova 2001 is the seventh studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. It was released on June 1, 1993 by the Nippon Columbia imprint Triad. Following the house music-oriented "Sweet Pizzicato Five" the previous year, "Bossa Nova 2001" signalled a return to the group's 1960s and 1970s-influenced pop style, mixed with elements of alternative dance. "Bossa Nova 2001" is the last album to feature Keitarō Takanami on guitars, as he quit the group shortly before the release of their follow-up album "Overdose". Several of the album's tracks were later featured on the US compilations "Made