Bossa Nova U.S.A. 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 were recorded in New York City. Five tracks were recorded on the third of January, 1962 in a session dedicated
Bossa Studios restoring its independent status. Bossa launched its first title "Monstermind" in September 2011 which has seen over one million Facebook users play the game and in 2012 won a BAFTA award in the "Online – Browser" category. The company announced its third title "Merlin: The Game" in June 2012, which is based on the "Merlin" TV series and released in 2013. Bossa developed the BAFTA 2014 nominated "Surgeon Simulator 2013", which originally was the product of a game jam. The game has gone on to sell over 4 million copies worldwide across Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS