Stan Getz: Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-78.2 Paul Chambers (bass)

Paul Chambers (bass)

a rare feat that the five original pieces here perfectly captured from the offbeat swagger of the opening Monk tribute “Hat and Beard” to the careening closer “Straight Up and Down

leaning hard into more free improvisation with a matter-of-fact confidence that will become more normalized over his concluding two years

bassist Doug Watkins

Stan Getz: Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP ETJS-78.2 Paul Chambers (bass)Verve, 1962 Released in 1962 on Verve, Big Band Bossa Nova followed the success of Stan Getzs 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 Columbias 30th Street Studio, the album features leading session players including George Duvivier, Jim Hall, Mel Lewis, and percussionists Jos Paulo and Luiz Parga whose