Laurindo Almeida
Biography:
During a long and uncommonly productive career, Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida achieved a ubiquity in popular music that has yet to be fully recognized. Largely responsible for the Brazilian/North American "samba jazz" that would eventually catch on in the form of a musical trend known as bossa nova, he played behind dozens of well-known p... Continue Bio >>
Discography:
2007 Quartet
2006 Art of Laurindo Almeida
2003 Brazil & Beyond
2002 Speak Low
2001 Jazz from A to B
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Filmography:
1980 Tania Maria: The Beat of Brazil
1963 Have Gun, Will Travel: Face of a Shadow
1954 A Star Is Born
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Carlos Barbosa-Lima Charlie Byrd The Modern Jazz Quartet Cal Collins Remo Palmier Luiz Bonfá Bill Evans Mongo Santamaría Bobby Enriquez Oscar Castro-Neves Sam T. Brown Toquinho Paulo Levita Bob Rose Elis Regina
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