Laurindo Almeida

guitar · 1917–1995 · Iguape

Brazilian guitarist based in Los Angeles, he links West Coast jazz and Brazilian music. His work with Bud Shank and the Modern Jazz Quartet prepared the ground for the bossa nova wave in the United States.

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Styles

• West Coast
• Brazilian instrumental music

Landmark tracks

• Brazilliance (1953)

Sources

• Source

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