Irio De Paula

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Irio De Paula (right) with Mario Fasciano

Irio Nepomuceno De Paula (born May 10, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro ; † May 23, 2017 in Rome ) was a Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer , who was particularly prominent in the field of bossa nova and samba .

Live and act

De Paula, who was a self-taught guitarist , initially belonged to the Grupo Brasil 40 Graos and was involved in their 1966 album. Since 1970 he lived in Italy. He initially accompanied the singer Elza Soares and Chico Buarque on his album Per un pugno di samba . He contributed to the soundtrack of the feature film L'ultima neve di primavera (1973) with his song Criança , which was a hit in Italy. He led his own groups, but also appeared frequently as a soloist and in the duo Irio e Gio with the Italian guitarist and singer Giovanna Marinuzzi. He has also appeared on albums by Romano Mussolini , Lee Konitz and Renato Sellani, and has worked with Gato Barbieri , Chet Baker , Tal Farlow and Archie Shepp .

Discographic notes

  • Jazz a confronto 1 (Horo 1972, with Giorgio Rosciglione, Afonso Vieira, Mandrake )
  • Jazz-Samba ao vivo (Nel Jazz 1996, solo)
  • De Paula Findera D'Andrea Con Alma (Philology 2002)
  • Four for Jazz (Philology 2005, with Fabrizio Bosso , Massimo Moriconi, Massimo Manzi )
  • Gianni Basso & Irio De Paula Recado Bossa Nova (DejaVue 2009)

literature

Web links

Commons : Irio De Paula  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Enzo Stroscio: RIP Irio De Paula: altre corde per il Paradiso dei Musici. In: globusmagazine.it. May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Irio De Paula. In: Jazzitalia.it.Retrieved May 25, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ↑ a b Brunello Vescovi: Irio De Paula, l'autodidatta ricco di genio. In: La Stampa . September 16, 2013, accessed May 25, 2017 (Italian)
personal data
SURNAME Paula, Irio De
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paula, Irio Nepomuceno De (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH 23 May 2017
Place of death Rome , Lazio , Italy