João Palma

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João Palma (actually João Ferreira da Silva Palma , born January 16, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro ; † May 9, 2016 ibid) was a Brazilian jazz and studio musician ( drums ).

Live and act

Palma began his career in the late 1950s in the Bottle's Bar in the Beco das Garrafas in Copacabana in the trio of Johnny Alf with Sebastião Neto. The first recordings were made in 1961 with Roberto Menescal . He also played in the Copa Trio (with Toninho Oliveira on piano and Manuel Gusmão on bass), where he was replaced by Dom Um Romao when he was drafted into the army for military service. After his release, he played in the Bossa Nova music scene with Eumir Deodato , among others . In 1965 he moved to the United States, played with Sergio Mendes ( Brasil 66 ), on whose hit Mas que nada he participated. After several tours with Mendes he left his band, moved to New York and played with Walter Wanderley , heard on his albums When It Was Done (1968) and Moondreams (1969); during this time he also worked with Milton Nascimento ( Courage , 1969).

In the same year he became a member of Antonio Carlos Jobim's band , with whom he stayed until 1976. He was involved in his 1969 session with Frank Sinatra ( Sinatra & Company ), as well as on Jobim's albums Tide, Stone Flower, Jobim ( Matita Perê ) and Waters of March . Palma has also worked on productions by Astrud Gilberto ( Gilberto with Turrentine ), Stanley Turrentine ( The Sugar Man ), Paul Desmond ( Bridge Over Troubled Water ), Robin Kenyatta ( Stompin 'at the Savoy ), George Russell ( His Guitar and Music ) and Egberto Gismonti . In 1977/78 he led his own band in New York, the Joao Palma Sextet , which performed in the Stryker's jazz club (103 West 68th Street). After his return to Brazil in 1980, Palma only recorded sporadically (including with Nana Caymmi ( Mudança dos Ventos ), the Azymuth founder José Roberto Bertrami ( Dreams Are Real )). In 1996 he founded his own quartet with which he performed in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro. In the field of jazz he was involved in 25 recording sessions between 1961 and 2000.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Arnaldo DeSouteiro: RIP: João Palma (1941-2016). In: Jazz Station. May 9, 2016, accessed May 20, 2016 .
  2. ^ Fabio Seixo: Morre João Palma, baterista brasileiro que tocou com Frank Sinatra. In: O Globo . May 9, 2016, Retrieved May 16, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 18, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Palma, João
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 2016
Place of death Rio de Janeiro