Oscar Castro-Neves

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Oscar Castro-Neves (born May 15, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro ; † September 27, 2013 in Los Angeles ) was a Brazilian guitarist , arranger and composer who made a significant contribution to the establishment of bossa nova .

Life

Castro-Neves first played cavaquinho before turning to piano and classical guitar. At the age of twelve he learned jazz harmonies from his uncle. First he performed with his brothers Mário (piano), Iko (bass) and Léo (drums). At the age of sixteen he recorded his first song Chora Tua Tristeza , which became a national hit and was also covered internationally. In the next few years he was involved in recordings with Vinícius de Moraes , Dorival Caymmi and the Quarteto em Cy . In 1962 he played the Bossa Nova concert at New York's Carnegie Hall , which helped popularize the genre in the United States; then he went on tour with Stan Getz . In 1971 he moved to the United States, where he worked with Sérgio Mendes . For much of the 1970s and 1980s he was active as a member of the Paul Winter Consort . He also worked with Antônio Carlos Jobim , Elis Regina , Flora Purim , Joe Henderson ( Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim , 1994), Yo-Yo Ma , Michael Jackson , Herbie Hancock , Barbra Streisand , Stevie Wonder , João Gilberto , Eliane Elias , Lee Ritenour , Airto Moreira , David Darling , Toots Thielemans , Quincy Jones , Ella Fitzgerald and Diane Schuur .

He lived and worked in Los Angeles , where he primarily orchestrated film music ( Rio or Sister Act 2 - In divine mission, for example) are to blame . He also produced albums, for example for Carol Welsman . He has taught at the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) and the Dick Grove Music Workshops .

For his services to Brazilian music, he was appointed officer of the Brazilian Order of Merit Rio Branco ( Ordem de Rio Branco ).

Discographic notes

  • Brazilian Scandals (1987)
  • Oscar! (1987)
  • Passion fruit (1989)
  • More than Yesterday (with Teo Lima) (1991)
  • Tropical Heart (1993)
  • The John Klemmer and Oscar Castro-Neves Duo (1997)
  • Brazilian Days (with Paul Winter ) (1998)
  • Playful Heart (2003)
  • All One (2006)
  • Live at Blue Note Tokyo (2012), with Airto Moreira

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary ( Portuguese )
  2. ↑ Oscar Castro-Neves in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Castro-Neves, Oscar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 2013
Place of death los Angeles