Paulo Moura

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Paulo Moura (born July 15, 1932 in São José do Rio Preto , † July 12, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian woodwind player ( clarinet , saxophone ) and composer who was one of the leading interpreters of the choro and populisers of the Música Popular Brasileira belonged to.

Live and act

Moura, who comes from a musical family (his father led a dance band), began taking clarinet lessons from the age of nine and performed in his father's ensemble at the age of 13. After the family moved to Rio de Janeiro, he studied at the National Conservatory at the age of 18. After completing the entire course in two years, he continued his studies in music theory, harmony and counterpoint privately with Paulo Silva, Guerra Peixe , Moacir Santos and jazz with Maestro Cipó . At the age of 19 he was a member of the orchestra of Osvaldo Borba, then of Zacarias e Sua Orquestra. He also performed Weber's Clarinet Concerto with the Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional . In 1953 he went on tour of Mexico with the Orquestra Ary Barroso; the following year he played in the Conjunto Guio de Morais . In 1956 he recorded his first record with Paganini's Moto Perpetuo , which was followed by numerous other albums under his own name and with other Brazilian musicians. In 1958 Rádio Nacional (Radiobrás) brought him to work for two years as orchestrator and conductor. In 1959 he became principal clarinetist in the Municipal Theater Orchestra of Rio de Janeiro (he accompanied this position for 17 years). In 1962, he took with Baden Powell and stepped with the Conjunto Bossa Rio by Sergio Mendes in New York's Carnegie Hall with the legendary Bossa Nova Festival on; in the same year he was also involved in the recordings of Cannonball Adderley 's album Cannonball's Bossa Nova .

As a soloist he has given concerts in New York's Lincoln Center as well as in Russia and Latin America; He was accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (which also performed its own works) and the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo. With his choro trio and with his Gafieira orchestra he also performed in Europe; In 1982 he could be heard with his own ensemble at the Berlin Jazz Days . In 1995 he toured with João Bosco and John Patitucci .

In 1997 Moura won the Sharp Prêmio for his CD Pixinguinha : Paulo Moura e os Batutas . As the first Brazilian instrumentalist, Moura won a Latin Grammy in 2000 (for this album). In 2008 he was nominated for another Latin Grammy with his album Para cá e Pra Lá . As a conductor and arranger, he worked for Brazilian musicians such as Elis Regina , Fagner , Taiguara , Milton Nascimento and Marisa Monte . He continued to work as an advisor to the Brazilian Music Council.

He died of complications from cancer.

Discographic notes

  • Sweet Sax . RCA Victor, 1957.
  • Escolha e Dance com Paulo Moura . Sinter Discos, 1959.
  • Paulo Moura Interpreta Radamés Gnatalli . Continental, 1960.
  • Tangos e boleros . Chantecler, 1962.
  • Paulo Moura e Quarteto . Equipe, 1968.
  • Paulo Moura e Hecteto: Mensagem . Equipe, 1969.
  • Paulo Moura e Hecteto: Fibra . Equipe, 1970.
  • Pilantocracia . Equipe, 1971.
  • Confusão Urbana, Suburbana e Rural . RCA Victor, 1976.
  • Concertão . Kuarup, 1981.
  • Paulo Moura e Clara Sverner . Odeon, 1983.
  • Mistura e Manda . Kuarup, 1984.
  • Gafiera Etc. e valley . Kuarup, 1986.
  • Paulo Moura e Clara Sverner interpreter at Pixinguinha . CBS, 1988.
  • Quarteto Negro: Paulo Moura, Jorge Degas, Zezé Mota e Djalma Corrêa . Kuarup, 1988.
  • Paulo Moura Interpreta Dorival Caymmi . Chorus, 1991.
  • Rio Nocturne . Messidor, 1992.
  • Dois Irmãos: Paulo Moura e Raphael Rabello . Milestone Records , 1992.
  • Paulo Moura e Wagner Tiso . Tom Brasil, 1996.
  • Paulo Moura e Os Batutas . Rob Digital, 1997 (Latin Grammy)
  • Mood Ingenuo: Paulo Moura and Cliff Korman duo . Jazzheads, 1999.
  • Paulo Moura visita Jobim e Gershwin . Pau Brasil, 2000.
  • K-Ximblues . Rob Digital, 2002.
  • Estação Leopoldina . MecBR, 2003.
  • El Negro del blanco . Biscoito Fino, 2004.
  • Paulo Moura & Armandinho AfroBossaNova (2008)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Memoria: Paulo Moura Silencia" Zero Hora (Portuguese), 15 July 2010
  2. ^ Tom Phillips: Brazilian musician brought the bossa nova to the world . In: The Globe and Mail , July 22, 2010. 
  3. ↑ a b Berliner Jazztage 1982 (program text)
  4. ↑ a b obituary (Portuguese)
personal data
SURNAME Moura, Paulo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian musician
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Sao José do Rio Preto
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 2010
Place of death Rio de Janeiro