![Listen to The Girl From Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) / Manha de Carnaval [Medley] by Laurindo Almeida, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music115/v4/4b/57/9b/4b579b5c-4c0a-22cc-987a-04632be08c32/00724385341052.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to The Girl From Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) / Manha de Carnaval [Medley] by Laurindo Almeida, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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About Laurindo Almeida
Hometown
São Paulo, Brazil
Born
1917
Genre
Jazz
During a long and uncommonly productive career, Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida achieved a ubiquity in popular music that has yet to be fully recognized. Largely responsible for the Brazilian/North American "samba jazz" that would eventually catch on in the form of bossa nova, he played behind dozens of well-known pop vocalists and improved the overall texture of many a studio production ensemble. One credible estimate states that Almeida contributed to no less than 800 film soundtracks (among them The Old Man and the Sea, How the West Was Won, and Breakfast at Tiffany's), as well as countless TV scores. He also authored a series of guitar instruction books that are still in use worldwide. Almeida was a master improviser and a skilled arranger as well as a brilliant interpreter of classical repertoire. His own chamber compositions include a concerto for guitar and orchestra.
Laurindo Almeida has also released music as a member of Bud Shank Quartet, Laurindo Almeida Trio, Laurindo Almeida Quartet, and Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All Stars.
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