◇ image via WikipediaJohnny Alf
Johnny Alf is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Alaíde Costa, Tenório Jr., Nat King Cole, George Shearing and Frank Sinatra. Those roots explain a lot about how Johnny Alf arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as João Donato, Quarteto em Cy, Leny Andrade, Marcos Valle and Orlandivo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Agostinho dos Santos, João Donato, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Carlos Lyra, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Johnny Alf, reaching back through Alaíde Costa and forward to Agostinho dos Santos. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Alfredo José da Silva, popularly known as Johnny Alf, was a Brazilian musician, sometimes known as the "Father of Bossa Nova".
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Johnny Alf connections
Johnny Alf grew out of Alaíde Costa, Tenório Jr., Nat King Cole and George Shearing, shares an orbit with João Donato, Quarteto em Cy, Leny Andrade and Marcos Valle, went on to shape Agostinho dos Santos, João Donato, João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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