◇ image via WikipediaLaurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Samba de Uma Nota Só, Stan Kenton, Insensatez and Django Reinhardt. Those roots explain a lot about how Laurindo Almeida arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Luiz Bonfá, Rosinha de Valença, Walter Wanderley, Baden Powell and Marcos Valle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nujabes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Laurindo Almeida, reaching back through Samba de Uma Nota Só and forward to Nujabes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances. His discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades.
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Laurindo Almeida connections
Laurindo Almeida grew out of Samba de Uma Nota Só, Stan Kenton, Insensatez and Django Reinhardt, shares an orbit with Luiz Bonfá, Rosinha de Valença, Walter Wanderley and Baden Powell, went on to shape Nujabes. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists similar to Laurindo Almeida
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- Luiz Bonfáartist
- Rosinha de Valençaartist
- Walter Wanderleyartist
- Baden Powellartist
- Marcos Valleartist
- Astrud Gilbertoartist
- João Donatoartist
- Arthur Verocaiartist
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brassartist
- Charlie Byrdartist
- João Gilbertoartist
- Tamba 4artist
- Tocoartist
- Sérgio Mendesartist
- Quarteto em Cyartist
- Ana Mazzottiartist
- Nara Leãoartist
- Johnny Alfartist
- Wes Montgomeryartist
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