Laurindo Almeida
CDs & Songbooks

the great guitarist who fused jazz and classical guitar
with choro, samba, bossa and other Brazilian genres.

Laurindo Almeida Songbooks

Laurindo Almeida Albums A - Z

The Best Of Laurindo Almeida &
The Bossa Nova All-Stars
(1996)

Brazilian Guitar Magic:
The Gold Collection
with Baden Powell

Brazilian Soul
with Charlie Byrd
(1990)

Brazzilliance, Vol. 1
with Bud Shank
(1954)

One of the first to mix samba and other Brazilian rhythms with jazz, Laurindo Almeida's early '50s jazz-samba recordings were not bossa nova, but they were way ahead of their time, and helped set the stage for what was to come. Later, after bossa stormed North America in the '60s, Almeida recorded many notable bossa-nova and jazz-bossa albums, often in collaboration with Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz and other notables. --Chris McGowan

Brazzilliance, Vol. 2
with Bud Shank
(1954)

Guitar From Ipanema

Music Of The Brazilian Masters
with Carlos Barbosa-Lima and Charlie Byrd
(1989)

Stan Getz With Guest
Artist Laurindo Almeida
with Stan Getz
(1963)

Tango: Laurindo Almeida And Charlie Byrd
with Charlie Byrd
(1990)

Virtuoso Guitar
 

Laurindo Almeida Songbooks

The Complete Laurindo Almeida
Anthology Of Guitar Solos

The Complete Laurindo Almeida Anthology
Of Latin American Guitar Duets

The Complete Laurindo Almeida Anthology
Of Original Guitar Duets

The Complete Laurindo Almeida Anthology
Of Traditional Guitar Duets
 

Also of Interest:

The Brazilian Sound (U.S.)
Brazilian Sound (Canada)
Brazilian Sound (U.K.)
Brazilian Sound (Japan)
Brazilian Sound (Germany)
Le Son Du Brésil (France)