Oscar Castro-Neves

Oscar Castro- Neves ( born May 15, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro, † September 27, 2013 in Los Angeles ) was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger and composer who has contributed significantly to the establishment of the Bossa Nova.

Life

Castro- Neves first played cavaquinho before the piano and classical guitar addressed himself. As Zwölfjahriger he learned from his uncle, jazz harmonies. He first appeared (drums) with his brothers Mário ( piano ), Iko (bass) and Léo. At sixteen, he played a Chora Tua Tristeza his first song, which became the national hit and was covered internationally. In the next few years he was involved in shooting with Vinícius de Moraes, Dorival Caymmi and the Quarteto em Cy. In 1962 he played on the Bossa Nova concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, which helped to make the genre popular in the United States; then he went on tour with Stan Getz. In 1971 he moved to the United States, where he worked with Sérgio Mendes. For much of the 1970s and 1980s he was active as a member of the Paul Winter Consort. He also worked with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, Flora Purim, Joe Henderson ( Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1994), Yo -Yo Ma, Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, João Gilberto, Eliane Elias, Lee Ritenour, Airto Moreira, David Darling, Toots Thielemans, Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Diane Schuur.

He lived and worked in Los Angeles, where he orchestrated mainly film music ( about Blame It on Rio or Sister Act 2 - Back in the Habit ). He also produced albums for about Carol Welsman. He taught at the Guitar Institute of Technology ( GIT ) and the Dick Grove Music Workshops.

For his contributions to the Brazilian music, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Merit Brazilian Ordem de Rio Branco.

Disco Graphical Notes

• Brazilian Scandals (1987 )
• Oscar! (1987)
• Maracujá (1989 )
• More than Yesterday ( with Teo Lima) (1991 )
• Tropical Heart (1993 )
• The John Klemmer and Oscar Castro- Neves Duo ( 1997)
• Brazilian Days ( with Paul Winter ) ( 1998)
• Playful Heart (2003)
• All One (2006)