Laurindo Almeida

guitar, arranger, performer, conductor

Sample recordings

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Laurindo Almeida Quartet
Stan Kenton
Fred Wolf
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
Ghosts of Glaciers

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Charlie Byrd performer Cochichando (feat. Charlie Byrd), Meditation (feat. Charlie Byrd)
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) drums Inquietacao
Bud Shank alto saxophone Inquietacao
Harry Babasin bass Inquietacao
Jane Rutter flute Choro et Batuque

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Laurindo Almeida Quartet guitar Acércate mas, Amor Flamengo, Atabaque, Baa‐too‐kee, Blue Baião, Carinhoso, Hazardous, Inquietação, Noctambulism, Nonô, Speak Low, Stairway to the Stars, Terra seca, Tocata
Stan Kenton guitar A Theme for My Lady, Artistry in Bolero, Artistry in Rhythm, Collaboration, Concerto to End All Concertos, Incident in Jazz, Interlude, Lush Waltz, Machito, Opus in Pastels, Theme to the West, Thermopylae
Fred Wolf arranger, guitar Carioca Hills, Choro in “A”, I Didn’t Know What Time It Was, Little Girl Blue, Lonely, Mood Antigua, Nocturno, Rio Rhapsody, Simpático, The Color of Her Hair
Herb Ellis guitar Bossa Nova #2, Bossa Nova Samba, But Beautiful, Detour Ahead, Gravy Waltz, I Told You I Love Ya, Now Get Out, Leave It to Me, Low Society Blues, Sweet Dreams, You Stepped Out of a Dream
Ghosts of Glaciers arranger, guitar 'Round Midnight, Blowing Wild, Gershwin Prelude, Harlem Samba, North of the Border, Serenade for Alto, Sunset Baion, Toro Dance, Waltz Frio y Calor, Xana-Lyn
Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra performer Chóra Tua Tristeza (Cry Your Sadness) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), O Amore e a Rosa (Love Is a Rose) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), O Menino Desce do Morro (Little Brown Boy) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), Samba Triste (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), Samba do Empashgi (Empashgi's Samba) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), Samba do Lorinho (Lorito's Samba) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), Só Um Amor (Only One Love) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank), Só Voce (Only You) (feat. Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank)
The Modern Jazz Quartet guitar Concierto de Aranjuez, Foi A Sandade, Fugue In A Minor, One Note Samba, Silver, Trieste, Valeria
Herbie Mann arranger, guitar Baja, Frenesi, Peanut Vendor
Oliver Nelson guitar Baja Bossa, In a Japanese Garden
Rosemary Clooney guitar I Can't Get Started
Ray Brown performer Blue Skies (feat. Laurindo Almeida)
Wilbur Hatch guitar “The Conscience of the King”: Beyond Antares (MV1R)
Joanie Sommers arranger, conductor Dear Heart
The Nat King Cole Trio guitar Jam-Bo