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Luiz Bonfá

Real Name:
Luiz Floriano Bonfá
Profile:
Brazilian guitarist and composer; born in Rio de Janeiro on 17 October 1922, died of cancer 12 January 2001.
Sites:
kanji.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yasuoka/Bonfa
Variations:
All | Luiz Bonfá | Bonfa | Bonfá | Floriano Luis Bonfa | L Bonfa | L. Bonfa | L. Bonfà | L. Bonfá | L. Bonta | L. F. Bonfa | Louis Bounfa | Louiz Bonfa | Luís Bonfá | Luis Bonfa | Luis Bonfá | Luiz Bonfa | Luiz Bonfà | Luiz Floriano Bonfá
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Releases:
Bande Originale Du Film "Orfeu Negro" (7", EP)   Philips 1959
The Original Sound Track Of The Move Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) (Comp, Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic ... 1959
Bossa Nova (7", EP, Mono)   Decca 1963
Jazz Samba Encore! (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Verve Records 1963
Plays And Sings Bossa Nova (LP)   Verve Records 1963
The Gentle Rain - Original Soundtrack (LP)   Mercury 1965
Softly.....Luiz Bonfa And His Guitar (LP, Album)   Envoy International Series 1966
Pour Un Amour Lointain (7")   United Artists Records 1968
Sanctuary (LP)   RCA Victor 1971
Black Orpheus Impressions ◄ (2 versions)   Contour Records ... 1972
Introspection (LP)   RCA 1972
Jacaranda (LP, Gat)   Ranwood Records, Inc 1973
Rio (CD, Album, RE)   Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1993
Plays And Sings Bossa Nova (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Verve Records 2000
Solo In Rio 1959 (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Smithsonian Folkways ... 2005
Orfeu Da Conceicao E Outras Historias (LP, RE)   Get Back 2007
Samba, Saudade & Bossa Nova (LP, Album, RE)   Get Back 2007
Braziliana (LP)   Philips  
Appears On:
Yön Väistyessä (7") Yön Väistyessä (La ... Scandia 1960
Big Band Bossa Nova (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Black Orpheus (Manha D... Mercury 1962
Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus ◄ (2 versions) Samba De Orpheus, Mahn... Fantasy 1962
Brazilian Mood (LP)   Metro Records 1963
In Concert Part 2 (LP, Comp, Album) Manhã De Carnaval Vanguard 1963
Inventions (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Manha De Carnival Vanguard ... 1964
Organ-ized (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Menina Flor (Beauteous... Philips 1964
Valente-Tournee (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Sambas De Duas Notas (... Decca 1964
Latin Au Go Go (LP, Album, Mono) Manha De Carnaval ATCO Records 1965
Samba De Orpheus / Cast Your Fate To The Wind (7") Samba De Orpheus Fantasy 1965
Film Spectacular Vol. 3 (LP, Comp) Carnival Phase 4 Stereo, Phase 4 Stereo, London Records, London Records 1966
In Person At El Matador (LP, Album) Manha De Carnaval, Sam... Atlantic 1966
Quiet Nights And Brazilian Guitars (LP) Manhã De Carnival (Th... Capitol Records 1966
Solo John / Solo Scott (7", EP) The Gentle Rain Philips 1966
Soul Español (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Manha De Carnaval, Sam... Limelight ... 1966
Beach Samba (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Oba Oba, Dia Das Rosas Verve Records 1967
Bola Sete At The Monterey Jazz Festival (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Manha De Carnaval, Sam... Verve Records 1967
Brasilian Impressions (Reel) Samba De Duas Notas, A... Command 1967
Brazil Now (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Day Of The Roses (Dias... GNP Crescendo ... 1967
Great Film Themes No. 2 (LP) A Day In The Life Of A... Music For Pleasure 1967
Ode To Billy Joe (LP) Love Birds (Passarinho) Dot Records 1967
Sateen Jälkeen (LP) Yön Väistyessä (Man... Top Voice 1967
Soft Samba Strings (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Manha De Carnaval (Mor... Verve Records 1967
A Little Less Conversation / Almost In Love (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Almost In Love RCA Victor ... 1968
Lightly Latin With The International Hits Orchestra (LP) A Day In The Life Of A... Music For Pleasure 1968
Tema Di Lara (LP, Album) Orfeo Negro Arc (5) 1968
Alive Alive-o! Live At London Palladium (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Samba De Orfeu, Manha ... RCA Victor 1969
Gator's Groove (LP, Album) A Day In The Life Of A... Prestige 1969
Violon Sensation In Hifi Stéreo (2xLP, Album) Orfeo Negro Polydor, Polydor, Polydor 1969
Almost In Love (LP, Album) Almost In Love RCA Camden 1970
Honey Rhythm And Butter (LP) Manha De Carnaval Da "... Phase 6 Super Stereo, Vedette Records 1970
The Samba Sound Of Walter Wanderley (LP) Menina Flor (Beauteous... Philips 1970
Gene Harris Of The Three Sounds (LP, Album) A Day In The Life Of A... Blue Note 1972
Romantic N. 2 (LP, Album) La Canzone Di Orfeo Rifi Recordings 1972
Vichyssoisse (LP, Album) Blame It On The Spring Cumquat Records 1972
Summer Sambas (LP, Album) Felicidade / Samba De ... Music For Pleasure 1973
The Gentle Rain (LP, Album) The Gentle Rain Polydor 1973
Brasileiro Profissão Esperança (LP, Album) Manhã De Carnaval Odeon Fonográfica 1974
Love Themes (LP, Album) La Canzone Di Orfeo CAM 1974
She And I (LP, Album) Samba De Orpheo A&M Records 1974
Brasil Pop ◄ (2 versions) Manha De Carnaval RCA Camden ... 1975
Old Friend (LP, Album) The Gentle Rain Polydor 1975
So War Alexandra (2xLP, Comp) Das Glück Kam Zu Mir ... Philips 1975
Tea For Two (LP) Orfeo Negro Opus 1975
Sax (LP, Comp) Manha De Carnaval Durium 1976
Urubu (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Correnteza Warner Bros. Records 1976
Casa Blanca (LP) Yön Väistyessä (Cha... Discovox 1977
Disco Jungle (LP) Yön Väistyessä Discovox 1977
Heavy Jazz - Vol. 2 (LP, Album) Samba De Orfeo (From "... Outstanding Records (2) 1977
Kings Of Clubs (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Orfeu Negro Tom N' Jerry Records ... 1977
Quincy Jones (LP) The Gentle Rain AMIGA 1977
Samba Soul (LP, Album) Garota De Ipanema / Ma... RCA Victor 1977
The Kings Of Clubs / Orfeu Negro (7", Single) Orfeu Negro Tom N' Jerry Records, Salsoul Records 1977
Two Hot For Love (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Manha De Carnival (The... Butterfly Records (US) ... 1977
Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnival) (7", Single, Whi)   Butterfly Records (US) 1978
Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnival) / Crazy, Crazy (7", Bla) Black Orpheus (Manha D... Butterfly Records (US) 1978
Tudo Bem! (LP) The Gentle Rain (Chuva... Pablo Records 1978
Calor Do Brasil (LP, P/Mixed) Manha De Carnival Atlantic 1979
Cinema Anni '60 (LP, Album) Orfeo Negro (Samba Di ... Durium, Start (4), Durium, Start (4) 1979
Revelation (LP, Album) Gentle Rain Discovery Records (4) 1979
Sinatra-Jobim Sessions (2xLP, Album) Manhã De Carnaval (A ... Reprise Records, Reprise Records 1979
Brasamba (LP, Album, RE) Samba De Orfeu Liberty 1981
Je T'aime 9 (LP, Album) Orfeo Negro Bertelsmann Club, Ariola 1981
Alive! At The Village Vanguard (LP) Samba De Orfeu Muse Records 1982
Filmske Melodije 2 (LP, Comp) Crni Orfej (Carnival) Jugoton 1982
Bossa Nova (LP, Album) Orfeu Negro (Černý O... Opus 1983
The Jazz Guitar (6xLP, Comp + Box) Manhã De Carnaval Joker (2) 1983
Festival Tropical (LP) Samba D'Orphee, Tristezza TELDEC 1984
Football Dance (LP, Album) La Chanson De Orphee (... Cruisin' Records 1984
The Girl From Ipanema - The Bossa Nova Years (5xLP)   Verve Records 1984
In Beat (Cass, Album) Yön Väistyessä Parlophone, Oy EMI Finland Ab 1986
Compact Jazz: Best Of Bossa Nova (CD, Comp) Gentle Rain, O Morro N... Verve Records 1987
Compact Jazz: Stan Getz (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1987
Gettin' Around (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Manha De Carnaval Blue Note 1987
Strike Up The Band (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) The Gentle Rain Verve Records ... 1987
*Pirkko* *Brita* *Vieno* (CD, Comp) Yön Väistyessä (La ... Fazer Finnlevy 1989
Octeto De Cesar Camargo Mariano (LP, Album, RE) Menina Flor RGE 1989
Ébreszd Fel A Szívemet! (Cass, Album) Orfeo Negro Proton (3) 1990
The Colors Of Brazil / African Blue (CD, RE) Day Of The Roses (Dias... GNP Crescendo 1991
Paulistana (CD, Album) Black Orpheus (Manhâ ... Blue Note 1993
Smooth Ride (CD, Comp) Insensatez (How Insens... Hammer & Lace Records, Arsenal Records (4) 1993
Cafe Blue (CD, Album) Manha De Carnaval Blue Note, Premonition Records 1994
Jazz Samba (CD, Album)   Verve Records 1994
Jazz Und Neue Musik (CD) Manha De Carneval (La ... Proton Musikverlag & Produktion 1995
The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (CD, Comp) O Morro Não Tem Vez (... Verve Records 1995
Volkswagen Meets Jazz (CD, Comp) Saudade Vem Correndo, ... Motor Music 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) So Danca Samba Verve Records 1996
Bossa Nova (CD, Comp) Manha De Carnaval, Men... Verve Records 1996
Nova Bossa: Red Hot On Verve (CD, Comp) Insensatez Verve Records 1996
Ultra-Lounge Volume Twelve - Saxophobia (CD, RM) Samba De Orfeu Capitol Records 1996
Love Scenes (CD, Album) Gentle Rain Impulse! 1997
Spaces Revisited (CD, Album) Morning Of The Carnival Shanachie 1997
Ultra-Lounge Volume Fourteen - Bossa Novaville (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Samba De Orfeu, The Gi... Capitol Records 1997
Underwater Love (CD, Single)   Jive, Jive 1997
20 Suosikkia - Kesän Vihreät Lehvät (CD, Comp) Yön Väistyessä (Cha... Fazer Records, Warner Music Finland Oy 1999
Re-Inventions: Best Of The Vanguard Years (CD, Comp) Manha De Carnival Vanguard 1999
Bar Jazz (3xCD, Comp) Manha De Carnival (Whe... Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2000
Desafinado And Other Brazilian Hits (Goldies) (3xCD, Box) Manha De Carnaval Goldies (2) 2000
Music From And Inspired By M:I-2 (Comp, Album) ◄ (3 versions) Carnival Festival Mushroom Records ... 2000
Been Here And Gone (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Manha De Carnaval Matador 2001
Claude Ciari And The The Batucada 7 (LP, Album, RE) Manha De Carnaval Dare-Dare 2001
Isabelle Aubret (LP, RE) La Chanson D'Orphée L'Arome Productions 2001
Sambao (Remix) (12") Sanctuary (G-Force Remix) Head To Toe Records 2001
The Beat Of Brazil (LP) Manha De Carnival Warner Music UK Ltd. 2002
Thicker Than Water (CD) Underwater Love Brushfire Records 2003
Dizzy For President (CD, Album, RE) Morning Of The Carnival Douglas: 2004
Greatest Hits / The Intimate Valente (CD, RE, RM) O Ganso Vocalion 2004
Jazz Express Presents Latin Jazz (CD, Comp) Black Orpheus, Samba D... Metro 2004
Sun Sea And Sand Favourites (CD, Comp) So Danço Samba - I On... Wrasse Records 2004
Classics & Collectables (2xCD, Comp) The Gentle Rain Mercury 2005
Verve // Remixed³ & Verve // Unmixed³ (2xCD, Comp) The Gentle Rain Universal Music (Canada) 2005
Verve // Unmixed³ (CD, Comp) The Gentle Rain Verve Records 2005
At The Controls (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Black Vanilla Guitar Resist Music 2006
Bossa Nova (CD, Comp, RM) Bossa Nova Cha Cha Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Everything Under The Sun: The Complete Recordings (5xCD, Comp) The Gentle Rain Polydor 2006
Happy Samba EP (7") Happy Samba Sonorama 2006
Les Chansons Du Zebra Dans Le Jardin Des Framboises (12") Black Vanilla Guitar Stattmusik 2006
Posto De Escuta - O Melhor De 2005 (CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Promo) Manhã De Carnaval EMI Music Portugal 2006
Still Valentine's Day 1969 (CD, Album) Manha De Carnival Water 2006
Sweat Beat / Schlager, Lieder & Chansons (CD, RE, RM) La Canzone Di Orfeo Vocalion 2006
Swinging The Big Band (CD, Comp, RM) The Gentle Rain Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Very Best Of Astrud Gilberto (CD, Comp) The Gentle Rain (RJD2 ... Verve Records, UCJ Music 2006
Travesía (CD, Album) Manha De Carnaval McKenzie Productions 2006
Agana (CD, Album) Morning Of The Carnival DIW Records 2007
Blue Note Trip - Somethin' Old Somethin' Blue (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Velhos Tempos Blue Note 2007
In Beat (CD, Album, RM) Yön Väistyessä Parlophone, Oy EMI Finland Ab 2007
In Paris (CD, RE) Manha De Carnaval Universal Music (France) 2007
Keren Ann (2xCD, Ltd, Album) Manha De Carnaval Delabel 2007
Black & White (Album) ◄ (2 versions) La Samba D'Orphee Sonorama 2008
Loverly (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Black Orpheus Blue Note 2008
Niin Kauan Kuin Tää Kestää Saa - Taiteilijan Taival (2xCD, Comp) Yön Väistyessä (Man... WEA, Warner Music Finland Oy 2008
Μια Φωνή, Ένας Μύθος (CD, Comp) Manha De Carnaval Δίφωνο (Magazine) 2009
16 Extras (LP) Samba De Orfeu D.A.M.P.  
A Warm Shade Of Ivory (LP, Album, RE) A Day In The Life Of A... RCA Victor  
Berlin Festival Guitar Workshop (LP, Album) Manha De Carnaval And ... MPS Records, Dargil  
Brazilian Mood (LP) Manha De Carnaval, Non... Metro Records  
Dance Party (LP, Comp) La Chanson D'Orphée Musidisc  
Gitara Południowoamerykańska I Flamenco (CD, Album, Promo) Manha De Carnaval Boehringer Ingelheim  
La Ville Est La / La Chanson D'Orphée (7") La Chanson D'Orphée Disques Meys  
Let's Dance At Copacabana (7") Felicidade Populaire Platen Kring  
Mowgli Gutierrez (LP) Samba De Orfeo K2 Record  
Samba De Orfeo / Saudade (7") Samba De Orfeo Roper Records  
Star + Stimme - Alle Ihre Schönsten Lieder (2xLP, Album) Das Glück Kam Zu Mir ... Philips  
Stimme Der Sehnsucht - Die Alexandra Story (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Das Glück Kam Zu Mir ... Philips  
Süd Americana No. 2 (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Manha De Carnaval (The... Telefunken  
The Harpswell Sound (LP, Album) A Day In The Life Of A... Sea Records (2)  
The Shadow Of Your Smile (LP, Album, RE)   Verve Records, Verve Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Brazil's Super Hits (Reel, 4 T) Brasilia Atlantic 1968
Johnny Alf E Os Precursores Da Bossa Nova (10") Menina Flor Abril Cultural 1979
Jazz Juice 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rio De Janeiro Street Sounds 1986
Compact Jazz: Best Of Bossa Nova (CD, Comp) O Morro Nao Tem Vez, M... Verve Records 1987
La Vague Brésilienne (CD) Tristeza, Ihla De Cora... PolyGram 1988
The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (CD, Comp) O Morro Não Tem Vez (... Verve Records 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) So Danca Samba Verve Records 1996
Chesky Records 10th Anniversary Special Edition (2xCD, Comp) Samba De Orfeo Chesky Records 1996
Nova Bossa: Red Hot On Verve (CD, Comp) Insensatez Verve Records 1996
Best Of Brasil (CD) Samba De Orfeo Chesky Records 1997
A Trip To Brazil - 40 Years Of Bossa Nova (2xCD) Samba De Orfeu, Manhã... Motor Music 1998
Arthouse Café - Classic French Film Music 2 (HDCD, Dol) Orfeu Negro (Black Orp... Silva America 1998
Jazz Brasil (CD, Comp) Manha De Carnaval Verve Records 1998
The Very Best Of Latin Jazz (2xCD) So Danco Samba Global Television 1998
A Trip To Brazil Volume 2: Bossa & Beyond (2xCD, Comp) Menina Flor EmArcy 1999
The Very Best Of Latin Jazz 2 (2xCD) O Morro Nao Te Vez Global Television 1999
Stop And Listen 5 (4xLP) Saudabe Vem Correndo BBE 2000
Stop And Listen 5 (2xCD, Comp) Saudabe Vern Correndo BBE 2000
A Trip To Brazil Volume 3: Back To Bossa (2xCD) Bahia Soul Universal Jazz (Germany) 2002
Jazz Lounge Vol. 5 - In A Brazilian Mood (CD, Comp) Subtle Samba, Sofisticada Ayia Napa 2002
Sounds From The Verve Hi-Fi (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) Menina Flor Verve Records 2002
@Jazz Café Bossa Edition (CD, Comp) Manha De Carnaval Verve Records, Victor Entertainment Japan 2003
Bossa Nova (CD, Comp, RM) Bossa Nova Cha Cha Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
In The Mind Of Jamie Cullum (CD, Promo) Perdido De Amor District 6 2007
Bar Jazz Best (5xCD, Comp + Box) Amor Em Brasilia Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2008
Jazz Samba ◄ (3 versions) Tristeza, Ilha De Cora... Verve Records ...  
Latin Delights (LP, Comp) Cry Your Blues Away Verve Records  
Orfeu Negro - 24 Welthits Aus Südamerika (2xLP) Cavaquinho Philips  
The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms - Vol. 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Reza Rare Groove Recordings  
Unofficial Releases:
Jazz Juice Vol. 7 (12", Comp) Rio De Janeiro Not On Label (Street Sounds Bootlegs)  
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