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Oscar Castro-Neves
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Background information
Birth name Carlos Oscar de Castro-Neves
Born (1940-05-15)May 15, 1940
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died September 27, 2013(2013-09-27) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California
Genres Bossa nova, Latin jazz, new age
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1955–2013

Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 – September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.

Biography

He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his brothers in his youth. At 16 he had a national hit with Chora Tua Tristeza. In 1962 he was in a bossa nova concert at Carnegie Hall, and later he toured with Stan Getz and Sérgio Mendes. He went on to work with musicians from different genres, including Billy Eckstine, Yo Yo Ma, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, João Gilberto, Eliane Elias, Lee Ritenour, Airto Moreira, Toots Thielemans, John Klemmer, Carol Welsman, Stephen Bishop, and Diane Schuur. During the 1970s and early 1980s he was member of the Paul Winter Consort. With Mendes, Castro-Neves, was a key guitarist in the A&M release "Fool on the Hill" and continued with the classic "Stillness" which was to see the last Brasil '66 grouping. Castro-Neves re-appeared with Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 on the Vintage '74 album.

He lived in Los Angeles, California where he worked as an orchestrator for several films including Blame it on Rio and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. He died of cancer in Los Angeles on September 27, 2013.

Discography

As leader

  • Tristeza with Luis Bonfa, Lalo Schifrin (Verve, 1963)
  • Alaide Costa and Oscar Castro Neves (Odeon, 1973)
  • Um Encontro with Lee Ritenour (Evento, 1974)
  • Oscar! (Living Music, 1987)
  • Brazilian Scandals (JVC, 1987)
  • Maracujá (JVC, 1989)
  • More Than Yesterday (JVC, 1991)
  • Tropical Heart (JVC, 1996)
  • Simpatico with John Klemmer (JVC, 1997)
  • Brazilian Days with Paul Winter (Living Music, 1998)
  • Playful Heart (Mack Avenue, 2003)
  • All One (Mack Avenue, 2006)
  • Live at Blue Note Tokyo (Zoho, 2012)

As sideman

With Eliane Elias

  • 1996 The Three Americas
  • 1998 Eliane Elias Sings Jobim
  • 2004 Dreamer
  • 2006 Around the City
  • 2008 Bossa Nova Stories
  • 2011 Light My Fire
  • 2013 I Thought About You
  • 2022 Quietude

With Antônio Carlos Jobim

  • 1974 Elis & Tom
  • 1979 Miúcha & Tom Jobim
  • 1980 Terra Brasilis

With John Klemmer

  • 1977 Arabesque
  • 1978 Simpatico
  • 1979 Brazilia

With Sergio Mendes

  • 1968 Fool on the Hill
  • 1969 Crystal Illusions
  • 1969 Ye-Me-Lê
  • 1970 Stillness
  • 1971 Pais Tropical
  • 1972 Primal Roots
  • 1973 Love Music
  • 1976 Homecooking
  • 1977 Pelé
  • 1977 Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77
  • 1978 Brasil '88

With Airto Moreira

  • 1986 Aqui Se Puede
  • 2003 Life After That

With Flora Purim

  • 1974 Stories to Tell
  • 1978 Everyday Everynight
  • 2001 Perpetual Emotion
  • 2003 Speak No Evil

With Lee Ritenour

  • 1979 Rio
  • 1989 Color Rit
  • 2003 World of Brazil

With Diane Schuur

  • 2003 Midnight
  • 2005 Schuur Fire

With Paul Winter

  • 1978 Common Ground
  • 1985 Canyon
  • 1985 Concert for the Earth
  • 1986 Wintersong
  • 1987 Earthbeat
  • 1998 Brazilian Days
  • 2005 Silver Solstice

With others

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