Luiz Eça

Luiz Eça
Birth name Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça
Born (1936-04-03)April 3, 1936
Origin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died May 24, 1992(1992-05-24) (aged 56)
Years active 1960s–980s
Labels A&M
Associated acts Tamba Trio, Tamba 4

Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça (April 3, 1936 May 24, 1992) was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova pianist from Rio de Janeiro, probably best known for his 1960s work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4 (with Helcio Milito and Bebeto Castilho). Trained as a classical pianist, Eça created a formal, but stunning approach to bossa nova classics such as "The Hill" by Antonio Carlos Jobim and works by Edu Lobo. His own composition, the Dolphin, is considered a jazz standard, being recorded by artists as diverse as Stan Getz, Bill Evans and Denny Zeitlin. The Tamba 4 group also featured Otávio Bailly, who eventually replaced Bebeto.[1]

He is a descendant of José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.

Discography as a leader

References

  1. Neder, Alvaro. "Luís Eça Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

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