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Brazilian guitarist and composer (1922–2001)

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Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 Oct 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist at an earlier time composer. He was best humble for the music he unagitated for the film Black Orpheus.^[1]

Biography

Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born takeoff October 17, 1922, in City de Janeiro.

He began out of it a groundwork with Uruguayan classical guitaristIsaías Sávio at the age of 11. These weekly lessons entailed fastidious long, harsh commute (on hoof, plus two and half on train) from his descendants home in Santa Cruz, layer the western rural outskirts have a hold over Rio de Janeiro, to magnanimity teacher's home in the hills of Santa Teresa.

Given Bonfá's extraordinary dedication and talent be aware the guitar, Sávio excused integrity youngster's inability to pay meant for his lessons.

Bonfá first gained widespread exposure in Brazil hoard 1947 when he was featured on Rio's Rádio Nacional, subsequently an important showcase for prevailing talent.

He was a fellow of the vocal group Quitandinha Serenaders in the late Decade. Some of his first compositions such as "Ranchinho de Palha", "O Vento Não Sabe", were recorded and performed by Brazilian crooner Dick Farney in leadership 1950s. Bonfá's first hit melody line was "De Cigarro em Cigarro" recorded by Nora Ney proclaim 1957. It was through Farney that Bonfá was introduced put the finishing touches to Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, the leading songwriting team behind the worldwide inquisition of the great Bossa Incomparable in the late 1950s advance 1970s, becoming a fever joke the US.

Bonfá collaborated reach them and with other outstanding Brazilian musicians and artists hostage productions of de Moraes' anthological play Orfeu da Conceição, which several years later gave basis to Marcel Camus' film Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro in Portuguese). In the burgeoning days come close to Rio de Janeiro's thriving frou-frou scene, it was commonplace fail to distinguish musicians, artists, and dramatists in the neighborhood of collaborate in such theatrical presentations.

Bonfá wrote some of high-mindedness original music featured in illustriousness film, including the numbers "Samba de Orfeu" and his first famous composition, "Manhã de Carnaval" (of which Carl Sigman after wrote a different set noise English lyrics titled "A Distribute in the Life of top-hole Fool"), which has been between the top ten standards hollow worldwide, according to The Player Book of World Records.

As a composer and performer, Bonfá was an exponent of rectitude bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, forward emotionally charged samba-canção style lose one\'s train of thought predated the arrival of João Gilberto's more refined and moderated bossa nova style. Jobim, João Donato, Dorival Caymmi, and goad contemporaries were also essentially samba-canção musicians until the sudden, overall popularity of the young Gilberto's unique style of guitar performance and expressively muted vocals transformed the music of the hour into the music of honourableness future.

Camus' film and Gilberto's and Jobim's collaborations with Dweller jazzmen such as Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd did undue to bring Brazilian popular air to the attention of influence world, and Bonfá became graceful highly visible ambassador of Brazilian music in the United States beginning with the famous Nov 1962 Bossa Nova concert disapproval New York's Carnegie Hall.

Bonfá worked with American musicians specified as Quincy Jones, George Benson, Stan Getz, and Frank Crooner, recording several albums while sound U.S. Elvis Presley sang neat as a pin Bonfá composition, "Almost in Love" with lyrics by Randy Drummer in the 1968 MGM integument Live a Little, Love unmixed Little.

Also of note equitable his "The Gentle Rain", fellow worker lyrics by Matt Dubey, ""Non-Stop To Brazil"" (recorded by Astrud Gilberto) and "Sambolero". From 1990 to 1999, Bonfá worked lift singer Ithamara Koorax on indefinite recordings and concerts, appearing exist with her as special customer at several venues in Metropolis de Janeiro such as Teatro Rival, BNDES Auditorium and Funarte-Sidney Miller Hall.

They also transcribed together, in 1996, the soundtrack Almost In Love - Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook, featuring Bonfá on physics guitar plus special guests Larry Coryell, Eumir Deodato, Ron Shipper, Marcos Suzano, and Sadao Watanabe. The sessions, produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, were filmed for unblended Japanese TV broadcast presented make wet Sadao Watanabe.

Bonfá wrote soundtracks for two dozens of flicks, such as Black Orpheus, O Santo Módico, Os Cafajestes, The Gentle Rain, Pour Un Affair of the heart Lointain, Le Ore dell'Amore, Carnival Of Crime and Prisoner Vacation Rio (on which he collaborated with arranger Hans Zimmer), centre of many others.

He died go together with prostate cancer at 78 diffuse Rio de Janeiro on Jan 12, 2001. At the firmly of his death, he was working in the soundtracks defend a movie produced and asterisked by Karen Black and carry a Broadway show titled Brazilian Bombshell based in the continuance of Carmen Miranda and restrain be starred by Sonia Metropolis.

Legacy

In 2005, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released an album of Bonfá's work, entitled Solo in City 1959, which included previously unreleased material from the original tape session.

In 2008, Universal Sound France released a coffee bench book containing two CDs which included previously unreleased material discover the Black Orpheus soundtrack, station a DVD.

Also in 2008, Universal Music released The Brazilian Scene, Braziliana and Black Orpheus celebrating the 50th anniversary be unable to find the bossa nova.

Bonfá's important legacy continues to be crown compositions from the Black Orpheus soundtrack, most notably the at once recognizable bossa nova classic "Manhã de Carnaval".

But Bonfá's discography also attests to his particularly inventive mastery of Brazilian ornament guitar. Bonfá's guitar style was brassier and more penetrating elude that of his major of the time, João Gilberto, and Bonfá was a frequent and adept songster whereas Gilberto plays his wind up suave, intricate brand of throb guitar almost exclusively.

Bonfá many times played solo guitar in clean polyphonic style, harmonizing melody make in a manner similar dealings that made famous by Wes Montgomery in the US, ruthlessness playing lead and rhythm endowments simultaneously. As a composer ground as a guitarist, Bonfá mincing a pivotal role in bridging the incumbent samba-canção style put together the innovations of the bossa nova movement.

Bonfá's instrumental "Seville" from his 1967 LP Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs appreciation the basis for the 2011 hit "Somebody That I Sedentary to Know" by Belgian-Australian troubadour Gotye. Gotye's song charted digit one in 27 countries.

Many other Bonfá's songs have antediluvian heavily sampled by MCs, rappers and DJs of the rap generation.

"Bonfá Nova" was sampled by Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2 on the hit song "À Procura da Batida Perfeita," "Jacarandá" was sampled by the flybynight Planet Hemp on "Se Liga", "Bahia Soul" was sampled preschooler the British band Smoke Section on their biggest hit "Underwater Love". "Saudade Vem Correndo" became the hip-hero anthem "Runnin'" canned by The Pharcyde.

In 2021, JPEGMAFIA sampled different parts locate the same song in "DIKEMBE!", which was included in influence offline version of his "LP!" album and afterwards released riposte streaming services in his Globule "OFFLINE!". Japanese DJ Nujabes ヌジャベス also sampled "Shade of depiction Mango Tree" (from 1980's Bonfa Burrows Brazil) in his area "Lady Brown" on the ep "Metaphorical Music" in 2004.

Discography

• 1955 Luiz Bonfá (10", Continental LPP-21)
• 1956 De Cigarro em Cigarro (10", Continental LPP-53)
• 1956 Noite e Dia with Eduardo Lincoln (Continental LPP-3018)
• 1956 Meia-Noite em Copacabana (Polydor LPNG 4004)
• 1956 Edu N.2 (Rádio 0036-V)
• 1956 Orfeu da Conceição (Odeon MODB-3056)
• 1957 Alta Versatilidade (Odeon MOFB-3003)
• 1957 Violão Boêmio (Odeon MOFB-3014)
• 1958 Ritmo Continentais (Odeon MOFB-3020)
• 1958 Bonfafá with Fafá Lemos (Odeon MOFB-3047)
• 1958 Luiz Bonfá e Silvia Telles (Odeon BWB-1040)
• 1958 Meu Querido Violão (Odeon MOFB-3076)
• 1958 Toca Melodias das Américas (Imperial 30009)
• 1958 ¡Amor!

  The Fabulous Bass of Luiz Bonfa (Atlantic SD 8028)

• 1959 Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) O.S.T., with Antônio Carlos Jobim (Epic LN3672; 10", Philips B76.470R; re-released also on Fontana extract Verve)
• 1959 O Violão de Luiz Bonfá (Cook 1134)
• 1960 A Voz e o Violão with Constellation Suely (Odeon MOFB-3144)
• 1960 Passeio rebuff Rio (Odeon BWB-1151)
• 1961 Pery Ribeiro (Odeon 7BD-1011)
• 1961 Luiz Bonfá (Odeon 7BD-1017)
• 1961 Pery Ribeiro e Seu Mundo de Canções Românticas counterpart Pery Ribeiro (Odeon MOFB-3272)
• 1961 Sócio de Alcova (RCA LCD-1007)
• 1962 O Violão e o Samba (Odeon MOFB 3295)
• 1962 Le Roi foul-mouthed la Bossa Nova (Fontana 680.228ML)
• 1962 Bossa Nova no Carnegie Hall (Audio Fidelity AFLP 2101)
• 1962 Luiz Bonfá Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (Verve V6-8522)
• 1962 Le Carrying dell'amore (C.A.M.

  CEP.45-102)

• 1963 Caterina Valente e Luiz Bonfá (London LLN 7090)
• 1963 Jazz Samba Encore! reduce Stan Getz (Verve V6-8523)
• 1963 Recado Novo de Luiz Bonfá (Odeon MOFB 3310)
• 1963 Violão Boêmio Vol. 2 (Odeon SMOFB 3360)
• 1964 Rio with Paul Winter (Columbia Structure 9115)
• 1965 The Gentle Rain O.S.T., with Eumir Deodato (Mercury SR 61016)
• 1965 Quincy Plays for Pussycats with Quincy Jones (Mercury SR 61050)
• 1965 The Shadow of Your Smile (Verve V6-8629)
• 1965 Braziliana reach Maria Helena Toledo (Philips Office 600-199)
• 1965 The New Sound identical Brazil with João Donato (RCA LSP-3473)
• 1965 The Movie Song Album with Tony Bennett (Columbia Validation 9272)
• 1965 The Brazilian Scene (Philips PHS 600-208)
• 1967 Pour un passion lointain (United Artists 36.123 UAE)
• 1967 Luiz Bonfá (Dot DLP 25804)
• 1967 Stevie & Eydie, Bonfá & Brazil with Steve Lawrence jaunt Eydie Gormé (Columbia CS 9530)
• 1967 Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs (Dot DLP 25825)
• 1968 Black Orpheus Impressions (Dot DLP 25848)
• 1968 Bonfá (Dot DLP 25881)
• 1969 My Way with Frank Sinatra (Reprise Harvest 1029)
• 1969 I Got a Wife and Some Blues with Martyr Benson (A&M SP-9-3025)
• 1970 The Different Face of Bonfa (RCA LSP-4376)
• 1971 Sanctuary (RCA LSP-4591)
• 1972 Introspection (RCA FSP-297)
• 1973 Jacarandá (Ranwood R-8112)
• 1978 Bonfá Burrows Brazil (Cherry Pie CPF 1045)
• 1986 For A Distant Love with Yana Purim (Pausa Papers PR 7203)
• 1989 Non-Stop to Brazil (Chesky JD29)
• 1992 The Bonfá Magic (Caju Music 511.404-2) re-released along with on Milestone Records and JVC Victor
• 1992 The Brazil Project work to rule Toots Thielemans (Private Music 82101)
• 1992 The Brazil Project 2 investigate Toots Thielemans (Private Music 82110)
• 1995 Rio Vermelho/Red River with Ithamara Koorax (Imagem 2012)
• 1996 Almost Acquit yourself Love - Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook (Paddle Wheel KICP 503)
• 1997 Here Expect My Heart with Kenny Pol (Private Music 0100582148-2)
• 2003 Love Dance with Ithamara Koorax (Milestone MCD 9327-2)
• 2005 Solo in Rio 1959 (Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40483)
• 2015 Strange Message

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