LUIZ BONFÁ

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Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer most widely known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus.

As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival of João Gilberto's more refined and subdued bossa nova style.

Bonfá's major legacy continues to be his compositions from the Black Orpheus soundtrack, most notably the instantly recognizable bossa nova classic 'Manhã da Carnaval.' But Bonfá's huge discography also attests to his uniquely inventive mastery of Brazilian jazz guitar. Bonfá's guitar style was brassier and more penetrating than that of his major contemporary, João Gilberto, and Bonfá was a frequent and adept soloist whereas Gilberto plays his own suave, intricate brand of rhythm guitar almost exclusively. Bonfá often played solo guitar in a polyphonic style, harmonizing melody lines in a manner similar read more...

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LUIZ BONFÁ Discography

LUIZ BONFÁ albums / top albums

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Luiz Bonfá
Bossa Nova 1955

LUIZ BONFÁ Luiz Bonfá & Roberto Paiva & Antonio Carlos Jobim ‎: Orfeu Da Conceicao album cover

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Luiz Bonfá & Roberto Paiva & Antonio Carlos Jobim ‎: Orfeu Da Conceicao
Bossa Nova 1956

LUIZ BONFÁ Luiz Bonfá & Jorge Henrique : De Cigarro em Cigarro album cover

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Luiz Bonfá & Jorge Henrique : De Cigarro em Cigarro
Bossa Nova 1956

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Violão Boêmio
Bossa Nova 1957

LUIZ BONFÁ Luiz Bonfá & Eduardo Lincoln : Noite e Dia album cover

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Luiz Bonfá & Eduardo Lincoln : Noite e Dia
Bossa Nova 1957

LUIZ BONFÁ Alta Versatilidade (aka Luiz Bonfá's Brazilian Guitar) album cover

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Alta Versatilidade (aka Luiz Bonfá's Brazilian Guitar)
Bossa Nova 1957

LUIZ BONFÁ Ritmos Continentais album cover

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Ritmos Continentais
Bossa Nova 1958

LUIZ BONFÁ ¡Amor! The Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa album cover

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¡Amor! The Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa
Bossa Nova 1958

LUIZ BONFÁ Toca Melodias Das Américas album cover

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Toca Melodias Das Américas
Bossa Nova 1958

LUIZ BONFÁ O Violao De Luiz Bonfa album cover

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O Violao De Luiz Bonfa
Bossa Nova 1959

LUIZ BONFÁ Meu Querido Violão album cover

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Meu Querido Violão
Bossa Nova 1959

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A Voz E O Violão
Bossa Nova 1960

LUIZ BONFÁ Le roi de la Bossa Nova (aka Braziliana) album cover

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Le roi de la Bossa Nova (aka Braziliana)
Bossa Nova 1962

LUIZ BONFÁ O Violao E O Samba (aka Softly.....Luiz Bonfa And His Guitar) album cover

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O Violao E O Samba (aka Softly.....Luiz Bonfa And His Guitar)
Bossa Nova 1962

LUIZ BONFÁ Plays And Sings Bossa Nova album cover

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Plays And Sings Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova 1963

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Recado Novo
Bossa Nova 1963

LUIZ BONFÁ Brazil's King Of Bossa Nova And Guitar album cover

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Brazil's King Of Bossa Nova And Guitar
Bossa Nova 1963

LUIZ BONFÁ Violão Boêmio Vol. 2 album cover

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Violão Boêmio Vol. 2
Bossa Nova 1964

LUIZ BONFÁ Luiz Bonfa / Eumir Deodato ‎: The Gentle Rain - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Recording album cover

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Luiz Bonfa / Eumir Deodato ‎: The Gentle Rain - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Recording
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1965

LUIZ BONFÁ Luiz Bonfa & Maria Toledo ‎: Braziliana album cover

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Luiz Bonfa & Maria Toledo ‎: Braziliana
Bossa Nova 1965

LUIZ BONFÁ The Brazilian Scene album cover

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The Brazilian Scene
Bossa Nova 1965

LUIZ BONFÁ El Genio Musical De Luiz Bonfá album cover

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El Genio Musical De Luiz Bonfá
Bossa Nova 1966

LUIZ BONFÁ Luiz Bonfá (1967) album cover

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Luiz Bonfá (1967)
Bossa Nova 1967

LUIZ BONFÁ Plays Great Songs (aka Grandes Standards) album cover

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Plays Great Songs (aka Grandes Standards)
Bossa Nova 1968

LUIZ BONFÁ Black Orpheus Impressions album cover

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Black Orpheus Impressions
Bossa Nova 1968

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Bonfá
Bossa Nova 1968

LUIZ BONFÁ The New Face of Bonfa album cover

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The New Face of Bonfa
Bossa Nova 1970

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Sanctuary
Bossa Nova 1971

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Introspection
Bossa Nova 1972

LUIZ BONFÁ Jacarandá (aka Todo o Nada) album cover

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Jacarandá (aka Todo o Nada)
World Fusion 1973

LUIZ BONFÁ Bonfa Burrows Brazil album cover

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Bonfa Burrows Brazil
Bossa Nova 1978

LUIZ BONFÁ Non-Stop to Brazil album cover

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Non-Stop to Brazil
Bossa Nova 1989

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The Bonfá Magic
Bossa Nova 1993

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Manhattan Strut
Latin Jazz 1997

LUIZ BONFÁ EPs & splits

LUIZ BONFÁ live albums

LUIZ BONFÁ demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

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Solo in Rio 1959
Bossa Nova 2005

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6 Classic Albums
Latin Jazz 2018

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Summer Samba!
Bossa Nova 2020

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LUIZ BONFÁ Reviews

LUIZ BONFÁ Jacarandá (aka Todo o Nada)

Album · 1973 · World Fusion

Rokukai

This is it classic fusion fans--the best (and one of the most obscure) fusion album not released in the US. Bonfa surrounds himself with incredible talent--names like Barretto, Clarke, Brecker, Stamm, Tropea, Deodato, Muhammad, and Airto grace our ears on this explosive record.

This recording is blissed-out funkafied Latin fusion that will make your turntable smoke. The opening side bursts out of the gate, giving way to the more introspective, pastoral second side. This pressing is extremely rare and I would recommend this album to any fan of 70's fusion, latin, Bossa, or even jazz buffs in general. A seminal recording by a seminal artist.