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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

1984 Confetti

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

1962 Luiz Bonfá Plays and Sings Bossa Nova, Luiz Bonfá

1970 A Bad Donato, João Donato

1976 The Best of Two Worlds, Stan Getz

1978 Manifestations, Manfredo Fest

1978 Tudo Bem!, Joe Pass

1979 Dream Master, Bill Hughes

1980 This Time, Al Jarreau

1981 Cycles, David Darling

1981 Ella Abraça Jobim, Ella Fitzgerald

1982 Moments Like This, Bobby Short

1983 Don Grusin, Don Grusin

1987 Brasil, The Manhattan Transfer

1988 September Ballads, Mark Murphy

1989 Urban Daydreams, David Benoit

1992 The Brasil Project, Toots Thielemans

1993 The Brasil Project Vol. 2, Toots Thielemans

1994 Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joe Henderson

1995 Vanessa Rubin Sings, Vanessa Rubin

1996 The Heart Speaks, Terence Blanchard

2000 Brazil, Rosemary Clooney

2003 New York, New Sound, Gerald Wilson

2003 The Language of Love, Carol Welsman

== References ==

== External links ==

Oscar Castro-Neves discography at Discogs

Oscar Castro-Neves at IMDb

Oscar Castro-Neves Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine – obituary

Source: Wikipedia ↗