Laurindo de Almeida

Laurindo de Almeida

Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto (2 September 1917 – 26 July 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances. His discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades.

Birth and Death Data: Born São Paulo (Municipality of São Paulo state, Brazil), Died July 26, 1995 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 64 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	033048	10-in.	3/31/1939	Pedro Viola	Aracy de Almeida	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	033085	10-in.	6/3/1939	Uma lembrança, uma saudade	Luiz Americano	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	033086	10-in.	6/3/1939	Pensando em você	Luiz Americano	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	033129	10-in.	7/25/1939	Doce mentira	Luiz Americano	Saxophone solo	composer
Victor	033130	10-in.	7/25/1939	Última lágrima	Luiz Americano	Saxophone solo	composer
Victor	033158	10-in.	9/12/1939	Dá-me tuas mãos	Laurindo Almeida ; Garoto	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	033159	10-in.	9/12/1939	Música, maestro, por favor	Laurindo Almeida ; Garoto	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	033314	10-in.	12/28/1939	Aldeia da roupa branca	Os Pinguins	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	033325	10-in.	2/14/1940	Minha saudade	Aracy de Almeida	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	052025	10-in.	10/14/1940	Saudades de Matão	Laurindo Almeida	Violão (guitar)	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BBVE-052099	10-in.	1/2/1941	Que chero bom!	Cinara Rios	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	052214	10-in.	5/14/1941	Nem de joelhos	Osvaldo Novarro	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-057025	10-in.	10/24/1940	Johny Peddler (I got)	Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-058685	10-in.	1/2/1941	Johnny peddler (I got)	André Musette Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-059567	10-in.	6/19/1941	Juancito el vendedor	Osvaldo Fresedo Gran Orquesta Argentina ; Ricardo Ruiz	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	E4LB-4562	10-in.	11/9/1954	Snowfall	Geri Galian and his Caribbean Rhythm Boys	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6234		4/11/1951	Adios	Laurindo Almeida		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6272		5/10/1951	Brazilian ukulele	Laurindo Almeida		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6273		5/10/1951	R'eco R'eco	Laurindo Almeida		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6274		5/10/1951	Adios	Laurindo Almeida		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6432		9/13/1951	Balboa	Sonny Burke Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6433		9/13/1951	Fugue for tinhorns	Sonny Burke Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6434		9/13/1951	Mr. Pessimist	Sonny Burke Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6435		9/13/1951	The grabber	Sonny Burke Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 6504		10/29/1951	Siboney	Laurindo Almeida		instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 64 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Almeida, Laurindo de," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103163.

Almeida, Laurindo de. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103163.

"Almeida, Laurindo de." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/73256 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/73256

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