Leny Andrade
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Leny de Andrade Lima, better known as Leny Andrade, was born in Rio de Janeiro
, on January 25, 1943, and is a Brazilian singer and musician. Both Andrade's first and last names are sometimes misspelled in English as "Lenny", "Leni", and "Adrade". She has had several hits on the Brazilian charts. In 2007 she shared a Latin Grammy Award
with Cesar Camargo Mariano
for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira
) Album, Ao Vivo.
She began her career singing in clubs, lived five years in Mexico and spent a good part of her life living in the United States and Europe. She studied piano at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music.
Leny Andrade has performed with Paquito D'Rivera
, Luiz Eça
, Dick Farney
, João Donato
, Eumir Deodato
, and Francis Hime
. Leny Andrade's eclectic style is a synthesis of samba and jazz.
Andrade, considered by many the greatest singer of Brazilian jazz, has never had great commercial success, but is a well-respected jazz artist. She has been described by Tony Bennett
as the "Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil".
Likewise in Europe where she toured, she was the acclaimed Brazilians' First Lady of Jazz, building a huge fan base in the Netherlands and Italy. This resulted in the recording of an American Songbook album Embraceable You in July 1991 at Volendam, in the Netherlands.
New York Times critic Stephen Holden
wrote of Andrade's performance at Birdland
on August 27, 2008, "To describe Ms. Andrade as both the Sarah Vaughan
and Ella Fitzgerald
of bossa nova
only goes so far in evoking a performer whose voice seems to contain the body and soul of Brazil. You may think you know 'The Girl From Ipanema,' the final number in the show’s opening medley of Jobim songs. But you haven’t really absorbed it until you’ve heard Ms. Andrade sing it in Portuguese; disgorge might be a better word than sing, since, like everything else she performs, it seems to well up from the center of the earth."
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, on January 25, 1943, and is a Brazilian singer and musician. Both Andrade's first and last names are sometimes misspelled in English as "Lenny", "Leni", and "Adrade". She has had several hits on the Brazilian charts. In 2007 she shared a Latin Grammy Award
Latin Grammy Awards of 2007
The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 8, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.The show aired on Univision. Juan Luis Guerra was the nights big winner winning 5 awards including Album of the Year...
with Cesar Camargo Mariano
Cesar Camargo Mariano
Cesar Camargo Mariano is a Brazilian pianist, arranger, composer and music producer. He is one of the most renowned instrumental artists to come out of his home country.-Biography:...
for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
) Album, Ao Vivo.
She began her career singing in clubs, lived five years in Mexico and spent a good part of her life living in the United States and Europe. She studied piano at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music.
Leny Andrade has performed with Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin...
, Luiz Eça
Luíz Eça
Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova pianist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, probably best known for his 1960s work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4...
, Dick Farney
Dick Farney
Dick Farney was a Brazilian pianist, pop-composer, and "crooner" popular in the 1950s.- Discography :...
, João Donato
João Donato
João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil, probably best known for his numerous albums as bandleader in the idiom...
, Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian pianist, composer, record producer and arranger, primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of rock/pop, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music.Mainly,...
, and Francis Hime
Francis Hime
Francis Hime is a composer, arranger, pianist and singer from Brazil.-Discography:*2007 - CHORO - DVD*2007 - Francis Ao Vivo*2006 - Arquitetura da Flor*2005 - Essas Parcerias*2004 - Álbum Musical...
. Leny Andrade's eclectic style is a synthesis of samba and jazz.
Andrade, considered by many the greatest singer of Brazilian jazz, has never had great commercial success, but is a well-respected jazz artist. She has been described by Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
as the "Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil".
Likewise in Europe where she toured, she was the acclaimed Brazilians' First Lady of Jazz, building a huge fan base in the Netherlands and Italy. This resulted in the recording of an American Songbook album Embraceable You in July 1991 at Volendam, in the Netherlands.
New York Times critic Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden is an American writer, music critic, film critic, and poet.Holden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University in 1963...
wrote of Andrade's performance at Birdland
Birdland (jazz club)
Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979...
on August 27, 2008, "To describe Ms. Andrade as both the Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
and Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
of bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
only goes so far in evoking a performer whose voice seems to contain the body and soul of Brazil. You may think you know 'The Girl From Ipanema,' the final number in the show’s opening medley of Jobim songs. But you haven’t really absorbed it until you’ve heard Ms. Andrade sing it in Portuguese; disgorge might be a better word than sing, since, like everything else she performs, it seems to well up from the center of the earth."
Discography
- A sensação (1961) RCA Victor LP
- A arte maior de Leny Andrade (1963) Polydor LP
- Gemini V - Show na boate Porão 73 (1965) Odeon LP,CD
- Estamos aí (1965) Odeon LP
- Gemini cinco anos depois. Pery Ribeiro & Leny Andrade (1972) Odeon LP
- Alvoroço (1973) Odeon LP
- Expo-Som 73, ao vivo (1973) Odeon LP
- Leny Andrade (1975) Odeon LP
- Registro (1979) Columbia LP,CD
- Leny Andrade (1979) CBS
- Presença de Leny Andrade e Os Cariocas (1979) CBS LP
- Leny Andrade (1984) RCA/Pointer LP
- Cartola 80 anos (1988) CBS LP
- Luz neon (1989) Eldorado LP,CD
- Eu quero ver (1990) Eldorado LP
- Bossa nova (1991) Eldorado LP
- Embraceable You (1991) Timeless CD
- Embraceable you (1993) Som Livre CD
- Nós (1994) Velas CD
- Maiden Voyage (1994) Chesky Records CD
- Coisa fina (1994)
- Antonio Carlos Jobim, letra e música (1995) Lumiar Discos CD
- Luz negra - Nelson Cavaquinho por Leny Andrade (1995) Velas CD
- Bossas novas (1998) Albatroz CD
- Leny Andrade canta Altay Veloso (2000) Paradox Music CD
- E quero que a canção seja você (2001) Albatroz CD
External links
- AllBrazilianMusic.com
- [ AllMusic.com]
- Slipcue.com Guide to Brazilian Music