Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 1992) was a Brazilian jazz

Brazilian jazz

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 samba

Samba

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 and 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...

 pianist

Pianist

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 from Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, probably best known for his 1960s work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4 (with Helcio Milito

Helcio Milito

Hélcio Pascoal Milito is a Brazilian jazz samba/bossa nova drummer who has worked with some of the biggest names in bossa nova, including musicians like Luiz Bonfá, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto and Luíz Eça. He has also helped make film scores for several Brazilian movies. He has been known to...

 and Bebeto Castilho). Trained as a classical pianist, Eça created a formal, but stunning approach to bossa nova classics such as "The Hill" by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...

 and works by Edu Lobo

Edu Lobo

Eduardo de Góes "Edu" Lobo is a Brazilian bossa nova singer, guitarist, and composer. He achieved fame in the 1960s as part of the bossa nova movement...

. His own composition, the Dolphin, is considered a jazz standard, being recorded by artists as diverse as Stan Getz

Stan Getz

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 and Denny Zeitlin

Denny Zeitlin

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. The Tamba 4 group also featured Otávio Bailly, who eventually replaced Bebeto.

He is a descendant

Lineal descendant

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 of José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.

Discography as a leader

• Luiz Eça e cordas (1965)
• Piano e Cordas, Volume II (1970)
• Antologia Do Piano (1976)
• Onda Nova do Brasil (1978)
• Luiz Eça (1983)
• Triângulo (1985)
• Trio (1991)
• Encontro Marcado (1992)

External links

• http://www.tambatrio.hpg.ig.com.br/ Tamba Trio official