Milton Banana
Encyclopedia
Milton Banana (23 April 1935 – 22 May 1998) was a bossa nova
jazz
drummer
. A self-taught musician, he is best known for his collaboration with João Gilberto
and Stan Getz
and for his work with the trio he founded.
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...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
. A self-taught musician, he is best known for his collaboration with João Gilberto
João Gilberto
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
and Stan Getz
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
and for his work with the trio he founded.
Discography
| Year | Label | Album | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Audio Fidelity | O ritmo e o som da bossa nova | LP |
| 1964 | O Lp | LP | |
| 1965 | Vê | LP | |
| 1965 | Odeon | Os Originais | LP |
| 1966 | Odeon | Balançando com Milton Banana Trio | LP |
| 1967 | Odeon | O som do Milton Banana Trio | LP |
| 1968 | Odeon | O Trio | LP |
| 1968 | Odeon | Milton Banana Trio | LP |
| 1969 | Odeon | Milton Banana Trio | LP |
| 1971 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |
| 1972 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |
| 1974 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |
| 1975 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |
| 1976 | Odeon | Balançando, 2 | LP |
| 1977 | RCA | Samba é isso | LP |
| 1978 | RCA | Samba é isso Vol, 2 | LP |
| 1979 | RCA | Ao Meu Amigo Chico (Samba é isso) Vol, 3 | LP |
| 1980 | RCA | Ao Meu Amigo Tom (Samba é isso) Vol, 4 | LP |
| 1981 | RCA | Ao Meu Amigo Vinicius (Samba é isso) Vol, 5 | LP |
| 1983 | RCA | No Balanço | LP |
| 1984 | RCA | Linha de Passe | LP |