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...DIED. LAURINDO ALMEIDA, 77, Brazilian classical and jazz guitar virtuoso; in Los Angeles. Best known for his 1962 album Viva Bossa Nova, Almeida won five Grammy awards for his compositions and contributed to the soundtracks of such movies as The Godfather...
COLLABORATION: THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET WITH LAURINDO ALMEIDA (Atlantic). The M.J.Q. and the Brazilian guitarist seem meant for each other, like gin and vermouth. Not that they are intoxicating; their colors are muted, their moods refined, their rhythms subtle. They can swing, but seldom do. In Bach's A Minor Fugue they demonstrate delicate counterpoint, and in the Adagio from the Concierto de Aranjuez they conjure up a lavender twilight as the guitar gently punctures the lingering ring of the vibraharp...
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