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Luiz Bonfá
Brazil • 1922-10-17 – 2001-01-12
Luiz Bonfá is credited on 6,077 releases across 1,577 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
6,077
Pressings credited
1,577
Albums
8
Decades active
265
In collections
Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film Black Orpheus.
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Credited work
6,077 releases · 1,577 albums · active 1952–2026
- Performance · 8,341
- Other credits · 248
- Production · 10
- Mastering · 1
Studios: A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Universal Recording Studio · London Palladium
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Jazz Samba
1962
Labcabincalifornia
1995
My Way
1969
Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus
1962
Mandatory Fun
2014
Night Lights
1963
Jazz Samba Encore!
1963
Big Band Bossa Nova
1962
Beyond The Blue Horizon
1971
Runnin'
1995
Justice
2021
Gettin' Around
1966
The Shadow Of Your Smile
1965
Big Band Bossa Nova
1962
Take Ten
1963
The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
1960
Anxiety
2025
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
2017
Music From And Inspired By M:I-2
2000
A Treasury Of Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass Plus Selections From The Baja Marimba Band
1966
Bossa Nova Bacchanal
1963
Byrdland
Spirit Sensitive
1979
Almost In Love
1970
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