Rubens Bassini (January 26, 1933 in

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– September 1985) "Rubens Bassini Music Biography"
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ist, who played

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and congas above all. He played together with the band Os Ipanemas: Astor Silva; (trombone), Marinho (bass),

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(drums) and Neco (guitar). He also played with Judy Collins,

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was of ...

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, Dom Salvador, Carly Simon, Spyro Gyra,

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and

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, predominantly Bossa Nova.

Discography

*''Rubens Bassini E Os 11 Magnificos'' 1960 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil re- issued 2002 *''Rubens Bassini Y Los Latinos'' 1963 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil re -issued 2010 *''Rubens Bassini with Sérgio Mendes and Brasil'' '66, 77, 88 *''Deodato - Deodato 2'' - 1973 (CTI Records) *'' The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux'' - 1976 (Atlantic Records)

As sideman

With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...

*'' Brazil: Once Again'' (Atlantic, 1977) With

*'' Main Squeeze'' ( A&M, 1976) With

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

*'' Tailgunner'' (LRC, 1977) With

Don Sebesky Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist. Biography Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy D ...

*'' Giant Box'' ( CTI, 1973) With The Spinners *'' Dancin' and Lovin''' (

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, 1979) With

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion ...

*'' Don't Mess with Mister T.'' ( CTI, 1973) With

Vince Guaraldi Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this series includ ...

*'' Alma-Ville'' ( Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, 1969)

References

Brazilian percussionists 1933 births 1985 deaths Bongo players Conga players Maracas players Timbaleros Tambourine players Brazilian session musicians Brazilian expatriates in the United States Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian musicians 20th-century drummers Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 members {{Percussionist-stub