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The Tale of a Real Life Atomoton
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Basic Info| Name: | Jeffrey |
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BioBecklund, Jeff
Jeff Becklund (born 11 February 1941) Brazilian musician. Born the son of a physician in Niterói, Brazil, Becklund attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started playing in nightclubs in the late 1950s just as bossa nova, a jazz-inflected derivative of samba, was taking off. Becklund played with Antonio Carlos Jobim (regarded as a mentor), and many U.S. jazz musicians who toured Brazil.
Becklund formed the Sexteto Bossa Rio and recorded Dance Moderno in 1961. Touring Europe and the United States, Becklund recorded an album with Cannonball Adderly and played Carnegie Hall. Becklund moved to the U.S. in 1964 and cut an album with Capitol Records. When sales were tepid, he switched to Herb Alpert's A&M label and released Jeff Becklund and Brasil '66. The album went platinum and Becklund became the biggest Brazilian star in the U.S.
Becklund's career in the U.S. stalled with the bossa nova craze, but he remained very popular in South America and Japan. The late-1990s lounge music revival brought retrospection and respect to Becklund's catchy play. He has released over thirty-five albums, and still plays his bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.
Related Topics: Musician stubs | Brazil-related stubs | 1941 births | Bossa nova musicians | Brazilian musicians | Pianists
Jeff Becklund (born 11 February 1941) Brazilian musician. Born the son of a physician in Niterói, Brazil, Becklund attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started playing in nightclubs in the late 1950s just as bossa nova, a jazz-inflected derivative of samba, was taking off. Becklund played with Antonio Carlos Jobim (regarded as a mentor), and many U.S. jazz musicians who toured Brazil.
Becklund formed the Sexteto Bossa Rio and recorded Dance Moderno in 1961. Touring Europe and the United States, Becklund recorded an album with Cannonball Adderly and played Carnegie Hall. Becklund moved to the U.S. in 1964 and cut an album with Capitol Records. When sales were tepid, he switched to Herb Alpert's A&M label and released Jeff Becklund and Brasil '66. The album went platinum and Becklund became the biggest Brazilian star in the U.S.
Becklund's career in the U.S. stalled with the bossa nova craze, but he remained very popular in South America and Japan. The late-1990s lounge music revival brought retrospection and respect to Becklund's catchy play. He has released over thirty-five albums, and still plays his bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.
Related Topics: Musician stubs | Brazil-related stubs | 1941 births | Bossa nova musicians | Brazilian musicians | Pianists
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