Carlos Barbosa-Lima

Acoustic guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima performed and recorded a wide repertory incorporating elements of classical music, jazz, and numerous Latin traditions. He has also a noted arranger of music for the guitar. Although he was not strictly a jazz player, his arrangements influenced the jazz world, and he had many jazz-oriented fans. Barbosa-Lima released the first album of his six-decades-plus recording career, Dez Dedos Magicos Num Violão De Ouro, in 1958. Classical composers, including Alberto Ginastera, began to write especially works for him. Barbosa-Lima performed with ...