Paulo Moura

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese. (February 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Portuguese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 1,519 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Portuguese Wikipedia article at [[:pt:Martinho da Vila]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|pt|Martinho da Vila}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Paulo Moura
Background information
Born	(1932-07-15)15 July 1932 São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Died	12 July 2010(2010-07-12) (aged 77) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	jazz swing choro
Instrument(s)	clarinet saxophone
Years active	1956–2010
Website	www.paulomoura.com.br

Paulo Moura (15 July 1932 – 12 July 2010^[1]) was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist.

Born in São José do Rio Preto, where his father was the maestro of a marching band and encouraged his son to train as a tailor,^[2] Paulo instead studied in the National Music School and performed with the Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra. He was the first black artist to become first clarinetist in the Municipal Theatre Orchestra.^[2] He appeared at Bossa Nova night at Carnegie Hall in 1962 with Sérgio Mendes,^[2] the two of them also featuring on Cannonball Adderley's 1962 album, Cannonball's Bossa Nova. He won the Sharp Award for the most popular instrumentalist of the year in 1992.^[2]

His CD Paulo Moura e Os Oito Batutas was listed by

• Moto Perpétuo. Chantecler, 1956.
• Sweet Sax. RCA Victor, 1957.
• Escolha e Dance com Paulo Moura. Sinter Discos, 1959.
• Paulo Moura Interpreta Radamés Gnatalli. Continental, 1960.
• Tangos e Boleros. Chantecler, 1962.
• Cannonball's Bossa Nova (1962), with Cannonball Adderley
• Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann, Latin Fever (1962), with Herbie Mann
• Paulo Moura e Hecteto: Mensagem. Equipe, 1968.
• Paulo Moura e Quarteto. Equipe, 1969.
• Paulo Moura e Hecteto: Fibra. Equipe, 1970.
• Pilantocracia. Equipe, 1971.
• Confusão Urbana, Suburbana e Rural. RCA Victor, 1976.
• Concertão. Kuarup, 1981.
• Paulo Moura e Clara Sverner. Odeon, 1983.
• Mistura e Manda. Kuarup, 1984.
• Paulo Moura e Clara Sverner: Vou Vivendo. Kuarup, 1986.
• Paulo Moura e Clara Sverner: Vou Vivendo. Odeon, 1986.
• Gafieira Etc. e Tal. Kuarup, 1986.
• Paulo Moura e Clara Sverner Interpretam Pixinguinha. CBS, 1988.
• Quarteto Negro: Paulo Moura, Jorge Degas, Zezé Mota e Djalma Corrêa. Kuarup, 1988.
• Paulo Moura Interpreta Dorival Caymmi. Chorus, 1991.
• Rio Nocturne. Messidor, 1992.
• Dois Irmãos: Paulo Moura e Raphael Rabello. Milestone Records, 1992.
• Paulo Moura e Wagner Tiso. Tom Brasil, 1996.
• Paulo Moura e Os Batutas. Rob Digital, 1997. Winner of the 2000 Latin Grammy.
• Mood Ingenuo: Paulo Moura and Cliff Korman duo. Jazzheads, 1999.
• Paulo Moura visita Jobim e Gershwin. Pau Brasil, 2000.
• K-Ximblues. Rob Digital, 2002.
• Estação Leopoldina. MecBR, 2003.
• El Negro del blanco. Biscoito Fino, 2004.
• Fruto Maduro with André Sachs, Biscoito Fino 2012

References