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Oscar Castro-Neves

real name Carlos Oscar de Castro-Neves

Oscar Castro-Neves is credited on 364 albums across 1,483 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

364

Albums

1,483

Pressings

8

Decades active

135

In collections

Biography

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Brazilian guitarist, pianist, composer and arranger.
Born: 15 May 1940 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Died: 27 September 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 73).
Castro-Neves was a composer, who was considered a founding figure in bossa nova music.
He was the brother of pianist Mario Castro-Neves, bassist Iko Castro Neves, and singer Pepe Castro Neves.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

364 albums · 1,483 pressings · active 1959–2025

  • Performance · 2,177
  • Other credits · 103
  • Production · 95
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: A&M Studios · Santa Barbara Sound Design · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Estúdios da SIGLA

Discography

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