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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
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Fool On The Hill
1968

The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992

The Broadway Album
1985

Crystal Illusions
1969

Rain Forest
1966

This Time
1980

Stillness
1970

Minnie
1979

A Bad Donato
1970

Elis & Tom
1974

Vintage 74
1974

Ye-Me-Le
1969

Trombone Jazz Samba / Bossa Nova
1962

Lee Ritenour In Rio
1979

Nightingale
1979

Manifestations
1979

It Begins Again
1978

Sergio Mendes And The New Brasil '77
1977

Primal Roots
1972

País Tropical
1971

Plays And Sings Bossa Nova
1963

Bossa Nova No Carnegie Hall
1963

After Sunrise
2024

A Time 2 Love
2005
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Maysa
- Paul Winter (2)
- Eliane Elias
- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77
- Quarteto Em Cy
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