Luiz Eça, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luiz Eça

Brazilian musician

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1936

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1992

Profession: pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 1992) was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova pianist from Rio de Janeiro, probably best known for his 1960s work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4 (with Helcio Milito and Bebeto Castilho).
Trained as a classical pianist, Eça created a formal, but stunning approach to bossa nova classics such as "The Hill" by Antonio Carlos Jobim and works by Edu Lobo.
His own composition, the Dolphin, is considered a jazz standard, being recorded by artists as diverse as Stan Getz, Bill Evans and Denny Zeitlin.
The Tamba 4 group also featured Otávio Bailly, who eventually replaced Bebeto.He is a descendant of José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.