Walter Wanderley

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Born
12 May 1932
Born In
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died
4 September 1986 (aged 54)
A Brazilian organist/composer who stumbled upon a gold mine in the 1960s, Walter Wanderley has been resurrected posthumously in the 1990s, a purveyor of lounge music for a young generation. Yet his sound on the organ, generated by a crisp, lightweight, staccato attack, can be mistaken for no one else's - and his choice of material showed much good taste, particularly when exploring his countrymen' s songs. Although his most popular records contained only a minimum of melodic jazz improvisation, he could stretch out when he wanted to. Wanderley started playing the piano at … read more
A Brazilian organist/composer who stumbled upon a gold mine in the 1960s, Walter Wanderley has been resurrected posthumously in the 1990s, a purveyor of lounge music for a young generation. Yet his sound on the organ, generated by a crisp, lightweight, staccato attack, can be mistaken for no … read more
A Brazilian organist/composer who stumbled upon a gold mine in the 1960s, Walter Wanderley has been resurrected posthumously in the 1990s, a purveyor of lounge music for a young generation. Yet his sound on the organ, generated by a crisp, lightweight, staccato attack, can be mistaken for no one else's - and his choice of material showed much good taste, par… read more

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1 Play track Rain Forest Rain
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2 Play track Moondreams One Of The Nicer Things
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3 Play track Brazil's Greatest Hits Meditation
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4 Play track Rain Forest Cry Out Your Sadness
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5 Play track Talkin' Verve Crickets Sing For Ana Maria
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6 Play track Titans of Smooth Jazz Beach Samba
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7 Play track Pure Bossa Nova Samba De Verão
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8 Play track Órgão, Sax Sexy + O Sucesso É Samba Summer Samba (So Nice)
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9 Play track Rain Forest It's Easy To Say Goodbye
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10 Play track Rain Forest Call Me
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  1. 135,560 listeners

    1 Jan 1966 · 12 tracks

    Rain Forest
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  2. 89,760 listeners

    1980 · 19 tracks

    Brazil's Greatest Hits
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  3. 35,067 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 16 tracks

    Talkin' Verve: Walter Wanderley
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