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Guitarists · 1937–2000

Baden Powell

Brazilian musician (1937-2000)

Born: 6 August 1937
Varre-Sai
Died: 26 September 2000
Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Active: 1950–
Discography: 60 albums

Biography

Baden Powell was a jazz musician who played guitar and voice. Baden Powell was born on 6 August 1937 in Varre-Sai and died on 26 September 2000 in Rio de Janeiro. The music is usually filed under bossa nova. The discography here lists 60 albums, from “Apresentando Baden Powell e seu violão” (1960) to “Songbook for Guitar” (2025).

Baden Powell de Aquino (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbadẽ ˈpawew]; 6 August 1937 – 26 September 2000), known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and MPB. He performed on stage during most of his lifetime. Powell composed many pieces for guitar, some of them now considered guitar standards, such as Abração em Madrid, Braziliense, Canto de Ossanha, Casa Velha, Consolação, Horizon, Imagem, Lotus, Samba, Samba em Prelúdio, Samba Triste, Simplesmente, Tristeza e Solidão, and Samba da Benção. He released Os Afro-sambas, a watershed album in MPB, with Vinicius de Moraes in 1966. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian guitar players of all time.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Apresentando Baden Powell e seu violão 1960

Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt 1963

Billy Nencioli + Baden Powell 1965

Ao vivo no Teatro Santa Rosa 1966 · Live

Os afro-sambas 1966

Tempo Feliz 1966

Tristeza on Guitar 1966

Poema on Guitar 1967

À vontade 1967

Baden 1968

Show/Recital 1968 · Live

27 Horas de Estúdio 1969

Le Monde Musical de Baden Powell, Volume 2 1969

Canto on Guitar 1970

Lótus 1970

Os Cantores Da Lapinha 1970

Baden Powell 1971

Baden Powell Quartet Vol. 2 1971

Baden Powell Quartet Vol. 3 1971

Baden Powell Quartet Vol1 1971

知床旅上 / 花嫁 1971

Images on Guitar 1972

Gravado Ao Vivo Em Paris 1973

L'Art De Baden-Powell Vol.2 1973

L'Âme de Baden Powell 1973

Solitude on Guitar 1973

Estudos 1974

Grandezza On Guitar 1974

Le Cœur De Baden Powell Vol.4 1974

Apaixonado 1975

Vol.5 - Samba Triste 1975

Personalidade 1987

Rio das Valsas 1988

Seresta Brasileira 1988

Melancholie 1989

Le génie de Baden Powell 1990

Live at the Rio Jazz Club 1990 · Live

Os afro sambas 1991

Baden Powell & Trio (The Frankfurt Opera Concert) 1992

Live in Switzerland 1992 · Live

Three Originals 1993

Baden Powell à Paris - En Concert Avec Europe 1 1995 · Live

Retratos / Solitude on Guitar 1995

Live in Hamburg 1997 · Live

Bossa Nova Guitarra Jubileu 1998

Lembranças 2000

Roda de Choro 2000

De Aquino 2001

Baden Powell & Filhos 2002

O Universo Musical de Baden Powell 2002

Um violão na madrugada 2003

Live À Bruxelles 2005 · Live

Canta Vinicius de Moraes e Paolo Cesar Pinheiro 2006

De Baden Para Vinicius 2010 · Live

Live in Berlin 2015 · Live

The Girl From Ipanema Live in Liège 2024 · Live

Songbook for Guitar 2025

Grandes Mestres da MPB 2

João Pernambuco e o Sertão

O Universo Musical de Baden Powell: The Festival Years 1970-1977

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Baden Powell play?

Baden Powell is known for playing guitar and voice.

When and where was Baden Powell born?

Baden Powell was born 6 August 1937 in Varre-Sai.

What are Baden Powell's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Apresentando Baden Powell e seu violão (1960), Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt (1963), Billy Nencioli + Baden Powell (1965), Ao vivo no Teatro Santa Rosa (1966) and Os afro-sambas (1966).

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