Baden Powell – Biography, Discography & Instruments

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 · Philips Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt 1963 · Elenco Billy Nencioli + Baden Powell 1965 · Barclay Ao vivo no Teatro Santa Rosa 1966 · Live · Elenco Os afro-sambas 1966 · Forma Tempo Feliz 1966 · Forma Tristeza on Guitar 1966 Poema on Guitar 1967 À vontade 1967 · Elenco Baden 1968 · Elenco Show/Recital 1968 · Live 27 Horas de Estúdio 1969 · Elenco Le Monde Musical de Baden Powell, Volume 2 1969 · Barclay Canto on Guitar 1970 · MPS Lótus 1970 Os Cantores Da Lapinha 1970 · Elenco Baden Powell 1971 · Barclay

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 · BASF

Gravado Ao Vivo Em Paris 1973

L'Art De Baden-Powell Vol.2 1973

L'Âme de Baden Powell 1973

Solitude on Guitar 1973 · Columbia Estudos 1974 · MPS

Grandezza On Guitar 1974

Le Cœur De Baden Powell Vol.4 1974

Apaixonado 1975 · MPS

Vol.5 - Samba Triste 1975

Personalidade 1987 Rio das Valsas 1988 Seresta Brasileira 1988 · Caju Music Melancholie 1989 · Accord Le génie de Baden Powell 1990

Live at the Rio Jazz Club 1990 · Live

Os afro sambas 1991 · Iris Musique Production Baden Powell & Trio (The Frankfurt Opera Concert) 1992

Live in Switzerland 1992 · Live

Three Originals 1993 · MPS

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 · Saludos Amigos Lembranças 2000 · Trama Roda de Choro 2000 · Iris Music De Aquino 2001 · Iris Music Baden Powell & Filhos 2002 O Universo Musical de Baden Powell 2002 · Universal Um violão na madrugada 2003 · Universal Music

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 · Brilliant Classics Grandes Mestres da MPB 2 João Pernambuco e o Sertão O Universo Musical de Baden Powell: The Festival Years 1970-1977

Also plays on

Albums where Baden Powell is credited as a sideman

1975	La Grande Reunion — Stéphane Grappelli & Baden Powell	guitar
2001	A Mann & a Woman / Recorded in Rio de Janeiro — Herbie Mann	guitar

Books about Baden Powell

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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