caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_place background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
laurindo almeida , ca. 1947 salli terri bud shank stan kenton modern jazz quartet 26 july 1995 van nuys , california united states são paulo , brazil non_vocal_instrumentalist 2 september 1917 guitar classical , jazz -lrb- bossa nova -rrb- laurindo almeida gottlieb.jpg laurindo almeida
 laurindo almeida guitarist , composer
laurindo almeida

laurindo almeida -lrb- september 2 , 1917 -- july 26 , 1995 -rrb- was a brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical , jazz and latin genres .
he is widely credited , with fellow artist bud shank , for creating the fusion of latin and jazz which came to be known as the `` jazz samba . ''
almeida was the first artist to receive grammy awards for both classical and jazz performances .
his discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades .
