Oscar Castro-Neves "Tropical Heart" (1993) -Bossa Nova / Latin Jazz-

Label : Samson Records / Victor Entertainment, Inc.

 01 - Holding With An Open Hand (Oscar Castro-Neves)

02 - You Are My Romance (Oscar Castro-Neves)

03 - New Hope (Oscar Castro-Neves)

04 - If The Dance Is Over (Oscar Castro-Neves & Julie Sayres)

05 - Envelope (Don Grusin)

06 - I Still Do (Oscar Castro-Neves)

07 - My Heart Surrenders (Oscar Castro-Neves)

08 - Maya's Gift (Oscar Castro-Neves)

09 - I Have Seen Tomorrow (Oscar Castro-Neves)

10 - Jasmina's Perfume (Oscar Castro-Neves)

11 - Souvenirs (Oscar Castro-Neves & Bunny Hull)

12 - Tropical Heart (Oscar Castro-Neves)

13 - Lullaby For a Magical Child (Oscar Castro-Neves)

Produced by Akira Taguchi & Oscar Castro-Neves

Executive Producer : Takashi Misu

Arranged by Oscar Castro-Neves except "Envelope" Arranged by Don Grusin

Recorded & Mixed by Geoff Gillette

Assisted by Noel Hazen & Jim Champagne

Recorded & Mixed at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California

Mastered by Alan Yoshida at A&M Mastering, Hollywood, California

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Nylon String Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano on "Lullaby For a Magical Child"

Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Sequencer Programming on "Envelope"

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums & Percussion

Glen Garrett : Woodwinds

Eric Gale : Electric Guitar

Kate Markowitz : Vocal on "If The Dance Is Over" & Background vocals

Bunny Hull : Vocal on "Souvenirs" & Background vocals

Oscar Castro-Neves "All One" (2006) -Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova / Brazilian Popular Music-

Label : Mack Avenue

 01 - Double Rainbow (Antonio Carlos Jobim & Gene Lees)

02 - All One (Oscar & Lorraine Castro-Neves)

03 - Kurski Funk (Oscar Castro-Neves, Paul T. Winter & Paul Halley)

04 - Morrer De Amor (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luvercy Fiorini & Ray Gilbert)

05 - Holding With An Open Hand (Oscar Castro-Neves)

06 - Não Me Diga Adeus (Paquito, Luie Soberano & João Corrêa da Costa)

07 - Naima (John Coltrane)

08 - Historia De Un Amor (Carlos Eleta Almarán)

09 - 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk, Bernard D. Hanighen & Charles Cootie Williams)

10 - The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble)

11 - More Than Yesterday (Oscar Castro-Neves)

12 - There Will Never Be Another You (Harry Warren & Mack Gordon)

13 - Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 (Frederic Chopin)

14 - One Bad Habit (Michael Franks)

Produced & Arranged by Oscar Castro-Neves

Executive Producer : Gretchen Carhartt

Staff Producer / Vice President of A&R : Al Pryor

Production Manager / A&R : Will Wakefield

Musicians :

Oscar Castro-Neves : Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards

Special Guest Luciana Souza : Vocals on "Morrer De Amor" & "Não Me Diga Adeus"

Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Rhodes & Clavinet

Brian Bromberg : Acoustic Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums (on "Holding With An Open Hand", "Não Me Diga Adeus", "'Round Midnight", "The Very Thought Of You", "More Than Yesterday", "Prelude Op. 28, No. 20")

Michael Shapiro : Drums (on "Double Rainbow", "All One", "Kurski Funk", "Naima", "Historia De Un Amor", "There Will Never Be Another You", "One Bad Habit")

Charlie Bisharat : Violins & Violas

Gary Meek : Flutes, Clavinet, Soprano & Tenor Saxes, Bass Clarinet

Kevin Ricard : Percussion

Isela Sotelo, Kenny O'Brien, Leyla Hoyle-Guerrero, Paulina Aguirre, Luis Chaparro : Background vocals on "Kurski Funk"

Recorded at :

Firehouse, Pasadena, CA by Geoff Gillette & Carlos Y. del Rosario

Assisted by Milton Gutierrez

Visual Rhythm, Alhambra, CA by Carlos Y. del Rosario

Kennis Enterprises, Inc., Los Angeles, CA by Oscar Castro-Neves

The Cutting Room, New York, NY by Albert Leusink

Mixed at Visual Rhythm, Alhambra, CA by Carlos Y. del Rosario, Geoff Gillette & Oscar Castro-Neves

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

Oscar Castro-Neves "Maracuja'" (1989) -Latin Jazz / Smooth Jazz-

Label : JVC Records

 Side One

01 - Maracuja' (Oscar Castro-Neves)

02 - Love In The Afternoon (Oscar Castro-Neves)

03 - Scandal No. 2 (Oscar Castro-Neves & Don Grusin)

04 - El Groove Del Segundo De Mayo (Oscar Castro-Neves)

05 - Caiu No Samba (Oscar Castro-Neves)

06 - Seresta (Oscar Castro-Neves)

Side Two

01 - Buzios (Oscar Castro-Neves)

02 - Must It Be Now? (Oscar Castro-Neves)

03 - Wiggle (Don Grusin)

04 - Vea L.A. (Oscar Castro-Neves)

05 - Water Circles (Oscar Castro-Neves)

06 - Ballad Rocks & Snow (Oscar Castro-Neves)

All Selections Arranged by Oscar Catsro-Neves & Don Grusin

Produced by Akira Taguchi

Co-Produced by Oscar Castro-Neves, Don Grusin & Takashi Misu

Recorded by Don Murray & Geoff Gillette

Assisted by Mike Kloster & Scott Woodman

Mixed by Don Murray

Assisted by Charlie Paakkari

Recorded at Sunset Sound Recording & Sunset Sound Factory Studios, Hollywood, California

Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California

Digital Master Edited by Kenji Takeda

Side One

01 - Maracuja'

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Ernie Watts : Alto Sax

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

02 - Love In The Afternoon

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

03 - Scandal No. 

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar & Vocals

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Ernie Watts : Alto Sax

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Kate Markowitz, Phil Perry, Marilyn Scott : Background vocals

04 - El Groove Del Segundo De Mayo

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Ernie Watts : Alto Sax

05 - Caiu No Samba

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Judd Miller : Electronic Valve Instrument

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Kate Markowitz, Phil Perry, Marilyn Scott : Background vocals

06 - Seresta

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar

Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synthesizers

Side Two

01 - Buzios

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Ernie Watts : Alto Sax

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

02 - Must It Be Now?

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

03 - Wiggle

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass & Vocals

Ernie Watts : Alto Sax

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Kate Markowitz, Phil Perry, Marilyn Scott : Background vocals

04 - Vea L.A.

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Judd Miller : Electonic Valve Instrument

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

05 - Water Circles

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Midi Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Alex Acuña : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Judd Miller : Electonic Valve Instrument

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

06 - Ballad Rocks & Snow

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards & Synthesizers

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Oscar Castro-Neves "Brazilian Scandals" (1987) -Smooth Jazz / Latin Jazz-

Label : JVC Records

 Side One

01 - Brazilian Scandals (Oscar Castro-Neves)
02 - Pensando (Oscar Castro-Neves & Aldir Blanc)
03 - Romancing Lorry (Oscar Castro-Neves)
04 - Sugarloaf Skyride (Oscar Castro-Neves)
05 - Cafe Copacabana (Oscar Castro-Neves)

Side Two

01 - Return To Rio (Oscar Castro-Neves)
02 - Your Eyes (Oscar Castro-Neves)
03 - Carioca Rap (Oscar Castro-Neves & Aldir Blanc)
04 - Ocean Drive (Oscar Castro-Neves)
05 - Tropical Dream (Oscar Castro-Neves)
06 - Ipanema Afternoon (Oscar Castro-Neves)


Arranged & Conducted by Oscar Castro-Neves
Produced by Akira Taguchi for JVC Records
Associate Producers : Oscar Castro-Neves & Takashi Misu
Recorded & Mixed by Geoff Gillette
Recorded at Sigla Studios, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, December 1986, Assisted by Julio Cesar
Recorded & Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California, January 1987, Assisted by Judy Clapp Digital Master Editing by Hideo Takada at JVC Studios, Tokyo

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar, Yamaha DX-7, TX-816, Percussion
Gilson Peranzzetta : Acoustic Piano
Luizão Maia : Electric Bass
Têo Lima : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Mitch Holder : Electric Guitar
Jerry Hey : Flugelhorn Solo, Trumpet
Chuck Findley : Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Gary Herbig : Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone, Bass Trombone, Valve Trombone
Phillip Ayling : Flute, Piccolo, Oboe
Glen Garret : Flute, Piccolo, Tenor Saxophone Solo
Ernie Watts : Alto Saxophone Solo
Malta : Alto Saxophone Solo
String Section : Gerry Vinci (Concert Master)
Violin : Bruce Dukow, Assa Drori, Mari Botnick, Irma Newman, Patricia Johnson, Ronald Folson, Better Moor, Dixie Blackstone, Henry Ferber, Bill Hybell, Fancine Walsh, Henry Ferber, Bill Hybell
Cello : Dennis Karmazyn, Raymond Kelly, David Shamban, Bob Adcock
Background vocals : Sonia Ferreira, Cyva Leite, Pedro Paulo Castro-Neves, Myriam Peracchi, Oscar Castro-Neves