“His credits….are truly astounding.” drummerszone.com
DISCOGRAPHY
AS LEADER
“Tributo Para President Obama” (Café Percussion Records)
Creation Child (Café Percussion Records, 2011)
AS CO-LEADER
with Fôlia de Reis (Dom Salvador, Cidhino Texeira) - Ancestors (Three Kings Records, 1999)
with Nana Simopoulos - Meditations with the Orishas 1 (Café Percussion Records, 2011)
AS SIDE ARTIST
Chico Buarque - “Bye, Bye Brasil” (Philips, 1980)
Tim Maia - “Você E Eu, Eu E Você (Juntinhos)” (Polydor, 1980)
Cidinho E O Som Tropical - Muito Suingue (Polydor, 1980)
Djavan - Luz (CBS Records, 1982)
Sérgio Mendes - Sérgio Mendes (A&M Records, 1983)
Kleiton & Kledir – Kleiton & Kledir (Ariola Records, 1983)
Dalto – Pessoa (EMI Records, 1983)
Ivan Lins – Juntos (Philips Records, 1984)
Alex Malheiros – Atlantic Forest (Milestone Records, 1985)
Bireli Lagrene – Inferno (Blue Note Records, 1987)
Danny Gottlieb – Aquamarine (Atlantic Records, 1987)
Astrud Gilberto Plus James Last Orchestra (Polygram Records, 1987)
Eliane Elias – Cross Currents (Denon Records, 1988)
James Taylor - “First of May” on Never Die Young (Columbia, 1988)
Bernard Lavilliers – O Gringo (Barclay Records, 1989)
Danny Gottlieb – Whirlwind (Atlantic, 1989)
Charlie Elgart - Balance (Novus, 1989)
Luis Bonfá - Non-Stop to Brazil (Chesky Records, 1989)
David Chesky - Club De Sol (Chesky Records, 1989)
Herbie Mann – Caminho De Casa (Chesky Records, 1990)
Joyce – Music Inside (Verve Forecast, 1990)
Kenny Werner - Uncovered Heart (Sunnyside, 1990)
Susannah McCorkle - Sabia (Concord Jazz, 1990)
Roseanna Vitro - Reaching for the Moon (Chase Music, 1991)
Miguel Kertsman - Gravity Tunnel (Proxima Records, 1991)
David Byrne - Uh-Oh (Luaka Bop, 1992)
Sophie B. Hawkins – Tongues and Tails (Columbia Records, 1992)
Tom Harrell - Passages (Chesky Records, 1992)
Marcio Montarroyos – Samba Solstice (Black Sun Records, 1993)
Paul Winter / The Paul Winter Consort – Solstice Live! (Living Music, 1993)
Eliane Elias – Paulistana (Blue Note, 1993)
Nando Lauria - Points Of View (Narada,1994)
Flying Monkey Orchestra - Mango Theory (Monkeyville Records, 1995)
Pascoal Meirelles - Considerações (JHO Music, 1995)
The Dave Leibman Group - Voyage (Evidence, 1996)
William Galison and Toninho Horta – "Ave Maria" on The Carols Of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection (Windham Hill, 1996)
Randy Brecker - Into the Sun (Concord Records, 1997)
Herbie Mann - America/Brasil (Lightyear, 1997)
Herbie Mann - 65th Birthday Celebration Live at the Blue Note in New York City (Lightyear, 1997)
Eliane Elias - The Three Americas (Blue Note, 1997)
The Dave Liebman Group - New Vista (Arkadia Jazz, 1997)
Ron Young - Intensive Care (Mercury, 1997)
Eliane Elias Sings Jobim (Blue Note, 1998)
Nick Brignola - Poinciana (Resevoir, 1998)
Rachel Portman - Beloved (soundtrack album) (Epic Soundtrax,1999)
Saudacão Aos Orixás featuring Vera Mara – Orixás / Pancho / Siku (Ibadan, 1999)
Chuck Mangione – The Feeling's Back (Chesky Records, 1999)
Submission - "Women Beat Their Men (Quanta's Dripping Wet Dub)" (Dripping Wet Records, 2000)
Bernadette Brown - Love Life (Bbossa Ent., 2000)
Cecilia Tenconi - Amazon Lily (Cecilia Tenconi, 2000)
Ronny Jordan - A Brighter Day (Blue Note, 2000)
Tom Harrell - Paradise (Bluebird BMG, 2001)
Nicki and Lisa Parrott - The Awabakal Suite (Monkeypants Records, 2001)
Marlena Primavera - Boat of Stars (Electrik Ladyland, 2001)
Michelle Pirret - Somewhere in the World (Raydo Music, 2002)
Bob Baldwin - Standing Tall (Narada, 2002)
Batuque Band - Live in Hong Kong (2002)
Michael Franks – "Somewhere in the Rain" on Over The Sky - Yuming International Cover Album (Toshiba EMI, 2003)
Tom Harrell - Wise Children (Bluebird BMG, 2003)
Caribbean Jazz Project - Birds of a Feather (Concord Records, 2003)
Do Swing – Kiroron 1 -Kiroro Melodies- (441 Records, 2003)
Carina Courtrigth - Canto Por Ti (Carina, 2003)
Bob Baldwin - Brazil Chill (215 Records, 2004)
Chris McNulty - I Remember You (Elefant Dreams, 2004)
Francis Hime - Essas Parcerias (Biscoito Fino, 2005)
Gretchen Parlato – Gretchen Parlato (Gretchen Parlato Music, 2005)
Chris McNulty - Dance Delicioso (Elefant Dreams, 2005)
Sérgio Mendes - “Please Baby Don’t” on Timeless (Concord Records, 2006)
Daniela Mercury/Eumir Deodato - “Conmigo” on We All Love Ennio Morricone (Sony Classical, 2007)
Bob Baldwin - All in a Day's Work (215 Records, 2007)
Seiko Akita - Temptation (SAM Records, 2007)
Yuko Ito - Mania de Voce (Funny Baby Face Records, 2009)
Andrei Kondakov - Old and New Brazilian Tales (Outline Records, 2009)
Veronica Nunn - The Art of Michael Franks (Dead Horse Records, 2010)
Nilson Matta/Roni Ben-Hur - Mojave (Motéma Music, 2011)
Wataru Uchida - Blue Morpho - To Baden Powell with Love (Wataru Uchida, 2011)
Dennis Angel Band - I Need Smooth Jazz (SMR Records, 2011)
John Dukich - Down in Brazil (Ferential, 2011)
Valerie Simpson - “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” on Dinosaurs Are Coming Back (Hopsack & Silk Records, 2012)
Andrei Kondakov & Brasil All Stars - Songs for My Father (Butnam Music, 2012)
Neto Band - Newspaper Girl (Caravela Music, 2012)
Susan Palma Nidel - Elegante New Flute Music from South America (OhrBach Music, 2012)
Phil Markovitz - Perpetuity (Dot Time Records, 2014)