“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)