Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), born as Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Melo Morais in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. As a composer, he wrote some good music, and as an interpreter, he left several important albums.

Jazz performers

• Cannonball Adderley
• Monty Alexander
• Karrin Allyson
• Louis Armstrong
• Chet Baker
• Count Basie
• Shirley Bassey
• Gary Burton
• Don Byas
• Cab Calloway
• Charlie Byrd
• Benny Carter
• Ron Carter
• Al Cohn
• Billy Eckstine
• Teddy Edwards
• Duke Ellington
• Bobby Enriquez
• Ella Fitzgerald
• The Four Freshmen
• Errol Garner
• Stan Getz
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Benny Goodman
• Dexter Gordon
• Stéphane Grappelli
• Al Grey
• Vince Guaraldi
• Al Hirt
• Joe Henderson
• The Hi-Lo's
• Shirley Horn
• Freddie Hubbard
• Barney Kessel
• Lee Konitz
• Michel Legrand
• Susannah McCorkle
• Carmen McRae
• Herbie Mann
• Pat Martino
• Pat Metheny
• Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Wes Montgomery
• Tete Montoliu
• Gerry Mulligan
• Duke Pearson
• Art Pepper
• Oscar Peterson
• Flip Philips
• Bucky Pizzarelli
• John Pizzarelli
• Lalo Schifrin
• George Shearing
• Bobby Shew
• Zoot Sims
• Singers Unlimited
• Toots Thielemans
• Sarah Vaughan