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Backgrounder: 'Os Poligonais' (1964)

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Marc Myers
Feb 14, 2025
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Os Poligonais (The Polygonals) was a Brazilian instrumental quintet formed by pianist Vicente Salvia in the early 1960s to capitalize on the bossa nova trend. Joining him were Vidal Sbrighi on tenor sax, clarinet and flute, Edmar Tomy on guitar, Álvaro Galati on bass and Pedro dos Santos Eduardo on drums.

The group's first, eponymous album was Os Poligon…

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