João Donato, one of Brazil's original bossa nova pianists and composers who stood out among a sea of extraordinarily talented peers by gracefully integrating jazz and Latin chord voicings and rhythms into his playing style, died on July 17. He was 88. [Photo of João Donato, courtesy of Deezer]
Donato's formidable contemporaries included Brazilian musicia…
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