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Title: Marco Rizo – Brazilian Jazz: Bossa Nova
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1962, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Havana, Cuba
Matrix #: P-18800
Condition: VG++
Cultural Facts:
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Family Ties: Marco Rizo grew up in Cuba under his father Sebastián, a respected flautist who trained him before his U.S. career.
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Scene Ecology: Rizo worked with Desi Arnaz and helped bring Cuban-trained musicianship into American television and lounge culture.
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Media Narrative: Bossa nova’s U.S. boom turned Brazilian rhythm into a nightclub and hi-fi phenomenon, often filtered through non-Brazilian arrangers.
4/24/26 LM