org, 1932-1986 BR, Recife
Singer / Musician of Latin and Jazz
A.k.a. Walter José Wanderley Mendonça Mike Falcão
Walter Wanderley (May 12, 1932, Recife, Brazil - September 4, 1986, San Francisco, USA) was a Brazilian pianist and organist. He moved to São Paulo in 1947 where he reportedly learned to play organ with his aunt and also studied harmony at Lyccu de Artes. Wanderley started performing and recording professionally around 18. He recorded over 18 albums in Brazil. He gained notoriety during the 1960s with Walter Wanderley e Seu Conjunto. He accompanied João Gilberto for whom he did arrangements and Antônio Carlos Jobim whose tunes he recorded. Married to singer Isaura Garcia, Wanderley settled in California until he passed away from cancer.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Walter Wanderley's Brazilian Organ | Walter Wanderley | 2015 | Compil. |
A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness | Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderley | 2015 | Album |
Festas Dançantes Vol 2 | Walter Wanderley | 2012 | Album |
Festas Dançantes Vol 1 | Walter Wanderley | 2012 | Album |
The World Of Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 2010 | Compil. |
Let's Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 2007 | Compil. |
Pure Bossa Nova - A View On The Music Of Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 2007 | Compil. |
Hammond Bossa From Brazil | Walter Wanderley | 2007 | Compil. |
All About Bossa Nova Vol.2 | Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, Walter Wanderley, The Gary McFarland Orchestra | 2007 | Album |
Popcorn / Love's Cloth | Walter Wanderley / Fish Go Deep With Tracey Kelliher | 2005 | Album |
O Lounge Brasileiro de Waldir Calmon, Moacyr Silva E Walter Wanderley | Waldir Calmon, Moacyr Silva E Walter Wanderley | 2004 | Compil. |
Goodbye Sadness (Tristeza) / Nega Do Cabelo Duro | Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderley | 2001 | Single |
A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness / Beach Samba | Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley | 2000 | Compil. |
Talkin' Verve | Walter Wanderley | 1998 | Compil. |
Boss Of The Bossa Nova | Walter Wanderley | 1996 | Compil. |
Summer Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1996 | Single |
Mission: Impossible / Boss Of The Bossa Nova | Lalo Schifrin And Walter Wanderley | 1996 | Compil. |
Samba Swing! | Walter Wanderley | 1996 | Compil. |
The Girl From Ipanema | Astrud Gilberto, Walter Wanderley, Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto | 1992 | Compil. |
The House Of Bamboo EP | Earl Grant / Jimmy Smith / Walter Wanderley | 1986 | Album |
Brazilian Wave | Walter Wanderley | 1983 | Compil. |
Perpetual Motion Love | Walter Wanderley | 1981 | Album |
Bossa Nova Showcase | Walter Wanderley | 1981 | Album |
Perpetual Motion Love | Walter Wanderley | 1981 | Single |
Brazil's Greatest Hits! | Walter Wanderley | 1980 | Album |
The Return Of The Original | Walter Wanderley | 1972 | Album |
Gilberto & Jobim Y Walter Wanderley | João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Walter Wanderley | 1972 | Compil. |
The Samba Sound Of Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1970 | Compil. |
Andança / Ponteio | Walter Wanderley | 1969 | Single |
Surfboard | Walter Wanderley | 1969 | Single |
Popcorn / A Different Beat | Luiz Henrique, Walter Wanderley | 1969 | Single |
Moondreams | Walter Wanderley | 1969 | Album |
Samba É Mais Samba Com Walter Wanderley / ワルター・ワンデルレイ傑作集 | Walter Wanderley | 1968 | Compil. |
Popcorn | Luiz Henrique, Walter Wanderley | 1968 | Album |
Summer Samba (So Nice) | Walter Wanderley | 1968 | Single |
Murmurio / The Brazilian Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Single |
Kee-Ka-Roo | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Single |
Kee-Ka-Roo | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Album |
Brazilian Blend | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Album |
Wait Until Dark / Music To Watch Girls By | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Single |
Minha Saudade / On The South Side Of Chicago | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Single |
Samba So! | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Album |
Murmúrio (Murmur Of Love) | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Album |
Summer Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Compil. |
Batucada | Walter Wanderley | 1967 | Album |
Cheganca / Amanha | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
Jet Samba / Sad Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
Summer Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
Jet Samba / Sad Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
What Do You Know About Me | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
Boleros | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Album |
A Certain Smile | Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness | Astrud Gilberto / Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Album |
The Sensational Sound Of Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
Sucessos + Boleros | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Album |
From Rio With Love | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Album |
Summer Samba (So Nice) / Call Me | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Single |
Rain Forest | Walter Wanderley | 1966 | Album |
O Autêntico Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1965 | Album |
Batida Diferente | Walter Wanderley | 1964 | Single |
Walter Wanderley Em Compacto | Walter Wanderley | 1964 | Single |
Órgao, Sax E Sexy | Walter Wanderley E Portinho | 1964 | Album |
Entre Nós | Walter Wanderley | 1964 | Album |
O Toque Inconfundivel De Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1964 | Album |
Festival Da Bossa Nova | João Gilberto, Pery Ribeiro, Walter Wanderley, Isaura Garcia, Luiz Bonfá | 1963 | Compil. |
Samba No Esquema De Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1963 | Album |
Lo Mejor De Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1962 | Compil. |
O Samba É Mais Samba Com Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1962 | Album |
Walter Wanderley E O Bolero | Walter Wanderley | 1962 | Album |
O Samba Brasileiro / O Barquinho / Nossos Momentos / Chora, Coração | Walter Wanderley | 1962 | Single |
Samba É Samba Com Walter Wanderley | Walter Wanderley | 1962 | Album |
João Gilberto, Trio Irakitan, Walter Wanderley, Elza Soares | João Gilberto, Trio Irakitan, Walter Wanderley, Elza Soares | 1961 | Compil. |
O Sucesso É Samba | Walter Wanderley | 1961 | Album |
Sucessos Dançantes Em Ritmo De Romance | Walter Wanderley | 1961 | Album |
Feito Sob Medida | Walter Wanderley | 1959 | Album |
Walter Wanderley & Seu Conjunto Latin and Jazz |
Walter Wanderley Set Latin |
Walter Wanderley Trio Jazz and Latin |