Hector Costita (born October 27, 1934) is a musician and composer. He was born in

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, Argentina. However, he is one of the most famous

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and

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in Brazilian music. He performed and recorded with

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, and

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Biography

Hector "Costita" Bisignani was born in 1934, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an Italian descendant and started studying music when he was 13 years old. The first instrument he learnt to play was

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. When he was 18, he started playing

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, influenced by Lalo Schifrin. In 1954, Schifrin invited Bisignani to compose his band. This is considered the beginning of Costita's career. In the second half of the 1950s, Bisignani went to Brazil where he joined Simonetti's orchestra. He never came back to his country. In fact, Costita continued his career in Brazil and contributed to the development and divulgation of the Brazilian music. The 1960s probably was the best decade for Hector Costita. During those years, he played with many famous musicians and recorded his main albums. At the beginning of the decade, he formed a samba trio with

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and Xu Vianna. In 1962, he recorded his first album: ''O fabuloso Hector''. In that decade, he used to presents himself as Don Junior. Despite his solo career, Bisignani played in Sexteto Bossa Rio, with

, from 1962 to 1964. He also played with

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(1962),

(1963) and

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(1963). In 1964, he recorded the album which is considered the main of his career: ''Impacto''. In 1964, Bisignani moved to France to study in

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. Back to Brazil, he joined

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's orchestra, but he also played as sideman for many artist such as

and

Wilson Simonal Wilson Simonal de Castro (February 23, 1938 – June 25, 2000) was a Brazilian singer. He was a singer with great success in the 1960s and in the first half of the 1970s. He was married two times and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Cast ...

. From 1973 to 1981, Costita joined the

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big band. After the end of that group, he started his career as teacher of music. He started teaching in CLAM, a Brazilian popular music school, created by

Discography

As leader

*1962: ''O fabuloso Hector'' *1962: ''Sambas'', as Don Junior *1964: '' Impacto'' *1981: ''Hector Costita'' *1985: ''Paracachúm'' *2004: ''A noite è minha'' *2007: ''Estamos todos hai'' *2024: ''Batida Diferente! Samba Jazz'' - produced by

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As sideman

*1963: '' Bossa nova, nova bossa'', by Manfredo Fest *1976: ''Zimbo'', by Zimbo Trio *2013: ''Pioneiros do Jazz Paulistano''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Costita, Hector 1934 births Living people Brazilian jazz (genre) flautists Brazilian jazz (genre) saxophonists 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century flautists