Luiz Eça

Luiz Mainzi da Cunha Eça (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 1992) was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova pianist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, probably best known for his 1960s work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4 (with Helcio Milito and Bebeto Castilho). Trained as a classical pianist, Eça created a formal, but stunning approach to bossa nova classics such as "The Hill" by Antonio Carlos Jobim and works by Edu Lobo. His own composition, the Dolphin, is considered a jazz standard, being recorded by artists as diverse as Stan Getz, Bill Evans and Denny Zeitlin. The Tamba 4 group also featured Otávio Bailly, who eventually replaced Bebeto.

He is a descendant of José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.

Discography as a leader

 * Luiz Eça e cordas (1965)
 * Piano e Cordas, Volume II (1970)
 * Antologia Do Piano (1976)
 * Onda Nova do Brasil (1978)
 * Luiz Eça (1983)
 * Triângulo (1985)
 * Trio (1991)
 * Encontro Marcado (1992)