{{Short description|Brazilian drummer (1935–1999)}}
'''Milton Banana''' (born '''Antônio de Souza'''; 23 April 1935 – 22 May 1999) was a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz drummer. A self-taught musician, he is best known for his collaborations with João Gilberto and Stan Getz<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/feb/01/artsfeatures.jazz|title=Bluenotes|first=John L.|last=Walters|date=February 1, 2002|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/how-joao-gilberto-transformed-global-pop-music-20190709-p525k1.html|title=How Joao Gilberto transformed global pop music|first=Randall|last=Roberts|date=July 9, 2019|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> and for his work with the trio he founded.
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Label ! Album ! Format |- | 1958 | Odeon | ''Chega de Saudade'' (João Gilberto) | LP/CD |- | 1962 | Polydor | Muito à Vontade (João Donato e Seu Trio) | LP/CD |- | 1963 | Audio Fidelity | O ritmo e o som da bossa nova | LP |- | 1964 | | O Lp | LP |- | 1965 | Odeon | Vê | LP |- | 1965 | Odeon | Os Originais | LP |- | 1966 | Odeon | Balançando com Milton Banana Trio | LP |- | 1967 | Odeon | O som do Milton Banana Trio | LP |- | 1968 | Odeon | O Trio | LP |- | 1968 | Odeon | Milton Banana Trio | LP |- | 1969 | Odeon | Milton Banana Trio | LP |- | 1971 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |- | 1972 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |- | 1974 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |- | 1975 | Odeon | Milton Banana | LP |- | 1976 | Odeon | Balançando, 2 | LP |- | 1977 | RCA | Samba é isso | LP |- | 1978 | RCA | Samba é isso Vol, 2 | LP |- | 1979 | RCA | Ao Meu Amigo Chico (Samba é isso) Vol, 3 | LP |- | 1980 | RCA | Ao Meu Amigo Tom (Samba é isso) Vol, 4 | LP |- | 1981 | RCA | Ao Meu Amigo Vinicius (Samba é isso) Vol, 5 | LP |- | 1983 | RCA | No Balanço | LP |- | 1984 | RCA | Linha de Passe | LP |}
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