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HE 68009LP
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This is the second incredible album which the Brazilian bossa combo Tamba 4 did in the US for A&M Records, during the brief time when they were expanded to a quartet from the original Tamba Trio lineup. This album can be considered a masterpiece that combines their original style with American sophistication. The set is completely sublime. A wonderful mix of the group's trademark harmony vocals and crackling bossa rhythms, with the warmly flowing CTI production style of the time -- not funky like the CTI sound of the '70s, but a bit more sophisticated than the style Creed Taylor had been using earlier at Verve. Tracks are short, breezy, and often very lively -- bossa grooving warmed in the California sun.
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HE 67007LP
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Rich blend of Brazilian samba and Afro percussion, more like the jazz of Getz/Gilberto than the Bossa Nova of, say, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66. An exquisite album, that stretches the boundaries of Bossa Nova.
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CSM 161CD
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A terrific bossa nova offering from Tamba4 -- this self-titled record was released in 1970 on the Mexican label Orfeon. Originally called Tamba Trio, the group perfected an urbane, breezy variant of bossa, which scored them several big hits in Brazil. Their records represent the very best that '60s bossa nova has to offer. This album is a comparative rarity next to their legendary earlier work, but this is truly fantastic material on par with anything else they cut. The group's founder, Luiz Eça, had departed by this point and he's replaced here by the formidable Laercio De Freitas. The mood is light and the sound is in general a bit more upbeat than their earlier work, with superb vocal harmonies and prominent percussion. They selected songs from Jorge Ben, Antonio Adolfo and Tibério Gaspar, and Milton Nasciemento, among others. Songs include "Pais Tropical," "Samarina," "Sem Voce En Nao Vivo," "Pensando," "Zazueira," "Correnteza," "Se Voce Pensa," "Juliana," "Lenga-Lenga," "Veracruz", and more.
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