Sambalanço Trio is the debut album by Brazilian samba-jazz group Sambalanço Trio, released in 1964. The album was reissued later that year as Samblues.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, critic John Vallier writes that the group "had a sophisticated and multi-faceted sound, one that melded an aggressive, samba-school-on-parade sound with a subtler air, redolent of Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, and even the Bill Evans Trio". The album, he writes, "infused the soporific bossa nova scene of 1964 with much-needed doses of energetic rhythms, cutting-edge jazz voicings, and spontaneity".
Track listing "Samblues" (César Camargo Mariano) – 2:13 "Balanço Zona Sul" (Tito Madi) – 2:31 "O Morro Não Tem Vez" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 3:42 "Nós E O Mar" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) – 2:15 "Homenagem a Clifford Brown" – 2:39 "Berimbau" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 3:50 "Jacqueline K" – 2:45 "Consolação" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 2:35 "O Amor Que Acabou" (Chico Feitosa, Lula Freire) – 3:10 "P'ra Que Chorar" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 2:26 "Marisa" (César Camargo Mariano) – 3:00 "Sambinha" – 2:10
Personnel Cesar Camargo Mariano – piano Humberto Clayber – bass Airto Moreira – drums
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