TAMBA 4 - Samba Blim (1968-2001) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Apparently the extended searchings of We and the Sea didn't translate into much radio airplay, so Creed Taylor had the Tamba 4 limit their excursions to the usual A&M/CTI bite-sized portions on its follow-up LP. Though the voodoo feeling and classical erudition of the previous album is lost, the listener does get a seductive series of melodic vignettes, by no means repetitive in mood and usually alive with the infectious groove of the bossa nova. Luiz Eca has less to do on the keyboard but contributes some sensuous string charts to a few tracks, and the group's chanted vocals and Bebeto's sexy bass, alto and standard flutes become the group's signatures. The repertoire ranges from Brazilian standards like Joao Donato's "Know It All" and Edu Lobo's "Reza" to North American pop like "Watch What Happens" and the Tijuana Brass flip side "Slick.Samba Blim doesn't draw you in as completely as its predecessor -- the tunes are over before you know it -- but it remains intensely musical, catching real fire on "Weekend" and "San Salvador." by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist:        
1    Samba Blim 2:39
Orlann Divo
2    Watch What Happens 3:23
Norman Gimbel / Michel Legrand
3    Weekend 1:59    
4    Palladium 2:05
Orlann Divo / Ed Lincoln    
5    Quietly 2:12
Joe d'Orio
6    Know It All 2:42
João Donato
7    Reza 2:31
Norman Gimbel / Rey Guerra / Edú Lobo
8    Tristeza de Nós Dois 2:44
Bebeto / Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira / J.M. Gibert
9    San Salvador 2:22
Durval Ferreira
10    Slick 3:10
Herb Alpert    
11    Baiano 2:50
12    Pregão 3:14
Credits:
Bass, Guitar, Percussion – Dorio Ferreira
Drums, Congas, Cabasa [Afuche] – Ohana
Flute – Bebeto
Piano – Luiz Eça
Vocals – Tamba 4