TAMBA TRIO - Classics (1997) 2CD / Mp3

This Brazilian double-disc collection retraces the Tamba Trio's career from 1962 to 1968, the years were they first made their mark and became an enduring part of the Brazilian musical pantheon. The sequencing on this set is odd in that it is assembled from the point of view of aesthetics and gives no quarter to chronology. Therefore, the smash 45 version of "Desafinado" by Tom Jobim from 1968 opens the set while the group's first single, "O Amor que Acabou" from 1962, is near the end of disc two. None of this matters, however, as the 28 cuts included offer a stunning portrait of the band's first seven years. All of the Tamba Trio's 45s are present from the period, as are choice album selections. Versions of "Bwerimbau" from 1964 and "Moca Flor" from 1963 are juxtaposed against "Quem de Bera" and "Agua de Berber" from 1966 and 1968, respectively, and the beautiful, even stunning reading of Marcos Valle's "Sohno de Maria" and Edú Lobo's "Reza" are almost worth the price alone. There are no weak or even average moments included on this stellar collection. Given that this relfects the Tamba Trio before any personnel changes, listeners can reflect on just how visionary and uncannily consistent the band was. This is a set that should be available in America.
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Tracklist 1 :
1    Desafinado 3:27
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Newton Mendonça
2    Consolação 7:53
Vinícius de Moraes / Baden Powell
3    Garota de Ipanema 1:56
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
4    Mas Que Nada 2:45
Jorge Ben
5    Sonho de Maria 3:31
Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle
6    Só Danço O Samba 2:27
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
7    O Barquinho 2:26
Ronaldo Bôscoli / Roberto Menescal
8    Influência Do Jazz 2:26
Carlos Lyra
9    Reza 3:08
Rey Guerra / Edú Lobo
10    O Morro Não Tem Vez 8:14
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
11    Batida Diferente 2:03
Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira
12    O Samba da Minha Terra 2:16    
Dorival Caymmi
13    Nós E O Mar 2:18
Ronaldo Bôscoli / Roberto Menescal
14    Batucada 1:49
TrackList 2 :
1    Tristeza de Nós Dois 3:21
Bebeto / Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira
2    Procissão 2:57
Gilberto Gil
3    Minha 2:45
Francis Hime
4    Berimbau 3:33
Vinícius de Moraes / Baden Powell
5    Moça Flor 2:55
Durval Ferreira
6    Quem Me Dera 3:52
Caetano Veloso
7    Agua de Beber 2:20
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
8    Canção Do Nosso Amor 3:36    
9    Corcovado 3:38
Antônio Carlos Jobim
10    Imagem 3:16
Luíz Eça / Aloysio de Oliveira
11    O Amor Que Acabou 2:27
Chico Feitosa / Lula Freire
12    Nuvens 2:42
Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira
13    Tamba 2:41
Luíz Eça
14    Rio 2:40
Ronaldo Bôscoli / Roberto Menescal 

Personnel:
Luiz Eca (Piano)
Adalberto Castilho ("Bebeto") (Double Bass)
Helcio Milito (Drums)