TAMBA 4 ‎- We And The Sea (1968-2000) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Once called the Tamba Trio (they became a quartet in 1966), the Tamba 4 made its North American debut with an often adventurous recording that stretched the boundaries not only of bossa nova but of producer Creed Taylor's soundworld at A&M. The erudite composer/pianist/organist Luíz Eça was the band's intellectual spark plug; his cross-genre borrowings would eventually pave the way for present-day Latin piano virtuosos like Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Bebeto played lively jazz flute and bass, Drio handled bass, guitar and percussion, and Ohana was the extraordinarily flexible drummer. Along with their classical pretensions and straight-ahead bossa nova swinging, the group dabbles with voodoo-like incantations that could weave a seductive spell on tunes like "Lemanjá" and "Chant of Ossanha." Their take on Jobim's "O Morro" is a lengthy, complex, structured composition with Eça's piano frequently summoning forth Ravel, Gershwin, and 20th century dissonance, finally bursting into ecstatic Brazilian swing at the close. Bebeto also sings in silky mellow Portuguese on "Flower Girl," and the foursome provides its own shadowy vocal support on several tracks. Impeccably recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey, this recording ought to be high on Brazilian jazz collectors' want lists. by Richard S. Ginell  
Tracklist:
1    The Hill (O Morro) 7:39
Composed By – A. C. Jobim, V. De Moraes
2    Flower Girl (Moça Flor) 3:09
Composed By – D. Ferreira, L. Fernando
3    Iemanjá 4:33
Composed By – B. Powell
4    We And The Sea (Nós E Ou Mar) 2:32
Composed By – R. Menescal, R. Boscoli
5    Chant Of Ossanha (Canto De Ossanha) 5:01
Composed By – B. Powell, V. De Moraes
6    Dolphin 2:23
Composed By – L. Eça
7    Consolation (Consolação) 8:15
Composed By – B. Powell, V. De Moraes
Créditos
Bass – Bebeto (faixas: 1, 5), Dorio (faixas: 2 to 4, 6, 7)
Congas, Percussion – Dorio (faixas: 5)
Drums, Percussion [Jawbone], Congas – Ohana
Flute – Bebeto (faixas: 2 to 4, 6, 7)
Guitar – Dorio (faixas: 1)
Organ – Luiz Eça (faixas: 3)
Piano – Luiz Eça
Producer – Creed Taylor
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Vocals – Bebeto (faixas: 2), Tamba 4 (faixas: 3 to 6)

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