Sambalanço Trio (album)

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

 * 1) "Samblues" (César Camargo Mariano) – 2:13
 * 2) "Balanço Zona Sul" (Tito Madi) – 2:31
 * 3) "O Morro Não Tem Vez" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 3:42
 * 4) "Nós E O Mar" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) – 2:15
 * 5) "Homenagem a Clifford Brown" – 2:39
 * 6) "Berimbau" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 3:50
 * 7) "Jacqueline K" – 2:45
 * 8) "Consolação" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 2:35
 * 9) "O Amor Que Acabou" (Chico Feitosa, Lula Freire) – 3:10
 * 10) "P'ra Que Chorar" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 2:26
 * 11) "Marisa" (César Camargo Mariano) – 3:00
 * 12) "Sambinha" – 2:10

Personnel

 * Cesar Camargo Mariano – piano
 * Humberto Clayber – bass
 * Airto Moreira – drums