Search - Luiz Eca, Bebeto, Helcio Milito :: Tamba

Interesting Brazilian jazz album

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 06/12/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Brazil's much-vaunted Tamba Trio never really wowed me much; too loungey and lightweight, and not very convincing as a jazz band. That being said, this 1974 album is one of their most interesting efforts. While it starts out on an iffy note (with the rock-fusion electric guitar on "Se E Questao De Adeus Ate Logo" and the glossy, lightweight fluff of "Nao Tem Perdao"), it soon turns out to be a surprisingly weird, challenging record. First they shift into some cheesy electronic kitsch (heavy on the synthy keyboards), and finally into spacier, percussion-based avant-jazz, material which would have made Hermeto Pascoal proud. If you'd to find out what these fellows had to offer other than breezy easy listening, then this would be a good album to check out -- it makes the best case for their consideration as a serious jazz band of any of their records that I've heard. Worth checking out!"