Samba Blim

by Tamba 4

Overview

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." ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2024
Label:	Endless Happiness
UPC:	5060672889094
Rank:	128210

Tracks

1. Samba Blim
2. Watch What Happens
3. Weekend
4. Palladium
5. Quietly
6. Know It All
7. Reza
8. Tristeza de Nos Dois
9. San Salvador
10. Slick
11. Baiano
12. Pregao

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tamba 4   Primary Artist
Tamba Trio   Primary Artist
Jack Zayde   Violin
Russell Dorion   Guitar,Percussion
Julius Schacter   Violin
Tosha Samaroff   Violin
Joseph Zwilich   Violin
Ohana   Drums,Afuche,Congas
Dave Mankovitz   Viola
Alfred Brown   Viola
Charles McCracken   Cello
David Nadien   Violin
Harold Coletta   Viola
Bebeto   Flute
Emanuel Vardi   Viola
Luiz Eca   Piano
Emanuel Green   Violin
Matthew Raimondi   Violin
George Ricci   Cello

Technical Credits

Jacques Demy   Composer
Edu Lobo   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Alcyvando Liguori Da Luz   Composer
Joe d'Orio   Composer
Sam Antupit   Design
Dorio Ferreira   Composer
Pete Turner   Cover Photo
J.M. Gibert   Composer
Bebeto Castilho   Composer
John Joseph Pisano   Composer
Sergio Rivardo   Composer
Orlann Divo   Composer
Helton Menezes   Composer
Carlos Diegues   Composer
Ohana Dario   Composer
Paulo Sergio Valle   Composer
Ira Gitler   Liner Notes
Joao Donato   Composer
Durval Ferreira   Composer
Bebeto   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
Ed Lincoln   Composer
Rey Guerra   Composer
Luiz Eca   Arranger,Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Mauricio Einhorn   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Herb Alpert   Composer