Sambalanço Trio was a Brazilian samba-jazz group formed by

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(piano),

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(bass) and

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(drums). The band started to play in 1964 and lasted for about two years. Their albums are considered some of the most important works of that period and influenced many other groups of

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and

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History

The group was created in 1964, in

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, Brazil. They played in the opening show of João Sebastião Bar, one of the foremost

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nightclubs in the city, where they became the favourite attraction. In this nightclub, the group met the American dancer

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, a future collaborator. The Sambalanço Trio offered a fusion of bossa nova and jazz, which became a cornerstone of Brazilian popular music of the period. In the same year the band was formed, it released two albums: the first was ''Sambalanço Trio''; the second, ''Samblues''. In 1965, they joined musician

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and recorded ''À vontade mesmo''. Also in 1965, the group recorded its fourth album, ''

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''. In 1965, Sambalanço Trio with Lennie Dale collaborated in a theatrical presentation performed in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo for eight months. This work was later recorded and released as ''Lennie Dale & Sambalanço Trio no Zum Zum'', earning awards by Jornal do Brasil as Best Album and Best Show. In 1965, the group's original pianist Cesar Camargo left, following his soon to be wife. Airto Moreira asked Hermeto Pascoal to replace Camargo, to which Pascoal agreed on the condition they rename Sambalanço Trio to Sambrasa Trio. In this new formation with Airto Moreira, Humberto Clayber and Hermeto Pascoal, Sambrasa Trio released ''Em Som Maior'' (1965). The new formation lasted about a year Sambalanço Trio dissolved in 1965. Immediately after, Airto Moreira together with leftist protest singer Geraldo Vandré founded the hugely influential

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with

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, Heraldo do Monte (guitar and viola caipira) and Theo de Barros (bass). Following Quarteto Novo's dissolution in 1969, Airto moved to the

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with his wife and singer

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, starting a successful solo career. Following their work in Sambalanço Trio, Cesar Camargo Mariano became a member of Som Três and an arranger for singers

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and

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. Humberto Clayber continued playing in other samba-jazz bands.

Discography

*1964: ''

Sambalanço Trio Sambalanço Trio was a Brazilian samba-jazz group formed by Cesar Camargo Mariano (piano), Humberto Clayber (bass) and Airto Moreira (drums). The band started to play in 1964 and lasted for about two years. Their albums are considered some of th ...

'' (Audio Fidelity) *1965: ''

Improviso Negro ''Improviso Negro'' is an album by Brazilian samba-jazz group Sambalanço Trio released in 1965. Reception Writing for Allmusic, John Bush states that the album "showed them expanding their dynamic range over their early LPs, ranging from tende ...

'' (Ubatuqui)Discography: Sambalanço Trio
''Allmusic.'' Retrieved 3 July 2013. *1965: ''À vontade mesmo'' (RCA) with Raul de Souza *1965: ''

'' (Som Maior) *1965: ''Lennie Dale & Sambalanço Trio no Zum Zum'' (Elenco) with Lennie Dale

References

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