Zimbo Trio

The self-titled "Zimbo Trio" album stands as a landmark release in Brazilian jazz, capturing the trio at the beginning of what would become an extraordinary career. The album successfully balances accessibility with sophistication, offering arrangements that are both melodically engaging and harmonically complex. It represents a perfect snapshot of Brazilian jazz in the mid-1960s, when the country's musicians were confidently expanding beyond bossa nova into more adventurous instrumental territory.