BRAZIL 45 #27 by ANILZA LEONI / SAMBALANCA

Two great tracks by Anilza Leoni and Sambalanco Trio, covering each one side!Anilza Pinho de Carvalho, better known by her stage name Anilza Leoni was a Brazilian actress, singer, former ballerina and painter. Balumba is uptempo samba jazz at it�s finest. Originally appeared on a very obscure 7� on Copacobana in 1967 entitled �Enfarte Musical / Festa Do Balamba�, and was included by Nicola Conte on his Viagem Vol. 4 compilation. Sambalan�o Trio were formed by Cesar Camargo Mariano, Humberto Clayber and Airto Moreira in 1960�s Sao Paulo. The group released some of the most important records of the period and in the genre of samba-jazz. When the group split in 1965 Airto formed Quarteto Novo with Hermeto Pascoal, and Cesar Mariano went on form Som Tres. Sam Blues is a Mr Bongo HQ favourite - uptempo bossa jazz fusion, taken from their self-titled LP originally released on Audio Fidelity (Brazil) in 1964.