Zil "Zil" (Verve, 1990)
Horrible fusion-jazz, with lamentable debts to Milton Nascimento, Pat Metheny and various vocal harmony groups. It's a talented (or at least technically proficient) crew, including modern Braz-jazzers such as Claudio Nucci, Ze Renato, Ricardo Silveira and others... But it's just awful, pointless, blechhy music. Not my cup of tea.

Zimbo Trio & Elis Regina "O Fino Do Fino" (Philips, 1965)
This disc makes a pretty convincing case for MPB diva Elis Regina as a jazz singer... It's a live gig with the Zimbo Trio -- bassist Luiz Chaves, drummer Rubens Barsotti, and Amilton Godoy on piano-- that was met with great enthusiasm from their early '60s audience. But it's still pretty hammy, and ultimately it ain't my cuppa tea. Plus, when the band really gets to banging away, the recording overmodulates. Still, you can hear Regina's fiery spirit and the strong connection with her audience... So it's probably worth checking out...

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Trio" (RGE, 1965)
The first of many, many albums with the same title. Includes "Zimbo Samba," "Garota De Ipanema," "Balanco Zona Sul," and many others...

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Trio, v.2" (RGE, 1966)

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Trio, v.3" (RGE, 1967)

Zimbo Trio/Various Artists "Ao Vivo No Teatro Joao Caetano" (Museu De Imagem E Do Som, 1968)
A live show, recorded along with Epoca de Ouro, Jacob Do Bandolim, and star singer Elizeth Cardoso.

Zimbo Trio/Various Artists "Ao Vivo No Teatro Joao Caetano, v.2" (Museu De Imagem E Do Som, 1968)

Zimbo Trio "E Tempo De Samba: Zimbo Trio & Cordas" (RGE, 1968)

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Trio & Cordas, v.2" (RGE, 1969)

Zimbo Trio "Decisao" (RGE, 1969)

Zimbo Trio & Elizeth Cardoso "Balancam Na Sucata" (Copacabana, 1969)
A live album of jazzy, loungey performances from 1969. Cardoso's voice and phrasing seem a bit rough here, though she is clearly a model for the torchy, cabaret-tinged stylings of Maria Bethania, Gal Costa, and the like. The Trio are very jazz oriented, and in some ways more interesting than she is. Plenty of "potpouri" medleys, though they don't sound forced... The percussion is superior, although the piano is a bit cheesy.

Zimbo Trio & Elizeth Cardoso "E De Manha" (Copacabana, 1970)

Zimbo Trio "Strings And Brass Play The Hits" (Phonogram, 1971)
Scary album title... The writing, as they say, was on the wall...

Zimbo Trio "Opus Pop: Classicos Com Bossa" (Phonogram, 1972)
Bach, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart... the Trio tackles the classical canon... And the writing is getting bigger and bigger...

Zimbo Trio "Opus Pop, v.2" (Phonogram, 1973)
This time around, someone thought to include a tune by Brazil's own Heitor Villa-Lobos... Did we forget him before? Ooooops!!

Zimbo Trio "FM Stereo" (Phonogram, 1974)

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo" (RGE, 1976)

Zimbo Trio/Various Artists "Fragamentos Ineditos Do Historical Recital No Teatro Joao Caetano Em 19 De Feveriro De 1968, v.3" (Museu De Imagem E Do Som, 1977)
Some stuff from the vaults from their fabled concert recordings with Elizeth Cardoso...

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo" (Continental, 1978)

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Convida Sonny Stitt" (Continental, 1979)

Zimbo Trio & Sebastiao Tapajos "Zimbo Convida Sebastiao Tapajos" (Clam, 1982)

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Convida" (Clam, 1978)

Zimbo Trio "Trocando Em Miudos A Tristeza Do Jeca..." (Continental, 1983)
Unenthralling, nostalgic bossa nova instrumentals from this much-vaunted '60s combo. Mainly standards -- Jobim and Buarque -- but with a few modern twists, such as a tune by Egberto Gismonti and one by Djavan. Doesn't do much for me, I'm afraid.

Zimbo Trio "Zimbo Interpreta Milton Nascimento" (Continental, 1986)

Zimbo Trio "...E As Criancas" (Clam, 1989)

Zimbo Trio "Cla Do Clam" (Movieplay, 1992)

Zimbo Trio & Canhoto Do Paraiba "Instrumental No CCBB" (Tom Brasil, 1993)

Zimbo Trio "Aquarela Do Brasil" (Movieplay, 1993)

Zimbo Trio & Claudia "Entre Amigos" (Movieplay, 1994)

Zimbo Trio "Caminhos Cruzados: Zimbo Trio Interpreta Tom Jobim" (Movieplay, 1995)

Zimbo Trio & Mauricio Einhorn "Brasil Musical" (Tom Brasil, 1996)

Zimbo Trio "35 Anos Ao Vivo" (Movieplay, 1999)