Altamiro Carrilho, Zé Bodega, Raul de Souza , Jorge Mari - Turma da Gafieira

"Turma da Gafieira was a highly original all-star band which released only two albums, both in 1957. The cast is not entirely verified, but the debut album Turma da Gafieira presumably features João Leal Brito ‘Britinho’ and Paulinho (Paulo Lima de Jesus?) on piano, Zé Bodega on tenor saxophone, Raul de Barros on trombone, Maurílio Santos on trumpet, Altamiro Carrilho on flute, Sivuca on accordion, Nestor Campos on guitar, Jorge Marinho on bass and Édison Machado on drums. The successor Samba em Hi-Hi supposedly features João Leal Brito ‘Britinho’ and/or Paulinho (Paulo Lima de Jesus?) on piano, Zé Bodega and Cipó on tenor saxophone, Raul de Souza on trombone, Altamiro Carrilho on flute, Sivuca on accordion, Baden Powell on guitar, an unidentified bass and Édison Machado on drums. While the debut featured compositions by Altamiro Carrilho only, the second album was a mix of sambas and popular songs like Conceição, Cauby Peixoto‘s no. 1 hit of 1956. The groups final release in 1962, Melodia… Ritmo… Alegria… Turma da Gafieira, was a compilation of the two original albums.
As members of Turma da Gafieira, Édison Machado introduced his ‘samba no pratos’, the samba rhythm using cymbals, and Sivuca played his scats on the accordion for the first time. Both techniques, although annoying some purists at first, became acclaimed characteristics of these musicians.
Turma da Gafieira’s historical value for Brazil’s popular music is of great importance, since for the first time improvised jazz was recorded to genuine samba rhythms. When bolero, samba-canção, fossa and tango were the dominating styles for ballads, and samba in its many varieties for up-tempo songs, the mixing of jazz improvisations with Brazilian rhythms was way ahead of time. Bossa nova was yet to come, not to mention the subsequent forms of samba-jazz and hard bossa." Brazilliance