But on some songs she shines, particularly on 'Patruira Samba' (the lone Adolfo composition on an album packed with North American pop and jazz standards ('When The Saint's Go Marching In,' Cole Porter's 'Night And Day,' Herbie Hancock's 'Watermelon Man,' etc.) and on an early Gilberto Gil composition, 'Roda,' which is also a highlight of the album. Carvalho sounds either hampered or hesistant on many of the tunes she's paired up with a couple of fairly unremarkable male vocalists. They're aiming for a swinging Sergio Mendes/Young Holt Trio-style hipness, and in some ways are more successful here than many of their contemporaries. This 1967 album features some of the earliest recorded work of samba superstar Beth Carvalho, who was the 'girl' singer in a pop vocals/jazz band that also featured pianist Antonio Adolfo. Conjunto 3D 'Muito Na Onda' (Odeon, 1967)
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