Mainly known to DJs for the funk groover “Te Queria”, Rota-Mar is the first solo album by the charismatic Zca do Trombone. During a vertiginous career which started in the late 60s, Zca was a permanent member of Wilson Simonal’s band, toured with Luiz Ea’s Sagrada Famlia (alongside Joyce, Nan Vasconcelos, Nelson Angelo and others), recorded the seminal Brazilian funk “Coluna do Meio” for his joint effort with Roberto Sax, and played and recorded for some of the big names of Brazilian music such as Tim Maia or Martinho da Vila. Particularly for samba artists such as Alcione, Leci Brando or Moreira da Silva, Zca do Trombone was the trombonist of choice.

Rota-Mar displays the work of an established musician who has nothing to prove. Impregnated with Zca’s characteristic voice, the songs draw inspiration from the sea, love and bohemian life, and let us all dream of what life in Rio the Janeiro was during that time. “Te Queria”, penned by Zca’s childhood friend Elzio de Bzios (known for his highly collectable funk/boogie single “Tamanqueiro”) is the obvious highlight, although we believe the real beauty of the album lies in the relaxed sea-side groove and MPB in the rest of the songs, including Zca’s superb take on Martinho da Vila’s “Manteiga de Garrafa”.

As bonus tracks to this reissue, we include both sides from Zca’s rare 1977 single, featuring the allmighty trio Azymuth. – On Bandcamp

Label: Altercat Records ALT012 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Germany Released: 26 Nov 2021 Genre: Latin, Funk / Soul Style: MPB