10 Videos of Bossa Nova Trios

I was in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Not the real Rio but the Rio of YouTube and my imagination. With temperatures still frigid in New York, my mind drifted off to South America and the many great bossa trios that have emerged from Brazil over the years. Here are 10 clips of trios, seven of which are Brazilian and three are Italian:

Here's the Baden Powell Trio in 1964...



Here's the Zimbo Trio...



Here's Brazilian singer Leny Andrade backed by a trio...



Here's Johnny Alf's trio with a vocal quartet...



Here's the Tamba Trio...



Here's the Walter Wanderley Trio...



Here's the Eumir Deodato Trio...



And the final three Italian bossa trios that were too good to leave behind:

Here's the Eddy Palermo Samba Jazz Trio...



Here's the Grupo Trio Samba Rio...



And here's Nossa Alma Canta Trio from Venice, with one of the great modern bossa singers Rosa Bittolo Bon...



Bonus: Here's Rosa Bittolo Bon in concert with Nossa Alma Canta and special guest, guitarist Robertinho De Paula on the left...