Jose Roberto Bertrami is best known for playing keyboards for Azymuth, a much heralded Brazilian trio that formed in 1972. The band mixed samba, bossa nova, jazz, folk and rock that was both timely and distinctly Brazilian. He also composed and arranged for Elis Regina, Mark Murphy, Joe Pass, Sarah Vaughan, Milton Nascimento, Airto, Flora Purim among others.
But in 1965, before Azymuth, Bertrami led a group called Os Tatius. At 19, he recorded Os Tatius, his first album. The sextet featured Bertrami (piano), Vasconcelos (tenor saxophone), Ivo Mendes (trumpet), Aresky Aratto (organ), Cláudio Henrique Bertrami (bass) and Elizeu de Campos (drums).
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