José Roberto Trio

The José Roberto Trio album, released by Far Out Recordings in 2022, serves as a significant archival project documenting the work of Brazilian pianist and arranger José Roberto Bertrami. This collection gathers rare and previously unreleased studio sessions from the early 1970s, a period when Bertrami was at the height of his creative output, exploring the intersection of jazz, funk, and traditional Brazilian rhythms. The release was curated to highlight the sophisticated arrangements and improvisational synergy that defined the Trio's influence on the burgeoning MPB and jazz-fusion scenes of the era.

The design and production of this reissue were handled by the team at Far Out Recordings, a label renowned for its dedication to preserving the legacy of Brazilian music. Their objective was to maintain the authentic sonic profile of the original analog recordings while presenting them in a modern high-fidelity format. Upon its release, the album was received as an essential historical document by jazz historians and enthusiasts of Latin-fusion, praised for shedding light on the technical brilliance of Bertrami’s ensemble work before his later international acclaim with Azymuth.