Hendrik Meurkens returns to Brazil with 'Samba Tonto'. The album features the legendary drummer and percussionist Portinho

Having taken a break from Brazilian music in recent years to play more bop-oriented jazz dates, Hendrik Meurkens returns to Brazil with 'Samba Tonto'. The album is inspired by the unique style and sound of Portinho, the legendary Brazilian drummer, who came to the United States early with the first wave of Brazilian musicians in the 1960s and features here. 'Samba Tonto' is a mixture of hard swinging Samba Jazz and sensuous ballads. This new album for Cellar Music also features Justus Heher on trombone, Laura Dreyer on flute on tracks, Misha Tsiganov on piano & Fender Rhodes and Eduardo Belo on bass.

Track Listing

• Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe)
• The Summer Knows
• Herb’s Samba
• My Romance
• Samba Tonto
• A Lullaby for Benny
• Chorinho for Nico
• Surf Board
• Chelsea Nocturne
• Bye Bye Brasil
• Choro em Casa

Additional Details

Label: Cellar live

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 53:54 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/20/26

UPC: 628308831449