Estudando O Samba (studio album) by Tom Zé

Estudando O Samba by Tom Zé
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 6,356th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 79 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (90th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,011th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,356th)

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Estudando O Samba is ranked as the best album by Tom Zé.

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Estudando O Samba track list

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 79 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.

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From 05/30/2023 13:17
Tom Zé's greatest classic is a baffling, experimental take on samba that also manages to be a lot of fun. It's very good from start to finish, although tracks don't sound the same.

David Byrne bought this on a whim during a visit to Brazil and was so impressed that he released a compilation of Zé's work, basically saving his career.
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From 07/20/2022 10:05
Album Rating: 72.25
(867/12)

1.Mã. 83
2.A Felicidade. 67
3.Toc. 71
4.Tô. 71
5.Vai (Menina Amanhã De Manhã). 71
6.Ui! (Você Inventa). 69
7.Dói. 72
8.Mãe (Mãe Solteira). 68
9.Hein? 73
10.Só (Solidão). 74
11.Se. 76
12.Índice. 72
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From 04/26/2019 14:58
Grande marco de Tom Zé e da música brasileira. Não há limites para o samba.
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From 08/21/2012 18:41
This is a great album that despite being very experimental, it still keeps the listener amused and interested. This album should be higher in the list of Best Brazilian Records. In my opinion in the top 10 for sure.
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