Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

by Sergio Mendes, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Overview

After bouncing around Philips, Atlantic, and Capitol playing Brazilian jazz or searching for an ideal blend of Brazilian and American pop, Sergio Mendes struck gold on his first try at A&M (then not much more than the home of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and the Baja Marimba Band). He came up with a marvelously sleek, sexy formula: dual American female voices singing in English and Portuguese over a nifty three-man bossa nova rhythm/vocal section and Mendes' distinctly jazz-oriented piano, performing tight, infectious arrangements of carefully chosen tunes from Brazil, the U.S., and the U.K. The hit was Jorge Ben's "Mas Que Nada," given a catchy, tight bossa nova arrangement with the voice of Lani Hall soaring above the swinging rhythm section. But other tracks leap out as well; the obvious rouser is the Brazilian go-go treatment of the Beatles' "Day Tripper," but the sultry treatment of Henry Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind" and the rapid-fire "Tim Dom Dom" also deserve mention. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2006
Label:	A&M / Universal
UPC:	0602517052482
Rank:	53050

Tracks

1. Mas Que Nada
2. One Note Samba/Spanish Flea
3. The Joker
4. Going out of My Head
5. Tim Dom Dom
6. Day Tripper
7. Agua de Beber (Water to Drink)
8. Slow Hot Wind
9. O Pato (The Duck)
10. Berimbau

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sergio Mendes   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Vocals
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66   Primary Artist
Lani Hall   Vocals
Bob Matthews   Bass,Vocals
Joao Palma   Drums
Jose Soares   Vocals,Percussion
Janis Hansen   Vocals

Technical Credits

Herb Alpert   Audio Production,Producer,Liner Notes
Teddy Randazzo   Composer,Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Bob Weinstein   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Jorge Ben   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Neuza Teixeira   Composer
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Bruce Botnick   Engineer
Lennon-McCartney   Composer
George Martin   Producer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Baden Powell   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Don Costa   Producer
Jayme Silva   Composer
Tommy Emmanuel   Composer
Julius Wechter   Composer
Robert Weinstein   Composer
Newton Ferreira De Mendonca   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Armando Pittigliani   Producer
Newton Mendonca   Composer
Joao Mello   Composer
Brito Clodoaldo   Composer
Jayme Sylva   Composer
Luiz Joao Mello   Composer
Clodoaldo Brito   Composer
Sergio Mendes   Arranger