TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Herb Alpert Presents" - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966)
"Herb Alpert Presents" - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 are always "good vibe" albums to pick up wherever you can find one. The jazzy-pop Latin flavors are lite and heady and perfect for the background chill. Sergio brings out hot grooves and rhythms that dance around cool vocals that toss off sweetly sophisticated attitudes. The music pushes away shadows with ease. And I absolutely love having a variety of spices in my collection.
Favorites include "Mas Que Nada" which was one of their signature songs. "The Joker" is Austin Powers cool. The closing track..."Berimbau." makes me want to flip the album over and start again. And their very early cover of The Beatles..."Daytripper" (sp) is a keeper. I found my copy still in shrink while digging thru boxes one weekend during a Spektrum Records Saturday morning backyard sale. I couldn't have paid more than a buck. And how cool to learn that in 2011, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66's debut album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
There is a certain mood Sergio Mendes creates with his band and once you've been hit with it...ya have to feed that Jones. Best of all, the albums are not hard to find and for low dollar/no risk. In other words, you can't screw up.
"Herb Alpert Presents" - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (back)
A&M company sleeve
A&M label
Cat #
SP-4116
SIDE A MATRIX
SP-4131 1C - 11111111111 V 0
SIDE B MATRIX
SP-4132-1C - 1111111111111
"The Joker" - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 / "Herb Alpert Presents" (1966)
TRACKS:
A1 "Mais Que Nada" (Ma-sh Kay Nada) 2:37
A2 "One Note Samba / Spanish Flea" 1:46
A3 "The Joker" 2:37
A4 "Going Out Of My Head" 3:00
A5 "Tim Dom Dom" (Chim Dome Dome) 1:51
B1 "Daytripper" 3:09
B2 "Agua De Beber" (Agwa Gee Bebérr) 2:28
B3 "Slow Hot Wind" 2:32
B4 "O Pato" (O Pawtoo) 1:58
B5 "Berimbau" 3:15
PERSONNEL:
Sérgio Mendes - piano, keyboards, b-vocals, arrangements
Lani Hall - vocals
Bob Matthews - bass, b-vocals
Jose Soares - percussion, b-vocals
Joao Palma - drums
Bibi Vogel - b-vocals
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