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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
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Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966)
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Mas Que Nada
2:41 |
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One Note Samba,Spanish Flea
1:49 |
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The Joker
2:42 |
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Going Out of My Head
3:07 |
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Tim Dom Dom
1:56 |
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Day Tripper
3:07 |
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Agua De Beber (Water to Drink)
2:32 |
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Slow Hot Wind
2:34 |
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O Pato (The Duck)
2:00 |
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Berimbau
3:16 |
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Review by Richard S. Ginell
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 "Mais 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. Miraculously, Mendes' original Brasil '66 still sounds fresh today; Mendes' piano especially appears not to have dated at all.
1. Mas Que Nada
2. One Note Samba/Spanish Flea
3. 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
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