Music » Bossa Nova Music

Release Date: 1997-05-20, Audio CD, Polygram Records

A bridge between bossa nova and 1960s pop, Sergio Mendes' music was easy listening, vaguely psychedelic pop, light jazz, and bossa nova all rolled into one. Mendes and Brasil '66 (which featured Mendes on keyboards and a revolving cast of two female vocalists, bass, guitar, drums and percussion) had a number of hits from the mid-'60s to the early-1970s that are included here. Getting his professional start playing and arranging for Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, Mendes typically filled out his proper albums with updated versions of popular songs written by the Brazilian masters as well as some of his own tunes "" his tunes "Look Around" and "So Many Stars" are included. But this collection really surveys his interpretations of pop tunes of the day, some of which were never hits for Mendes. The small combo's light touch and rich vocal harmonies make for pleasant if kitschy covers of hits like the Beatles' "Fool On The Hill" and "Day Tripper," Burt Bacharach's "The Look Of Love," and others. "" --Tad Hendrickson

24-bit remastered Japanese reissue of 1967 album packaged in a miniature LP gatefold sleeve, features ten tracks. A&M. 2004.

Release Date: 2001-05-15, Audio CD, Umvd Labels

Release Date: 1997-05-20, Audio CD, Polygram Records

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Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 20-MAY-2003

Release Date: 1997-07-29, Audio CD, Polygram Records

Release Date: 2003-06-17, Audio CD, Sunny Side

Release Date: 1990-10-25, Audio CD, Polygram Records

The brilliant Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim's collaborations with singer Joao Gilberto, guitarist Charlie Byrd, and saxophonist Stan Getz spearheaded the bossa nova sound in the 1960s with such hits as "The One Note Samba" and "The Girl from Ipanema." But, as this rich, 1973 reissue amply illustrates, Jobim was capable of creating music that revealed the full encyclopedic scope of his eclectic genius. Jobim's achy vocals and spare guitar and piano work are backed by an all-star orchestra, conducted and arranged by Claus Ogerman, featuring bassists Ron Carter and Richard Davis and percussionist Airto Moreira. The plaintive "Aguas de Marco/Waters of March," "Maite Pere," and "Ana Luiza" ring with the haunting feel of saudade--the Afro-Portuguese equivalent of the blues. But, as his award-winning soundtrack of Black Orpheus proved, Jobim was also an exceptional film composer, and his evocative score for "Cronica de Casa Assassinada/Chronicle of the Murdered House" on this disc is filled with faraway train sounds and dreamy Ravel-Debussy impressionism. The angelic instrumentals "Um Rancho Nas Nuvens," "Tiemp do Mar," and "Nuvens Douradas" highlight the cool, continental confluence of Villa-Lobos, Gershwin, and Ellington that made Antonio Carlos Jobim's music timeless. --Eugene Holley Jr.