Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 [Import]

Sergio Mendes, Sergio Mendes & Brasil'66 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000007243
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,739 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious space-age samba., June 3, 2001

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R E Jewell (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (Audio CD)

Nine years old and seat-belt-less, my face pressed to the vinyl backseat of our new 1968 Pontiac Executive, driving from Huntsville, Alabama to Downey, California. THIS was the 8-track tape my father had with its new "continuous loop" autoplay feature. I know and love every single note, and the Joker.... is ME!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I grew up with this, February 12, 2000

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Katherine Cepak (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (Audio CD)

I have been listening to this as long as I remember. My mother had it on LP. I have wanted my own copy for years. I am now plying it for my children. It has an incredibloe beat. My five-year-old daughter and I find ourselves singing along.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars shiny and still new sounding, June 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (Audio CD)

The world always sounds like a wonderful place when you're listening to Brasil '66. This was their first album, a stripped down version of their later sound with just a jazz piano, a Brazilian rhythm section, and some wonderful voices. Mendes was a jazz musician when he conceived of this album, and it makes no concession to rock and roll other than a cover of "Daytripper." It's firmly rooted in the pop tradition right down to the cool album cover, in which the musicians wear suits and ties in a jungle setting.

Special favorites are "The Joker," a sultry version of Henry Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind" and the driving "Berimbau" which starts strong and only picks up the pace. This album is like a cool breath of fresh air. You'll never get tired of listening to it.