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Pre-hype album, November 7, 2007
This review is from: Brasil '65 (Audio CD)
I've owned the LP for ages. The LP is showing signs of its age, but the content makes this album one of my favorites. The addition of Wanda de Sah and Rosinha de Valenca to the excellent Sergio Mendes Trio makes for pure listening pleasure all the way through. Brasil '65 is (IMHO) better musically than Brasil '66 - why it wasn't as successful is beyond me.
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What's wrong with everyone?, February 28, 2007
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Brasil '65 (Audio CD)
No reviews for this great CD?? Sergio Mendes was one of the best-selling Brazilian artists of all time, and this album was his breakthrough smash. I like all the songs, but 'Let Me' and 'One Note Samba' are among my most favorites at the moment. This is a nice introduction to bossa nova style in the mid-to-late '60s. If you enjoy so-called 'easy listening' music (which this definitely is), then check it out. You won't be disappointed!
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Sergio introduces the US to bosa nova., January 3, 2010
This review is from: Brasil '65 (Audio CD)
This is the album that introduced the US market to Sergio Mendes and Brasil 65! The follow-up Brasil 66 was very good also with a change in singers. If I recall, Wanda Sa, the singer, wanted to stay in Brasil rather than relocate to the US and record and tour so Mendes replaced her with the two new American singers that formed Brasil 66. The warmth of Brasil 65 is truly unique and is my favorite of all Sergio Mendes albums. Wanda Sa's vocals are smooth and sensual and go great with the small combo. I don't recall hearing any of the tunes from this album on the radio as was the case with the later Brasil 66 recordings. However those of us belonging to the Capitol Record Club in the 60's(Brasil 65's record company before moving to A&M Records for Brasil 66) had already discovered the unique sound of Brasil 65 and were ahead of the curve before the more commercial success of Brasil 66. This album goes great with the two Getz/Gilberto albums of the same period for some of the best bossa-nova for the ears. Smooth as silk. One of my favorite albums of all time. At 45 years old it still sounds fresh and new. But good music is timeless. I've read that there was another Brasil 65 album besides this one but I don't recall ever seeing or hearing it. Perhaps someday it will surface again too.
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