Sergio Santos Mendes (Sérgio Santos Mendes) - Brazilian musician, whose work bossa nova is closely intertwined with jazz and funk. During his musical career Mendes recorded over 35 studio albums ... Born into the family physician, graduated from Conservatory piano. Since the late 1950s began to appear in nightclubs, often played with many jazz musicians who visited Brazil, and also with local masters, among whom was Antonio Carlos Zhobin, who became a mentor to the young Mendes. In the early 1960s, Sergio has formed a band Sexteto Bossa Rio and produced the first record called Dance Moderno. He soon organized a tour of the United States and Europe, recording two albums at the same time, along with jazz musicians Kennonbolom Adderley and Nerbi Mann. In 1964, Mendes moved to the U.S., where in a joint musical collective named Sergio Mendes & Brasil '65 recorded two albums for Capitol Records studios and Atlantic Records. In the mid-60's record sales declined Mendes, and then he replaced his team of Brazilian vocalist Wanda de Sa (Wanda de Sá) on an American Lani Hall. Together with her in 1966, Mendes was released on A & M Records album Herb Alpert Presents, which became a platinum thanks largely to the success of the single Mas Que Nada, as well as personal support manager Herb Alpert studio. In the same year the newly formed music group Brasil '66 includes himself Mendes (piano), singer Lani Hall and Janis Hansen, Bob Matthews (bass), John Pisano (guitar), Jose Soares (percussion) and Joao Palma (drums) . With this lineup, Sergio Mendes, recorded between 1966 and 1968 year three albums, including hit Look Around. After this group there were significant changes: Hansen replaced the American singer Karen Philip, was composed of a famous Brazilian drummer Dom Um Roman and percussionist Rubens Bassin, a new bassist Sebastian Neto, and guitarist Oscar Castro Neves,. The composition was more organized, professionally, than their predecessors. Represents the drive Ye-Me-Le was recorded this lineup. All songs are sung, and all (except Ye-Me-Le) in English ... In the early 1970s, the staff has left Lani Hall, who is married to Herb Alpert and began a solo career.
Tracks: 01. Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) - 2:44 02. Norwegian Wood (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:51 03. Some Time Ago (Sergio Mihanovich) - 2:21 04. Moanin '(Bobby Timmons) - 3:03 05. Look Who's Mine (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle, Alan Bergman, Marylin Bergman) - 3:31 06. Ye-Me-Le (Luis Carlos Vinhas, Chico Feitosa) - 2:24 07. Easy To Be Hard (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) - 2:44 08. Where Are You Coming From? (Dory Caymmi, Nelson Motta, Lani Hall) - 4:03 09. Masquerade (Leonard Haynes, Ron Rose) - 3:35 10. What The World Needs Now (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:14 Personnel: - Sérgio Santos Mendes - keyboards, vocals, arranger, producer - Lani Hall - female vocals - Karen Philipp - female vocals - Oscar
