The Essential - Sergio Mendes

Description: Genre: World Music - Brazilian / Artist: Sergio Mendes / Audio CD released 1999-03-22 at Commercial Marketing / Disc #1 ... more

The Essential - Sergio Mendes ... Tracklisting
1 Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
2 Scarborough Fair - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
3 With A Little Help From My Friends - Sergio Mendes
4 Like A Lover - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
5 Look Of Love (From The Columbia Picture "Casino Royal" - Sergio Mendes
6 Night And Day - Sergio Mendes
7 The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes
8 Norwegian Wood - Sergio Mendes
9 Going Out Of My Head - Sergio Mendes
10 Look Around - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
11 So Many Stars - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
12 Day Tripper - Sergio Mendes
13 Pretty World - Sergio Mendes
14 Wave - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
15 Pais Tropical - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
16 Watch What Happens - Sergio Mendes

Newest Review: ... lava lamps, driving on a twisty mountain road in an open topped car, sitting in an airport VIP lounge, drinking cocktails on ... more

... the beach in Rio. These records often sound like the soundtrack to some amazing imaginary Sixties movie. In fact sections of Sergio, notably Mais Que Nada were used to great effect in the first Austin Powers film, (the parts where they are driving down the strip in Las Vegas). Maybe thanks to Austin, Sergio Mendes, along with his near contemporaries Bert Bacharch and Herb Albert (who first released his records and who’s wife Lani Hall was one of Sergio’s singers), are often dismissed as kitsch which I f...more

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The Essential - Sergio Mendes: Sergio Mendes (401 words)
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Sergio Mendes, a Brazillian composer and arranger, was once marketed as "a delicately mixed blend of pianistic jazz, subtle Latin nuances, John Lennon/Paul McCartney style, some Henry Mancini, here and there a touch of Burt Bacharach, cool minor chords, danceable upbeat, gentle laughter and a little sex" .Which sums him up perfectly and describes his band Brasillia 66’s records better than I ever could. Listening to Sergio Mendes I think of wonderful things I’ve never done: living in a space age apartment with white furniture and lava lamps, driving on a twisty mountain road in an open topped car, sitting in an airport VIP lounge, ... Read the complete review