Jazz
Recorded in Rio De Janiero, Brazil
2 LPs on 1 CDs:
* THE SWINGER FROM RIO (1966)
* THE BEAT OF BRAZIL (1967)
THE SWINGER FROM RIO:
Personnel: Sergio Mendes (piano); Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar); Hubert Laws (flute); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Art Farmer (flugelhorn); Tiao Netto (bass); Chico DeSouza (drums)
Includes liner notes by Bob Altshuler
THE BEAT OF BRAZIL:
Sergio Mendes (piano); Hector Bisigani, Aurino Ferreira (tenor saxophone); Edson Maciel, Raulzinho (trombone); Sebastiao Neto (bass); Edison Machado (drums)
Includes original release liner notes by Frank Talmadge
Bossa Nova music owes much of its mid-'60s popularity to pianist/composer/bandleader Sergio Mendes. Mendes created some of the smoothest and sexiest music of the '60s. World-class jazz musicians such as Art Farmer, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Phil Woods and Hubert Laws are featured session players on these releases. |
