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Sergio Mendes - Brasil '86 (1986) {A&M}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Aug. 28, 2016
Sergio Mendes - Brasil '86 (1986) {A&M}

Sergio Mendes - Brasil '86 (1986) {A&M}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 229MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 90MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Soul, Latin

A 1986 A&M album featuring a mix of Mendes' trademark Brazilian pop with vocals by Siedah Garrett and Joe Pizzulo, a traditional Brazilian styled tune "O Rio" (featuring the great Dori Caymmi on guitar and vocals), and a guest appearance by former Brasil '66 lead singer Lani Hall on "No Place To Hide".

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 20, 2025
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 183 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 72 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor (POCM-1881)

Sergio Mendes took a deep breath, expanded his sound to include strings lavishly arranged by the young Dave Grusin and Dick Hazard, went further into Brazil, and out came a gorgeous record of Brasil '66 at the peak of its form. Here Mendes released himself from any reliance upon Antonio Carlos Jobim and rounded up a wealth of truly great material from Brazilian fellow travelers: Gilberto Gil's jet-propelled "Roda" and Joao Donato's clever "The Frog," Dori Caymmi's stunningly beautiful "Like a Lover," Harold Lobo's carnival-esque "Tristeza," and Mendes himself (the haunting "So Many Stars" and the title track). Mendes was also hip enough to include "With a Little Help From My Friends" from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper LP…

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Equinox (1967) [Reissue 2002]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 12, 2025
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Equinox (1967) [Reissue 2002]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Equinox (1967) [Reissue 2002]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 156 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 60 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (394 122-2)

Equinox continues the scrumptiously winning sound that Sergio Mendes cooked up in the mid-'60s, this time a bit more fleshed out with John Pisano's guitar, a slightly thicker texture, and even an imitation sitar (this was, after all, 1967). Again, the mix of American pop tunes old and new and Brazilian standards and sleepers is impeccable (although it didn't yield any substantial hits), and the treatments are smooth, swinging, and very much to the point. While Mendes reaps a predictable harvest from Antonio Carlos Jobim - he was one of the first to discover and record "Triste" and "Wave" - he also likes to explore the work of other outstanding Brazilian writers like Jorge Ben, Joao Gilberto, and especially Edu Lobo (whose "For Me," with its bright flashes of combo organ, is one of the album's highlights)…

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Equinox (1967) [Reissue 2002]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 12, 2025
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Equinox (1967) [Reissue 2002]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Equinox (1967) [Reissue 2002]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 156 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 60 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (394 122-2)

Equinox continues the scrumptiously winning sound that Sergio Mendes cooked up in the mid-'60s, this time a bit more fleshed out with John Pisano's guitar, a slightly thicker texture, and even an imitation sitar (this was, after all, 1967). Again, the mix of American pop tunes old and new and Brazilian standards and sleepers is impeccable (although it didn't yield any substantial hits), and the treatments are smooth, swinging, and very much to the point. While Mendes reaps a predictable harvest from Antonio Carlos Jobim - he was one of the first to discover and record "Triste" and "Wave" - he also likes to explore the work of other outstanding Brazilian writers like Jorge Ben, Joao Gilberto, and especially Edu Lobo (whose "For Me," with its bright flashes of combo organ, is one of the album's highlights)…

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 20, 2025
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 183 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 72 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor (POCM-1881)

Sergio Mendes took a deep breath, expanded his sound to include strings lavishly arranged by the young Dave Grusin and Dick Hazard, went further into Brazil, and out came a gorgeous record of Brasil '66 at the peak of its form. Here Mendes released himself from any reliance upon Antonio Carlos Jobim and rounded up a wealth of truly great material from Brazilian fellow travelers: Gilberto Gil's jet-propelled "Roda" and Joao Donato's clever "The Frog," Dori Caymmi's stunningly beautiful "Like a Lover," Harold Lobo's carnival-esque "Tristeza," and Mendes himself (the haunting "So Many Stars" and the title track). Mendes was also hip enough to include "With a Little Help From My Friends" from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper LP…

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 20, 2025
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (1968) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 183 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 72 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor (POCM-1881)

Sergio Mendes took a deep breath, expanded his sound to include strings lavishly arranged by the young Dave Grusin and Dick Hazard, went further into Brazil, and out came a gorgeous record of Brasil '66 at the peak of its form. Here Mendes released himself from any reliance upon Antonio Carlos Jobim and rounded up a wealth of truly great material from Brazilian fellow travelers: Gilberto Gil's jet-propelled "Roda" and Joao Donato's clever "The Frog," Dori Caymmi's stunningly beautiful "Like a Lover," Harold Lobo's carnival-esque "Tristeza," and Mendes himself (the haunting "So Many Stars" and the title track). Mendes was also hip enough to include "With a Little Help From My Friends" from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper LP…
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966) [2006 A&M Originals]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966) [2006 A&M Originals]
EAC Secure Rip | FLAC (Image + Cue + Log) - 147 MB | Complete Scans (Jpeg 600 dpi) - 61.5 MB | MP3 (CBR320 Kbps) - 70.2 MB
Bossa Nova | The Verve Music Group | 0602517052482 | 25:47 minutes | Hosted on: NitroFlare

The first album on A&M was Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, an album that went platinum based largely on the success of the single "Mas Que Nada" (a Jorge Ben cover) and the personal support of Alpert, with whom Mendes toured.

Wanda de Sah - Brasil' 65 (1965) & Softly (1965) [Reissue 2008]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 6, 2022
Wanda de Sah - Brasil' 65 (1965) & Softly (1965) [Reissue 2008]

Wanda de Sah - Brasil' 65 (1965) & Softly (1965) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 336 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 129 MB | Covers - 46 MB
Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: EMI Music/DRG Records (31621)

The great incontrovertible truth of Brazilian vocalists in the '60s is that the more global success they enjoyed, the weaker and more insubstantial their voices. (As a test, simply compare and contrast the chart-topper Astrud Gilberto with the chart-absent Elis Regina.) Wanda de Sah was quite popular, which says most of what you need to know about her vocal prowess, both on the material she recorded with Brasil '65 as well as her solo career. But as with Astrud Gilberto, vocal weakness is hardly a barrier to entry. When given complementary musicians and arrangements - which were as common as coffee in Brazilian music circles - a thin, wispy voice could be made to sound positively radiant. DRG's 2008 pairing of Brasil '65 and Softly!, the two albums de Sah appeared on during 1965, reflects her peak year as an artist….

Sergio Mendes - The Swinger From Rio (1965) {Atlantic SD-1434}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Sept. 11, 2011
Sergio Mendes - The Swinger From Rio (1965) {Atlantic SD-1434}

Sergio Mendes - The Swinger From Rio (1965) {Atlantic SD-1434}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 242MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz

The musical relationship between Sergio Mendes and Antonio Carlos Jobim was a very important one in the careers of both men. Jobim was, of course, the premier composer of bossa nova, and Mendes was one of the most important popularizers of Brazilian music, helping to bring Jobim's compositions to a very wide audience. Mendes recorded 11 of Jobim's songs overthe course of his first two Atlantic Records albums. The Beat of Brazil and The Swinger From Rio, Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim, the latter of which is reissued here.
Sergio Mendes - In The Key of Joy (Deluxe Edition) (2020) [Official Digital Download]

Sergio Mendes - In The Key of Joy (Deluxe Edition) (2020) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 61:25 minutes | 707 MB
Jazz, Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, MPB | Label: Allophone Media Limited, Official Digital Download

Deluxe two edition includes bonus CD featuring classic songs by Sergio Mendes such as 'Mas Que Nada', 'Never Gonna Let You Go', and many more. 2020 release.