Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Greatest Hits

An essential collection of bossa nova brillance

From the genre-defining Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66

Features original hit versions of “Mais Que Nada,” “Look of Love” and “Fool on the Hill”

“Every time I make a new album,” states the legendary Brazilian maestro Sergio Mendes, “it’s a new musical adventure.”

Here are the finest 1960s cuts by these Latin-pop legends. Their hit versions of “Mas Que Nada,” “Night and Day,” “The Look of Love,” “Scarborough Fair,” and “The Fool on the Hill” join “Like a Lover,” “So Many Stars” and more!

“A bridge between bossa nova and 1960s pop, Sergio Mendes’ music was easy listening, vaguely psychedelic pop, light jazz, and bossa nova all rolled into one. Mendes and Brasil ’66 (which featured Mendes on keyboards and a revolving cast of two female vocalists, bass, guitar, drums and percussion) had a number of hits from the mid-’60s to the early-1970s that are included here.

Getting his professional start playing and arranging for Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, Mendes typically filled out his proper albums with updated versions of popular songs written by the Brazilian masters as well as some of his own tunes ­ his tunes — ‘Look Around’ and ‘So Many Stars’ are included. But this collection really surveys his interpretations of pop tunes of the day, some of which were never hits for Mendes. The small combo’s light touch and rich vocal harmonies make for pleasant if kitschy covers of hits such as the Beatles’ ‘Fool On The Hill’ and ‘Day Tripper,’ Burt Bacharach’s ‘The Look Of Love,’ and others.” — Amazon.com ­

Format : Vinyl Record

1 Lp