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In the mid- to late '60s, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 were one of the most successful acts doing stark Latin pop for A&M. By the early '70s, the members of the classic Brasil '66 lineup had moved on and styles had changed. Mendes ended up on Elektra/Asylum in the mid- to late '70s, when the label was best-known for its laid-back and polished pop/rock artists like Carly Simon, the Eagles, and Jackson Browne. For this 1977 set, Mendes didn't pick up an acoustic guitar and sign on Waddy Watchel, however. Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77 has Mendes in a fully updated, glossy R&B/pop/jazz mode. For fans that might not be the best news. The covers of "Love Me Tomorrow" and "Mozambique" have all of the accoutrements of stylish late-'70s R&B/jazz and most of their facelessness. The sleek cover of "If You Leave Me Now" does have Mendes' trademark close, halting harmonies, and an inventive arrangement. Stevie Wonder contributes two B+ tracks, "Love City" and "The Real Thing," and both warmly bear his harmonic signatures. Players who were part of Wonder's great '70s band Wonderlove also contribute tracks, like the aforementioned "Mozambique" and the playful "P-Ka-Boo." Like many artists doing albums like this, Mendes all but disappears in the gloss of the mix. The results are fair to good, but anyone liking his '60s work can't help but feel disappointed.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID PAICH, ComposerLyricist - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - PETER CETERA, ComposerLyricist - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Neves, ComposerLyricist - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
Sergio Mendes, MainArtist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
John Golden, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Grusin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chacal, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Testa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Mendes, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Jackson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Kim, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL EBERT, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gadd, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Gillette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael McKinney, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Stout, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Rogers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Foreman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastiao Neto, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Castro Neves, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Assistant Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Coulter, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marietta Waters, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dico, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Redd, Guitar, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Cruz Baca, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir Oliveira, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ballard, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bibiu, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
Album review
In the mid- to late '60s, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 were one of the most successful acts doing stark Latin pop for A&M. By the early '70s, the members of the classic Brasil '66 lineup had moved on and styles had changed. Mendes ended up on Elektra/Asylum in the mid- to late '70s, when the label was best-known for its laid-back and polished pop/rock artists like Carly Simon, the Eagles, and Jackson Browne. For this 1977 set, Mendes didn't pick up an acoustic guitar and sign on Waddy Watchel, however. Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77 has Mendes in a fully updated, glossy R&B/pop/jazz mode. For fans that might not be the best news. The covers of "Love Me Tomorrow" and "Mozambique" have all of the accoutrements of stylish late-'70s R&B/jazz and most of their facelessness. The sleek cover of "If You Leave Me Now" does have Mendes' trademark close, halting harmonies, and an inventive arrangement. Stevie Wonder contributes two B+ tracks, "Love City" and "The Real Thing," and both warmly bear his harmonic signatures. Players who were part of Wonder's great '70s band Wonderlove also contribute tracks, like the aforementioned "Mozambique" and the playful "P-Ka-Boo." Like many artists doing albums like this, Mendes all but disappears in the gloss of the mix. The results are fair to good, but anyone liking his '60s work can't help but feel disappointed.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:52
- Main artists: Sergio Mendes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: World
© 1977 Craft Recordings. ℗ 1977 Craft Recordings.
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