Sergio Mendes

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Born: Feb 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil
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Genre: Easy Listening
Styles: Bossa Nova, AM Pop, Samba, Soft Rock, Latin Pop, Lounge
Biography: For most of the second half of the '60s, Sergio Mendes was the top-selling Brazilian artist in the United States, charting huge hit singles and LPs that regularly made the Top Five. His records with his group Brasil '66 regularly straddled the domestic pop and international markets in America, getting ...Read full biography
Brasileiro
Released: 1992
Label: Elektra
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What 1989's Arara hinted at, 1991's Brasileiro delivers with a vengeance, for at long last, here is a genuine, back-to-Brazil tour de force by expatriate Mendes. Taking up the long-abandoned thread of ...Read full review
In the Brazilian Bag
Released: 1965
Label: Tower ST
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This is a prime example of Sergio Mendes as a talented jazz pianist, dating from before the hitmaking days of Brasil '66. Tackling a list of standards by the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell, ...Read full review
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