Vintage 74 (Remastered) Sergio Mendes

• 1 Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 03:36
• 2 This Masquerade 04:36
• 3 The Waters Of March (Aguas De Março) 03:56
• 4 Waiting For Love 04:18
• 5 Lonely Sailor (Marinheiro Só) 03:16
• 6 Você Abusou 03:57
• 7 Superstition 05:54
• 8 Funny You Should Say That 03:24
• 9 Double Rainbow 03:22
• 10 If You Really Love Me 03:28
• Total Runtime 39:47

Info for Vintage 74 (Remastered)

Digitally remastered! This classic latin album, originally released on Bell Records in 1974. Features musical assistance from Dave Grusin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gracinha Leporace and others. Produced by Bones Howe, this was one of Mendes' strongest releases in years, consisting of top-notch material (three of them by Stevie Wonder!). Also features one of the earliest known covers of Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Aguad de Marco' (featuring Jobim himself on guitar!) 10 tracks including 'This Masquerade', 'Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing', 'Lonely Sailor' and more.

"Mendes' second and last try for Bell is somewhat better than his first, largely due to the selection of some strong material -- including three Stevie Wonder tunes -- the return of Dave Grusin as chartmeister, and a return to some degree of a real Brazilian feeling on several cuts. The most notable thing on this record is one of the earliest covers of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Aguas de Marco," which follows the outlines of Jobim's own recording with a somewhat stiffened rhythm (Jobim even drops by to lend a hand on guitar in this and on "Double Rainbow"). But by and large, it is hitmaking time again, supervised and dominated by the heavy production hand of Bones Howe and hampered by colorlessly weak lead female vocals (except when Gracinha Leporace solos in Portuguese).The back cover photo of Sergio, with longish hair, gold chain, and turtleneck sweater, dates this record securely and irrevocably."

Sergio Mendes, piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Bonnie Bowden, vocals
Gracinha Leporace, vocals
Antonio Carlos Jobim, acoustic guitar
Oscar Neves, acoustic guitar
David Amaro, twelve-string guitar
Dennis Budimir, electric guitar
Joe Osborne, bass
Octavio Bailly, Jr., bass
Claudio Slon, drums
Paulo Da Costa, percussion
Laudir Oliveira, congas

Digitally remastered

Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes spins his remarkable magic on his newest recording, Encanto (Enchantment), which is among the maestro’s most beautifully realized in his unparalleled career. The collection refines Sergio’s singular blend of infectious rhythms and irresistible melodies from the great Brazilian Songbook, with his always thoroughly modern arrangements and masterful production approach. The resulting collection is a bona fide Sergio Mendes classic-- a kaleidoscopic album that underscores the maestro's ear for addictive melodies, as well as his ability to cast incredibly talented singers and musicians from all over the world.

Every time I make a new record, it’s a new adventure. explains the affable Mendes from his Los Angeles home. “My main motivation, he enthuses, is to record wonderful songs. In the process, I enjoy sharing with the world the diversity of Brazilian music-- both in terms of rhythm and melody.

This time, I wanted to go full circle. So I decided to begin this journey in my homeland, Brazil. I traveled to Rio and Bahia, meeting a number of old friends that I hadn't played with in quite a while. There’s a very special musically creative environment in Brazil, which inspires me tremendously.

Mendes was still living in Brazil during the momentous era between the late '50s and the early '60s when the samba-based bossa nova was born. In fact, he was one of the first practitioners of the new genre, together with composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, guitarist Joao Gilberto and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes.

True to his desire to go back full circle, Mendes recorded four seminal Jobim compositions: a hip-hop version of Agua De Beber with Toninho Horta on guitar, Mendes' wife Gracinha Leporace on vocals, and the man himself showcasing his instrumental chops on a bewitching Rhodes solo; Waters of March, which features Grammy nominated,super talented new artist Ledisi; Somewhere In The Hills, with vocals by none other than Natalie Cole and Flugel Horn solo by great German jazz artist Till Bronner; and Dreamer, which marks the first time that former mentor Herb Alpert actually plays the trumpet on a Sergio Mendes album, with brilliant vocals by Lani Hall, Alpert’s wife and the original lead singer of Mendes’ Brasil ‘66. (Source: Entertainment Resource Group, Inc.)

This album contains no booklet.