Sérgio Mendes Trio
So Nice
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1972 2nd Issue In Shrink (With Additional Track: "Somewhere In The Hills") Of The Killer 1965 Capitol Records LP: Brasil '65. "In 1965, Sergio Mendes And His Trio Conducted Their First Out-Of-Brazil Experiment: They Recorded In L.A. For The First Time In What Proved To Be Their First Major Move Into The U.S. Market And Their Embrace Of The New Bossa Nova Sound. Accompanying The Mendes Band Are Then-Great Vocalist Wanda De Sah And Guitarist Rosinha De Valenca. This Is Deeply Swinging Bossa; It Is Crisp And Pops Out At The Listener In Every Conceivable Way. It Features Exotic And Pioneering Rhythmic Work, Smooth Accessibility, And Sophisticated Melodies, Many Of Which Were Written By The Hottest Talents In Brazil, Such As Marcos Valle ("Samba De Verão" [Aka "So Nice"]), Baden Powell And Vinícius De Moraes ("Berimbau"), João Donato ("Muito A Vontade"), Edú Lobo ("Reza"), And Of Course Antonio Carlos Jobim ("One Note Samba" And "She's A Carioca"). Also Adding To The Jazzed-Out Nature Of The New Bossa Flavor Was Bud Shank Blowing Alto On "So Nice" And Other Cuts, Which Had Its Lyric — -As Did "One Note Samba" And A Few Others — Translated Into English. But The Appeal Of Shank's Appeal With This Band Cannot Be Overrated. Shank Took The Shimmering Mist That Getz Contributed To Bossa Nova And Punched It Up And Gave It An Edge And Some Raw Emotion. This Stands With Mendes' Best Work From Brazil And Is Truly One Of His American Highlights. This Is A Masterpiece Of Modern Pop That Sounds As Fine In The 21st Century As It Did In 1965." Thom Jurek, AMG.