Sergio Mendes & Brasil '65 - In Person at El Matador (1966)

The great close. A important LP for the career of one of the most celebrated Brazilian artist worldwide, Sergio Mendes. This live recording was the first Sergio Mendes album released in the United States and features some of the best musicians by that time under Sergio Mendes Brasil '65. I don't know why, this is one of Caetano contributions that I left to the end.

This is Sergio Mendes & Brasil '65 - In Person at El Matador (1966), for Atlantic USA, recorded 2 years after Sergio Mendes arrival in the United States and featuring Sergio Mendes (piano), Tiao Neto (bass), Paulinho Magalhaes and Chico Batera (drums), Rosinha de Valença (acoustic guitar) and Wanda Sa (vocal). El Matador was a famous nightclub in San Francisco Bay area, California.

Another self-explanatory release. The front cover above belongs to the Brazilian edition by Fermata. Caetano asked to share the original Atlantic cover, which is bellow at post closing. Tracks include:

01 - Reza (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
02 - O Morro (Carlos Lyra / Gianfrancesco Guarnieri)
03 - Samba do Astronauta (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Tem Dó de Mim (Carlos Lyra)
05 - Jodel (João Donato)
06 - Samba de José (José Menezes)
07 - Noa Noa (Sergio Mendes)
08 - "Black Orpheus Medley" -- Manhã de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria) -- Batuque de Orfeu (Rossini Pacheco) -- Samba de Orfeu (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria) -- A Felicidade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Arrastão (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes)
10 - Vai de Vez (Roberto Menescal / Luis Fernando Freire)
11 - Caminho de Casa (João Donato)