Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Raizes (1972)

I don't know how popular and the availability of this Sergio Mendes LP outside Brazil. I guess this is a widely unknown record since it is a pretty experimental album from Sergio Mendes and his Brasil '77. I want to say thanks to Justin for making zecalouro remembers this record, which worth the sharing as a really out of the standard works by Sergio Mendes. Let's see why.

This is Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Raizes (1972), for A&M. This album was recorded in Brazil and does not have in fact any commercial expectations. It is a unique dive inside Brazilian ritualistic rhythms from Bahia full of percussion instruments lead by Rubens Bassini, vocals by Gracinha Leporace and Geri Stevens with Oscar Castro Neves guitar played loud from the start to end of this beautiful and unusual album. Perhaps is the first time an album is released at Loronix with a giant track of 19 minutes and I never could realize that Sergio Mendes would be responsible by this accomplishment. Tracks include:

Personnel

Claudio Slon
(drums)
Geri Stevens
(vocal)
Tiao Neto
(bass)
Laudir de Oliveira
(percussion, vocals)
Rubens Bassini
(percussion)
Oscar Castro Neves
(guitar)
Gracinha Leporace
(vocal)
Sergio Mendes
(piano, arranger, vocals, production)

Track List

01 - Promessa de Pescador (Dorival Caymmi)
02 - Após o Amanhecer (After Sunrise) (Tião Neto / Oscar Castro Neves)
03 - Canto de Ubiratan (Tradicional / Adpt. Sergio Mendes)
04 - Iemanjá (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Pomba Gira (Tradicional / Adpt. Sergio Mendes)
06 - Jogo de Roda (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
07 - Promessa de Pescador (Dorival Caymmi)