SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL 77 – VINTAGE 74 LP – Nr MINT 1974  JAZZ LATIN

Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 – Vintage 74
(Bell Records  1974  BELL1305)

Textured Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners and import cut in bottom left corner
Original Bell Inner Sleeve with splits

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality – initials on side 1 label)

Sérgio Santos Mendes (11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil ’66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing bossa nova, often mixed with funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as a co-writer of “Real in Rio” from the animated film Rio.

“Vintage 74” is the fourth studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ‘77. This is the second album to feature vocals by Gracinha Leporace and Bonnie Bowden.

1. “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” (Stevie Wonder) – 3:36
2. “This Masquerade” (Leon Russell) – 4:36
3. “The Waters Of March (Aguas De Março)” (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 3:56
4. “Waiting For Love” (Randy McNeill) – 4:18
5. “Lonely Sailor (Marinheiro Só)” – 3:16
6. “Você Abusou” (Antonio Carlos, Jocafi) – 3:57
7. “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder) – 5:54
8. “Funny You Should Say That” (Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert) – 3:24
9. “Double Rainbow” (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:22
10. “If You Really Love Me” (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:28

• Acoustic Guitar – Antônio Carlos Jobim (tracks 3, 9), Oscar Castro-Neves (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Arranged By [Rhythm] – Sérgio Mendes (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
• Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Vocals] – Bob Alcivar (tracks 1, 4, 8, 10)
• Art Direction – Beverly Weinstein
• Artwork [Back Cover Painting] – Wesley Duke Lee
• Bass – Joe Osborn (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10), Octavio Bailly, Jr. (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
• Conductor [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – Dave Grusin
• Congas – Laudir de Oliveira (tracks 7, 9), Paulinho da Costa (credited as “Paulo Da Costa”) (tracks 1, 5, 8, 10)
• Coordinator [Production] – Pamela Vale
• Design – David Larkham, Ron Wong
• Drums – Claudio Slon
• Electric Guitar – Dennis Budimir (track 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Electric Piano – Sérgio Mendes (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Engineer [Second] – Geoff Howe
• Ganzá – Paulinho da Costa (credited as “Paulo Da Costa”) (tracks 2, 3, 10)
• Mastered By – John Golden
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Piano – Sérgio Mendes (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Producer, Engineer [Sound] – Bones Howe
• Shaker – Paulinho da Costa (credited as “Paulo Da Costa”) (tracks 7, 8)
• Synthesizer – Sérgio Mendes (tracks 1, 2, 9)
• Twelve-string Guitar – David Amaro (tracks 2, 4)
• Vocals – Bonnie Bowden (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10), Gracinha Leporace (tracks: 5, 6)