The Sérgio Mendes Trio – In The Brazilian Bag LP (Limited Edition 180g Vinyl)

Limited Edition 2024 Reissue on 180g Vinyl with 4 Bonus Tracks.

An essential figure in the fusion between jazz and bossa nova, pianist and composer Sergio Mendes has over fifty-five releases under his own name.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2012 for Real in Rio from the animated film Rio.

This release presents the complete original album In the Brazilian Bag, which finds him on piano in the company of American alto sax player Bud Shank, guitarist Rosinha de Valenca, Sebastiao Neto on bass, and Chico Batera on drums. Singer Wanda de Sah contributes her vocals on a few of the tracks.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Samba De Verao
2. Favela
3. Berimbau
4. Tristeza Em Mim
5. Aquarius
6. Samba De Uma Nota So
7. Oba-La-La *
8. Tristeza De Nos Dois *

Side B
1. Ela E Carioca
2. Muito A Vontade
3. Deixa
4. Consolacao
5. Reza
6. Disa *
7. Outra Vez *

* = Bonus Tracks