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Brasil '66 leader Mendes plans February release
11/19/2005 3:50 AM, Reuters
Melinda Newman
The bossa nova will be competing
with flowers and chocolate this Valentine's Day, when veteran
bandleader Sergio Mendes releases his first album in the United
States in 10 years.
With his Brazilian-flavored light jazz, the pianist and his
group, Brasil '66, ruled the charts in the late '60s with such
hits as "Mas Que Nada" and their cover of the Beatles' "Fool on
the Hill."
On his new recording, appropriately named "Timeless," he's
paired with a slew of artists, most of whom weren't even a
twinkle in their parents' eyes during Mendes' heyday.
The Concord Records/Starbucks Hear Music release was
produced by Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am. Among the guests are
Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, John Legend, Q-Tip and Stevie Wonder.
The album includes reworked versions of Mendes' hits, new
tunes and updates of Brazilian standards. The sound combines
classic Brazilian samba and bossa nova rhythms with American
hip-hop.
Like the Ray Charles and Herbie Hancock albums issued
recently by Starbucks and its partners, this release will be
available to all retailers simultaneously.
Reuters/Billboard
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