HERB ALPERT PRESENTS - SERGIO MENDES& BRASILL 66. VG+/EX

Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is an LP by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, Herb Alpert from 1966 released on the A&M Records label.

About this album

Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 is a landmark of bossa nova crossover, bringing Sérgio Mendes’ Brazilian rhythms into sharp pop-jazz focus. Issued in 1966 and associated with Herb Alpert’s A&M orbit, the album helped introduce Brasil ’66 to a wider international audience while turning their polished, multilingual style into a commercial force. Mendes’ arrangements, anchored by lush vocals and agile Latin percussion, gave the set its distinctive blend of sophistication and accessibility. The breakout 'Mais Que Nada' became the group’s signature tune, and the album’s success helped establish bossa nova as part of the wider 1960s easy-listening and jazz-pop landscape.