Mendes, Sergio | Encanto | CD

Sérgio Mendes is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, on 11 February 1941. He played bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk, and has more than 55 releases. Mendes was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of “Real in Rio” from the animated film Rio. He was a Brazilian musician primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and most of his touring took place, and he died in Los Angeles in 2024.

Encanto is a jazz album in Afro-Cuban, bossa nova and Latin jazz styles, by Sérgio Mendes, issued as one CD on Concord Records in 2008. Sérgio Mendes and will.i.am are credited as producers, and arrangements are credited to Carlinhos Brown, João Donato, Sérgio Mendes, Toninho Horta and will.i.am. Guest musicians credited include Guinga, Paul Jackson Jr. and Alphonso Johnson.

Track List

1. The Look of Love
2. Funky Bahia
3. Waters of March
4. Odo-Ya
5. Somewhere In The Hills (O Morro Nao Tem Vez)
6. Lugar Comum
7. Dreamer
8. Morning In Rio
9. Y Vamos Ya (...Let's Go)
10. Catavento (Catavento E Girassol)
11. Acode
12. Agua De Beber
13. Les Eaux De Mars (Waters Of March) (Bonus Track)
14. E Vamos La (...Let's Go) (Bonus Track)