This bossa-nova perfection from 1966 finds Mendes playing with jazz greats Hubert Laws, Art Farmer and Phil Woods. And who is that on rhythm guitar? That would be Antonio Carlos Jobim, the father of... more

A memorial reissue of the A&M masterpieces of Sergio Mendes, a leading figure of the global bossa nova boom, who passed away on September 5, 2024. This smash hit solo album includes the #4 U.S.... more

"Joy" pretty much sums up the six decades of music of Sergio Mendes. As diverse as his recordings have been, an ebullient spirt has permeated them all, and continues here as he welcomes Common,... more

Limited green and yellow colored vinyl LP pressing. 1967 release from Brazilian musician and bandleader. Features musical assistance from Antonio Carlos Jobim, Edison Machado, Aurino Ferreira, Edson... more

Deluxe two edition includes bonus CD featuring classic songs by Sergio Mendes such as 'Mas Que Nada', 'Never Gonna Let You Go', and many more. 2020 release. In The Key Of Joy is the first album from... more

2013 Asian-only album from the Jazz/Bossa Nova/Easy Listening icon. Rendez-Vous includes 10 songs that are sung by different Asian vocalists (nine from Japan and one from Hong Kong). Celebrating over... more

From Studio 4 features the songs 'I've Never Been I Love Before', 'So Many Stars' and '2nd Street Samba'. Azica. 2006.

Drummer Robert Jospe's band Inner Rhythm has a samba/latin/funky sound that goes well with it's straight-ahead jazz credentials. The quintet has two previous releases that have both charted on the... more

Produced by Sergio Mendes for A&M and wielding a sound comparable to Brasil '66, Bossa Rio boasted two bona-fide Brazilian stars in their ranks: Manfredo Fest and Pery Ribeiro. CD debut for this... more

A wonderful album filled with the same kind of surprises one finds when lying in a field on a summer's day John Pizzarelli

2008 album from one of the most successful German Pop stars who is, oddly enough, a Jazz musician! Till Brönner is an exceptionally gifted trumpeter who succeeds in directly touching people with his... more

For his fourth Reservoir CD, pianist Jon Mayer is accompanied by the incomparable bassist Rufus Reid and legendary Roy McCurdy who has been Mayer's regular drummer for many years in Los Angeles.... more

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First, Brazilian music flooded into America during the bossa-nova boom of the mid-'60s. Then, the Brazilian musicians themselves crossed over into the States to play with the American jazz greats and... more