Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

To a generous dash of Tijuana Brass, add a blast of Brasil and splashes of Broadway. Read More

Mendes' song "Real in Rio," which he wrote for animated movie "Rio," has been nominated for one of the film industry's top honors, and odds are good he could win on Feb. 26 when the honors are given out because his category includes only one other entry. Read More

On Wednesday Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald For Pan Am Soundtrack was a top story. Read More

Soundtrack features Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Brenda Lee, Sergio Mendes, Connie Francis and more. Read More

Like a Wayback Machine, certain sights, sounds, smells and tastes transports us to certain times and places in our lives. Read More

LOS ANGELES , March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether economically or culturally, Brazil is hot!  For Sergio Mendes, Brazil 's most popular musical export, the time has arrived for his music to be featured in a major motion 3-D animated picture and his first career retrospective.  Marking the 50th anniversary of his debut album, the two-CD Celebration: A Musical Journey (Emarcy/Verve), released 4th April, 2011 , brings together more than three dozen selections spanning the entire career of the master of the bossa nova beat.  The collection ranges from the classic "The Look Of Love" to recent collaborations with will.i.am and The Black Eyed Peas ("Mas Que Nada" is featured on the soundtrack to the 3-D animation feature RIO premiering April 15 ) to new recordings guesting Siedah Garrett and Ivete Sangalo.   Celebration: A Musical Journey 's earliest tracks were culled from 1961's Dance Moderno and groups Bossa Rio and the Sergio Mendes Trio.  But it was Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 which sparked global stardom.  Performing "The Look Of Love" at the 1968 Oscars, their version went Top 10, quickly followed by the hits "The Fool On The Hill" and " Scarborough Fair ." Enjoying immense popularity, Mendes added soul and funk to his jazz and pop, but always with a Brazilian rhythm.  In the '80s, he scored with the Adult Contemporary #1 and pop Top 10 "Never Gonna Let You Go" and in 1992 won a Grammy for Brasileiro .  From the 60s to now, Mendes and his cool factor is ever present. Read More

Bossa Nova from the 50′s and 60′s can be a little tough to take sometimes. Read More