More evidence of '66/'77 confusion

[Harry]

Here's a picture of a promo single currently for sale on ebaY. It shows a release called "Aza Branca" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. The song spelled "Asa Branca" was featured on the album País Tropical by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77.

It's a further example over the confusion of the name change from '66 to '77.

Harry
...noting that 66 divided by 77 yields the repeating decimal, 0.857142857142857142857142857142857..., online...

 

[Rudy]

"Asa" is likely correct--"Aza" may be how it's pronounced. But for the '66/'77 confusion, one guess-planation for it: perhaps it was recorded before they decided to change the name from '66 to '77...? But then again, if they couldn't spell "Asa" right, getting the band's vintage wrong would make perfect sense!

-= N =-

 

[Mike Blakesley]

I wonder if maybe that song was recorded during the STILLNESS sessions. Although it does sound much more 'at home' on the PAIS album than it would have on STILLNESS.

Looking more closely, it does say Produced by Sergio Mendes for Serrich Productions, which does not match the STILLNESS credits, so never mind!

At least they spelled "Mendes" and "Brasil" right....

 

[JMK]

There's a great new version of "Asa Branca" which was featured a few weeks ago on "Thistle & Shamrock" on NPR. It's by the Celtic group Mac Umba (get the pun?), and it features bagpipes (!) doing the lead, with lots of Brasilian percussion. That episode of "T&S" was all about this new cross-pollination of Celtic and Afro-Brasilian musics. Another great band they featured is called Salsa Celtica, which does some killer tracks of Celtic reels with unbelievable salsa trumpet licks on top.