Aqua do Brasil
Well-Known Member
Dear Mendes fans,
Although some of the forum members are not too pleased with the Dave Grusin arreangements on the Mendes recordings i will analyzing the following wonderful song for you;
You stepped out of a dream, from the album Crystal Illussions is a remarkable showcase of Brazilian/American cooperation:
A nice interlude by Sergio's voce with lush (but background sweeping strings) underneath his voice followed by the trademarkBrasil 66 rythm, (Sebastiao Neto, Rubens Bassini, Dom Um Romao and Oscar Castro Neves) and unisonic texture of Lani and Karens voices and a wonderful typical Sergio acoustic piano solo as bridge all surrounded by the lush, but not overwhleming orchestrations of Grusin (in my humble opinion a masterful arranger for Brasil 66).
Songwise; a strong choose of repertoire and till now the
oldest song with Sergio Mendes ever recorded.
Written in 1942 by Sammy Cahn and Herb Nacio brown and first appearded in the moving picture The Ziegfield Follies.
A wonderful recording and, amongst othes one of my favourites from Brasil 66.
all the best,
Aqua do Brasil
Although some of the forum members are not too pleased with the Dave Grusin arreangements on the Mendes recordings i will analyzing the following wonderful song for you;
You stepped out of a dream, from the album Crystal Illussions is a remarkable showcase of Brazilian/American cooperation:
A nice interlude by Sergio's voce with lush (but background sweeping strings) underneath his voice followed by the trademarkBrasil 66 rythm, (Sebastiao Neto, Rubens Bassini, Dom Um Romao and Oscar Castro Neves) and unisonic texture of Lani and Karens voices and a wonderful typical Sergio acoustic piano solo as bridge all surrounded by the lush, but not overwhleming orchestrations of Grusin (in my humble opinion a masterful arranger for Brasil 66).
Songwise; a strong choose of repertoire and till now the
oldest song with Sergio Mendes ever recorded.
Written in 1942 by Sammy Cahn and Herb Nacio brown and first appearded in the moving picture The Ziegfield Follies.
A wonderful recording and, amongst othes one of my favourites from Brasil 66.
all the best,
Aqua do Brasil