Mas que nada

Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 · 1966

Context

Composed by Jorge Ben, who recorded it in 1963 on his first album Samba Esquema Novo. The version by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, on their first album Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966), reached number 47 on the U.S. Hot 100. It entered the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Bossa nova, jazz samba. Among the origins and influences of Bossa nova, jazz samba: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban.

By the same artist

• The Look of Love (1968)
• The Fool on the Hill (1968)

Sources

• EN: Mas que nada

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