The Fool on the Hill

Sérgio Mendes · 1968 · Cover of the Beatles by Brasil '66

Context

Song by Lennon and McCartney, "The Fool on the Hill" opens, in 1968, the fourth album by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, recorded at A&M studios in Hollywood, produced and arranged by Mendes with Dave Grusin conducting. First record by the group's second lineup, of which only Lani Hall was kept. The single reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album number three on the Billboard 200.

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)
• Mas que nada (1966)

Sources

• EN: Fool on the Hill (album)
• underappreciatedrock.org

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