The Joker (Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66)

Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 · 1966 · Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, A&M

Context

Song by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse (2:39), taken into the group's Brazilian repertoire. The album was produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.

In the genealogy of jazz

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

By the same artist

• Mas que nada (1966)
• Day Tripper (1966)
• The Look of Love (1968)
• The Fool on the Hill (1968)

Sources

• EN: Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

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