egroj world: Sergio Mendes • Dance Moderno

Friday, May 3, 2024

Sergio Mendes • Dance Moderno



Review
by Jason Ankeny
The first Sergio Mendes LP bears few of the soft pop hallmarks of his subsequent Brasil '66 classics. Instead, Dance Moderno is a focused and straight-ahead collection of bossa nova grooves firmly in debt to the acknowledged master of the form, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Paired with a small, tight supporting unit, Mendes proves himself an inventive and intense pianist, shaped by both traditional Latin music and American jazz. Equally adept with standards ("Love for Sale," "Satin Doll") and contemporary material ("Otra Vez," "Tema Sem Palavras"), he delivers a strong, cohesive record that is in many respects the most atypical record in his catalog. Too jazzy and unconventional for A&M-era aficionados, but too much by-the-book for jazz buffs, Dance Moderno simply offers little for anyone except Mendes completists. It's a good record, but not nearly good enough.


 
 
 Reseña
por Jason Ankeny
El primer LP de Sergio Mendes no tiene nada que ver con el pop suave de sus posteriores clásicos de Brasil '66. En su lugar, Dance Moderno es una colección centrada y directa de ritmos de bossa nova firmemente en deuda con el reconocido maestro de la forma, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Acompañado por una pequeña y compacta unidad de apoyo, Mendes demuestra ser un pianista inventivo e intenso, formado tanto por la música tradicional latina como por el jazz americano. Igualmente hábil con los estándares ("Love for Sale", "Satin Doll") y el material contemporáneo ("Otra Vez", "Tema Sem Palavras"), ofrece un disco sólido y cohesivo que es, en muchos aspectos, el más atípico de su catálogo. Demasiado jazzístico y poco convencional para los aficionados de la era A&M, pero demasiado convencional para los aficionados al jazz, Dance Moderno simplemente ofrece poco a cualquiera excepto a los completistas de Mendes. Es un buen disco, pero no lo bastante bueno.
 
 
Tracks:
01 – Oba-lá-lá (João Gilberto)
02 – Love For Sale (Cole Porter)
03 – Tristeza de Nós Dois (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn / Bebeto)
04 – What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)
05 – Olhou Para Mim (Ed Lincoln / Silvio César)
06 – Satin Doll (Duke Ellington)
07 – Tema Sem Palavras (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn)
08 – On Green Dolphin Street (N. Washington / B. Kaper)
09 – Outra Vez (Tom Jobim)
10 – Disa (Johnny Alf / Maurício Einhorn)
11 – Nica’s Dream (Horace Silver)
12 – Diagonal (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn)
release date 1961
 
 
 
 
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2 comments:

  1. can’t fathom Jason Ankeny’s problem. I’m listening to the YT sample and having a wonderful time! I’m a fan of Sergio’s pre B’66 work and don’t think I’ve heard this one. Thanks for the listen.

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    1. Well, Rev is something that some people don't do: "hear" with ears of the era in which the record in question was recorded, and I think that's the case with Jason.
      ;)

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