November 10, 2014 – My Dad's Albums

I’d Be A Fool Again To Fall For Sammy’s Paradise

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Side One

Paradise

Side Two

I’d Be a Fool Again

Ali Farka Toure

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Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone ’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and number 37 on Spin magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.

African Blues

Ali Farka Toure

Side One

Sidy Gouro
N’Timbara
Devele Wague
Okatagouna

Side Two

Zona
Mbaudy
Petenere
L’Exode

The Shady Days

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The Shady Days

Side One

That’s How Strong Love Is

Side Two

Little Girl

The Look Of Love

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Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) has over 55 releases, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.

All of Mendes’ jazz albums for Atlantic Records, had low sales, but were considered creative. A suggestion was made that Mendes and the group sing in English, as well as the Portuguese that Mendes had demanded. In order to sing these songs properly in English, the group found two American girl singers, Lani Hall and Janis Hansen. The new group was dubbed “Brasil ’66′” and Alpert and Moss signed the group to A&M Records.Atlantic Records agreed to allow him to record albums under name “Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66” with A&M.

The first album on A&M was Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66, an album that went platinum based largely on the success of the single “Mais Que Nada” (a Jorge Ben cover) and the personal support of Alpert, with whom Mendes toured.

Though his early singles with Brasil ’66 (most notably “Mas Que Nada”) met with some success, Mendes really burst into mainstream prominence when he performed the Oscar-nominated “The Look of Love” on the Academy Awards telecast in April 1968. Brasil ’66’s version of the song quickly shot into the top 10, peaking at #4. Mendes spent the rest of 1968 enjoying consecutive top 10 and top 20 hits with his follow-up singles. From 1968 on, Mendes was arguably the biggest Brazilian star in the world and enjoyed immense popularity worldwide, performing in venues as varied as stadium arenas and the White House, where he gave concerts for both Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon.