From the Vaults of Atlantic Records (series)

In Person At El Matador! / Favorite Things / Pele (Original Soundtrack) (2-CD)

by Sergio Mendes

Description by OLDIES.com:

Sergio Mendes became the world's best-selling Bossa Nova artist in the '60s. These three original Atlantic jazz recordings include collaborations with famed producer and keyboardist Dave Grusin, sax player and flutist Tom Scott, and sax player Gerry Mulligan. Highlights include a live version of the "Black Orpheus Medley," "I Say a Little Prayer," and music that accompanied the documentary film "Pele."

Product Description:

3 LPs on 2 CDs: IN PERSON AT EL MATDOR! (1965)/PELE (1977)/SERGIO MENDES' FAVORITE THINGS (1968).

Personnel includes: Sergio Mendes (piano, electric piano, harpsichord); Wanda De Sah, Pele, Gracinha Leorace, Carol Rogers (vocals); Rosinha De Valenca, Oscar Castro Neves, John Pisano (guitar); Tom Scott (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (soprano & baritone saxophones); Dave Grusin, Chico Spider (keyboards); Sebastiao Neto, Joe Mondragon, Bill Dickinson (bass); Larry Knetchel (Fender bass); Chico Batera, Dom Um Romano, Jim Keltner (drums); Joao Donato, Moacir Santos, Paulinho Magalhaes, Steve Forman, Laudir De Oliviera, Chacal (percussion).

Originally released on Atlantic.