Dance Moderno LP

Originally released in 1961. Sergio Mendes began his career as a serious jazz and classical pianist, at the same timeworking with Antonio Carlos Jobim’ s circle during the very earliest stirrings of Bossa Nova, the music which was soon to seducethe world! Soon established as the go-to collaborator for US jazz greats touring Brazil, he became firmly part of their world and milleu, signing to Atlantic as a solo. in a few brave and, yes, experimental steps making his way to the conquest of the pop world Brazil ‘ 66.Perhaps his very first steps in that direction were this album, Dance Moderno in which he takes all his understandings of the freedom ofModern Ja,ZZ and combines it with a Bossa Nova derived lighter, dancier, almost poppier feel, which was to serve him so well as Bossa Nova and later he himself exploded into the mainstream.An album full of super dance grooves, and the flavours of both jazz and carnival, standards and brand new Bossa sounds, it’ s simply amust-have! A vital moment in history, and an irresistible groove too….it’ s a win/win! “jazz and classical pianist, at the same timeworking with Antonio Carlos Jobim’ s circleduring the very earliest stirrings of BossaNova, the music which was soon to seducethe world!Soon established as the go-to collaborator forUS jazz greats touring Brazil, he becamefirmly part of their world and milleu, signing toAtlantic as a solo. in a few brave and, yes,experimental steps making his way to theconquest of the pop world Brazil ‘ 66.Perhaps his very first steps in that directionwere this album, Dance Moderno in which hetakes all his understandings of the freedom ofModern Ja,ZZ and combines it with a BossaNova derived lighter, dancier, almost poppierfeel, which was to serve him so well as BossaNova and later he himself exploded into themainstream.An album full of super dance grooves, and theflavours of both jazz and carnival, standardsand brand new Bossa sounds, it’ s simply amust-have!A vital moment in history, and an irresistiblegroove too….it’ s a win/win!