My recommendation does not qualify in the 'Greatest Recordings' arena, but since many contributors recommended works with the being right there atmosphere, I wish to contribute a live night club recording where you get the amosphere of being there as a patron. "In Person at El Matador!, Sergio Mendes Brasil '65. This is a CD manufactured in Japan ATLANTIC AMCY-1246 which I purchased at Tower Records. There is another album with the same material as well as a second disc including Pele as a singer and Sergio Mendes Favorite Things. I had this second item some time back but gave it away and I cannot vouch if the quality of the duplication is as good as the one I have listed. This is readily available at Amazon and a bargain at $15.98 for a two disc album. The single disc that I refer to is listed as out of stock at Amazon.
I think you will find this album interesting and enjoyable. The singing of Mendes's early female singers Wanda De Sah and Rosinha de Valencia bring great enjoyment and memories if you are from this era. For me it brings reminiscences as I used to frequent that nightclub in North Beach San Francisco, a block away from The Condor.
I think you will find this album interesting and enjoyable. The singing of Mendes's early female singers Wanda De Sah and Rosinha de Valencia bring great enjoyment and memories if you are from this era. For me it brings reminiscences as I used to frequent that nightclub in North Beach San Francisco, a block away from The Condor.