#to top it off: releasing her own album with her own version of joker's big song a week before the movie even released

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Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 - Herb Alpert Presents

Originally a classical pianist, Brazilian native Sergio Mendes got interested in and began playing jazz in the late ‘50s. At the time bossa nova, a jazz derivative of samba, was just emerging in Brazil,. He played with Antônio Carlos Jobim, who was also his mentor, as well as for many American musicians who toured Brazil. Mendes first came to he United States while touring with his band Sexteto Bossa Rio in 1961. He had recorded his first record that year, an instrumental album, Dance Moderno. He stayed in the U.S. for a period of time, recording with Cannonball Adderley and Herbie Mann on their 1962 albums. After the 1963 album with Bosso Rio, Mendes moved to the United States the following year. In 1965 he recorded two albums with his group Brasil ’65, plus another pair of albums in 1966, three of them on Atlantic Records and the fourth on Capitol. 

Brasil ’66 was the next incarnation of Sergio Mendes-lead vocal groups that began with Brasil ’65. After auditioning for Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, Mendes signed a contract to record with A&M records. His partner, songwriter and Broadway producer, Herb Adler, had made the arrangement for the audition through a friend. He had also sought to get Mendes released from his Atlantic jazz contract, but co-owner Ahmet Ertegun only agreed that Mendes could record with A&M as Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66. Adler thought that there could be more success with the American listening audience with  some songs sung in English along with those sung in Portuguese. Since female vocalists were already part of the concept he suggested they find two bilingual singers for the new group. The result was the big hit with their first album on the label, hitting No.7 on the Top 200 and No.2 on the Top Jazz Albums in Billboard. The two new female vocalists were lead singer Lani Hall and harmonist Bibi Hall who, along with Mendes on keys leading a three-piece rhythm section, formed the group. Despite Adler’s suggestion about songs in English, Mas Que Nada became the albums’ hit single, reaching No.47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.4 on the Easy Listening chart. Mendes has noted that Mas Que Nada was the first Portuguese language song to become a hit in the U.S., as well as world-wide. Mas Que Nada had been written by, and first released by Ben Jor in 1963. Sergio Mendes’ most popular and recognized version quickly became his own signature song. It was backed on the single by a Bossa Nova inflected English-language song, The Joker. The popular album also included four additional songs in English: The Beatles’ Day Tripper, One Note Samba/Spanish Flea* written by Mendes’ compatriot Antônio Carlos Jobim with English lyrics by Jon Hendricks, Julius Wechter & Cissy Wechter, Slow Hot Wind - written by Henry Mancini and indeed something one can slow down with, and Going Out of My Head. The latter was a hit for Little Anthony & The Imperials while Wes Montgomery had an instrumental hit with it in 1965. Another Jobim-penned tune is Água de Beber, a bossa nova jazz standard, with words in both Portuguese by Vincius de Moraes, and English by Norman Gimbel. Berimbau, a song by Baden Powell with lyrics by Vincius de Moraes, is about the Brazilian single string instrument, a version of the musical bowed instrument originating in Africa. The album is rounded out by two more bossa nova numbers, Tim Dom Dom (Chim Dom Dom), and O Patu (O Pawtoo). Two years after this album Brasil ‘66 had a No. 4 Billboard hit with their version of The Look of Love. The lead singer in the group, Lani Hall, eventually became Herb Alpert's wife. She went on to perform the James Bond film “Never Say Never” theme song in 1983 and, three years later, was awarded her first Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance of Es Fácil Amar. In 1993 Sergio Mendes won a grammy for his album Brasileiro, and has two Latin Grammy awards as well as nominations for three other Grammys and an Academy Award. He has gone on to create many more records and still does live performances. I have missed opportunities to see him in person, but maybe someday.

It was only natural that, after becoming fascinated with bossa nova songs such as The Girl From Ipanema and Desafinado, I would start off the new year by getting this album. I remember when my boys glee instructor in junior high once asked us to give her suggestions on what type of music we’d like to sing. I suggested bossa nova, but sadly that didn’t go anywhere. The bossa nova music of Brazil was another example of my attraction to music influenced by Latin America, lead by the the Latin influenced jazz on Wes Montgomery Bumpin’ and Tequila albums, and to some extent, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. I am still attracted to bossa nova, and Brasilian music in general. I have been fortunate in that I not only get to hear great Brasilian music, but to sing along with it as well. A Brasilian native, Liza Silva, sings weekly with her band Voz do Brasil. As often as I am able to I head for Club Deluxe in San Francisco CA, to sing along and dance to songs like Mas Que Nada, Berimbau, Água de Beber and Samba de uma Nota Só (One Note Samba). Vivo Brasil!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sérgio_Mendes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sérgio_Mendes#Brasil_%2766

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_que_Nada

https://www.allmusic.com/album/herb-alpert-presents-sergio-mendes-brasil-66-mw0000319019

https://www.discogs.com/artist/58353-Sérgio-Mendes-Brasil-66

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West Week Ever: Pop Culture In Review - 8/25/17

  In movie news, there was quite the controversial casting this week, as the color lines blurred for some comic book adaptations. First up, it was announced that English actor Ed Skrein would be portraying Japanese character Ben Daimio in the upcoming Hellboy reboot. Now, according to what I’ve read, Daimio’s Japanese heritage heavily influences the character, so this whitewashing of the character doesn’t seem to be in the best interest of the character. I mean, after the problems with whitewashing in Doctor Strange, Ghost in the Shell, Aloha, The Great Wall, and Ni’ihau, you’d think Hollywood would avoid shit like this. Yes, movies are made to make money, but it’s not like Skrein is a bankable star worth slotting into the role, so it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Usually this is done for the film’s STARS. Damon, Johansson, Stone. This is a secondary character, so it really wouldn’t have hurt them to seek out an Asian actor. Normally I’m just like “Well, Hollywood’s gonna Hollywood”, but this decision just doesn’t make a ton of sense.

Next up, 24: Legacy’s Anna Diop has been cast as Starfire in Warner Bros’ Titans series, slated to air on DC’s upcoming digital service. Some folks are saying they should’ve cast a Latina, but she’s gonna either be painted or CGied in orange, so it’s not like it’s gonna matter at the end of the day. Personally, if they wanted authenticity, I think they should’ve cast an actual orange alien princess. Right now there are just too many unknowns for me to get excited about this. I mean, DC announced the digital service without a lot of information. What’s gonna be on it? What will it cost? How much of the DC library will be available to be housed on it? As for Titans, this is the show TNT passed on. Ya know, the home of such illustrious shows as The Librarians and The Last Ship. I mean, they’re basically just about a notch up from what we got in the 90s from Universal’s Action Pack lineup. If Titans couldn’t fit anywhere on that schedule, then it probably just isn’t “ready for primetime” yet.

Speaking of aimless Warner Bros decisions, they announced 2 different Joker movies this week. First up is an origin tale, directed by Todd Phillips of Old School fame, and produced by Martin Scorsese. Hmm, one of those things is not like the other. I mean, why would Scorsese touch something helmed by the dude who gave us Road Trip? And who even WANTS a Joker origin story? First of all, it’s reportedly not even going to be part of the DCEU, so why confuse the audience with a story that won’t even really “count” in the grand scheme of things? Nobody needs a standalone origin of a take on a character they’ll likely never see again. This is just as foolish as Sony’s Don’t-Look-For-Spider-Man-To-Appear Venom movie. Next, the guys behind This Is Us (SO hot right now!) and Crazy, Stupid, Love are working on a Bonnie & Clyde-style Joker and Harley film, with Jared Leto and Margot Robbie reprising their roles from Suicide Squad. Since this would sort of negate the empowerment that Harley gained by the end of Squad, it’s believed that this actually means that the planned Gotham City Sirens film, also slated to star Robbie, is now dead. Honestly, I could do without either of these movies. I found Leto’s take on Joker to be…interesting, but Less is More with that character. Plus, I don’t really think the DCEU would be strengthened by this sort of movie. It’s not the world-building they need to be doing right now, as they haven’t even figured out the core of their star characters like Batman and Superman yet.

In TV news, Christopher Sebela’s comic Heartthrob has been optioned as a TV series by Felix Culpa – a production company launched by actress/Elvis’s granddaughter Riley Keough. Now, comics are optioned every day, and the final product never comes to fruition, but I hope this series sees the light of day. I’m actually a big fan of the comic, which is published by Oni Press. Set in the late 70s, it focuses on Callie, who’s received a heart transplant while the process is still in its infancy. Given a new lease on life, but still told she’s basically living on borrowed time, she decides to change her life when she meets Mercer, a charming guy with a shady side. She immediately falls for him, and he teaches her how to be bad, like rob banks and commit other crimes. She gets off on the rush. Pretty soon, however, she realizes that Mercer isn’t real. No, he’s actually the ghost of the guy whose heart is now in Callie. So, it’s a Bonnie & Clyde story where Clyde’s calling the shots from the afterlife. The book is published in “seasons”, so the first 5-issue miniseries wrapped up back in early 2016, while season 2 is hitting stores now. If you’re looking for a new comic not from the Big Two, I highly recommend it.

In music news, Taylor Swift did a whole social blitz to announce that her next album would be called Reputation, and would be released Nov 10th. On top of that, the first single was released last night, with rumors that the video will premiere at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. Ya know, the same awards hosted my Taylor’s enemy Katy Perry. Yeah, that should be pretty interesting to watch. Anyway, the new song is called “Look What You Made Me Do”, and I’m not too impressed. It lacks a real hook, while the chorus itself is basically spoken. I feel like it has all the ingredients for a great song, but it’s not living up to its full potential. If this is an indicator of what to expect on Reputation, though, I’ll admit I’m curious. It can’t be worse than Perry’s Witness.

Speaking of Katy Perry, we got the premiere of her video for “Swish Swish”, which was reportedly her diss track against Taylor Swift. After a lot of backtracking and sucking up, though, it seems Katy wants to put that feud behind her. That’s why this horrible video does everything it can to take the bite out of a song that was never really that biting to begin with. I mean, just look at it – Molly Shannon? Terry Crews? Even Nicki Minaj was clearly CGied in, as I’m sure she didn’t wanna be anywhere near this shitshow. The sad thing about the Perry/Swift feud is that Katy bailed on it the minute she realized the Swifties were a more powerful lobby than she had thought. Nobody was feeling her SNL performances, and Witness didn’t exactly fly off the shelves. She realized that she can’t really survive by making enemies, so suddenly she became conciliatory to save her ass. Plus, it’s kinda lame that this blood feud started just because Taylor stole a few of Katy’s dancers for her tour. Anyway, you’ll never get those 6 minutes back. You’re welcome.

I had the pleasure of joining my buddy Zac for his new podcast, The Zac Shipley Show. He’s treating these first few episodes as pilots for ideas he’s wanted to try, so our ep was called Streaming Pile, where we talked about the worst things we could find on streaming services. I talked about a Star Trek: Voyager episode where formerly perky pixie Kes returns all middle-aged and bitter. You should check it out, and give a listen to his other episodes while you’re there!

Song of the Week

I’ve been a big Maren Morris fan since she released “My Church”, and I was really into her next single, “80s Mercedes”. With this song she continues not to disappoint, as I love the groove on this thing. Listen to the bassline. It’s not a dance song, yet you can do a MEAN two-step to it. Hell, I think you could even do a casual version of The Hustle to it. This will definitely go to #1 given time.

Things You Might Have Missed This Week

NBC’s planned reboot of Xena: Warrior Princess – which would’ve featured a full-on lesbian relationship between her and Gabrielle – is officially dead, as they said “it didn’t warrant a reboot”. Man, if only other studios would realize this about some of their projects…

Director James Gunn mentioned in a Q & A session that the 3rd Guardians of the Galaxy film would set up the next 10-20 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yup, you’re just now realizing your own mortality. I’ll give you a minute to deal with that.

Speaking of Gunn, he’s attached to write the pilot for (and possibly direct) a reboot of 70s series Starsky & Hutch. This adaptation is supposed to be similar in tone to CBS’s upcoming S.W.A.T. and not comedic in tone like the 2004 Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson movie.

Surprising every critic in Hollywood, Netflix has renewed the maligned comedy Friends From College for a second season.

Known for controversial publicity stunts, Alamo Drafthouse is reportedly organizing a Clowns Only screening of the new adaptation of Stephen King’s It.

We got a new poster for Thor: Ragnarok. So many colors!

Michael K. Williams has reportedly been cut from the Star Wars Han Solo film, as Ron Howard’s reshoot schedule conflicted with another role that Williams had accepted.

There are, like, 8 different Knight Rider reboot treatments floating around Hollywood, but the latest rumor is that one of those productions is looking at John Cena as Michael Knight, with Kevin Hart as the voice of K.I.T.T. Of course, it would be a comedic adaptation, a la the popular Jump Street franchise.

Super Troopers 2, the sequel to one of the most overrated films I’ve ever seen, will hit theaters April 20th, 2018.

Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson will star in Nasty Women, which is a female-led reboot of the Michael Caine/Steve Martin classic Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Independence Day: Resurgence‘s Jessie T Usher will star in Son of Shaft, with Samuel L. Jackson potentially reprising his role as John Shaft (from the 2000 reboot film), the nephew of the original John Shaft, played by Richard Roundtree, who is also in talks to join the movie. Man, that gave me a headache.

Always on the cutting edge, here’s Sesame Street’s parody of 2017’s song of the summer, “Despacito”

According to the creators, the Netflix series Stranger Things will most likely end after its fourth season

The actress formerly known as “Andrea Zuckerman”, Gabrielle Carteris, has been re-elected to a 2-year term as the President of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)

Ryan Gosling will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Jay-Z, on Sept 30th.

Jamie Bell is developing a Jumper TV series, based on the 2008 film about teleporters

Suicide Squad 2 is reportedly being fast tracked, but I hope they fast track it right into the garbage. I mean, I enjoyed the first one, but I don’t need a sequel.

I like Nick Kroll, even though I never saw even a second of Kroll Show. Anyway, he’s got a new animated series about puberty called Big Mouth coming to Netflix and after watching this teaser I am ON BOARD!

We’re a month away from the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, and it was revealed that it will be rated TV-MA, for Mature Audiences. Now, it doesn’t mean there’ll be tits and phasers, but it does mean they can tell more complex stories. That said, I still feel like they don’t truly understand the source material.

After a scathing essay from his ex-wife went public, accusing him of adultery and other generally shitty behavior to women, Joss Whedon went underground and the fan site, Whedonesque, shut down after 15 years.

We got a new teaser for Netflix’s The Punisher. With the rate I’m getting through these Marvel shows, I’ll probably get to it just before Evie goes off to Hogwarts.

There was a national solar eclipse this week, which was the first occurrence since 1918. I’m sure you might’ve heard something about it. It was kind of a big deal. Folks were pimping out special cardboard glasses on Craigslist for insane amounts of money, and the American President made news by looking directly into it. It seems that it had a strange effect on different folks. For example, Netflix viewership went down 10% as people went outside to view the phenomenon. Not everyone understood what was going on, bless their hearts. At work, a frantic parent called in and said “Y’all watching the news? You hear about this eclipse? Is it serious?!” Apparently she thought it posed some sort of danger to her kids and the school. No, ma’am. It’s just a beautiful sky ballet. Anyway, the eclipse was EVERYWHERE. I didn’t get to see totality, but it was still nice to stand outside for a bit on a nice day. What am I saying? I hate the outdoors! Well, it was nice to not have to work for a few minutes. You couldn’t escape the Eclipse Fever at the start of the week, so that’s why the Solar Eclipse of 2017 had the West Week Ever.