Favorite Things

by S茅rgio Mendes

Favorite Things cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1968
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: Brazil
  • Length: 28:41
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Favorite Things' is an elegant, instrumental exploration of bossa nova and easy listening. S茅rgio Mendes commands sophisticated, chamber-jazz arrangements to reinterpret pop standards and Brazilian classics, helping to sustain the genre's popularity in the United States.

Genres

Descriptors: portuguese, grooves, breezy, piano, covers

Tracklist

  1. My Favorite Things (2:54)
  2. Tempo Feliz (Happy Times) (2:35)
  3. Ponteio (2:28)
  4. Veleiro (The Sailboat) (3:21)
  5. A Banda (2:30)
  6. I Say A Little Prayer (2:09)
  7. Comin' Home Baby (3:05)
  8. Boa Palavra (The Good Word) (3:09)
  9. O Mar E Meu Ch茫o (The Sea Is My Soil) (3:24)
  10. So What's New (3:01)

Credits

  • S茅rgio Mendes - primary artist, piano, harpsichord, electric piano
  • Dave Grusin - arranged by, conductor, organ
  • Joe Mondragon - bass
  • Larry Knechtel - bass [fender]
  • Dom Um Romao - drums
  • Tom Scott - flute, soprano saxophone, saxophone [piccolo]
  • John Pisano - guitar, written-by
  • Jo茫o Donato - percussion
  • Nesuhi Ertegun - producer

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