The Swinger from Rio

The Swinger from Rio
Studio album by Sérgio Mendes
Released	December 1966
Recorded	December 7–9, 1964
Studio	Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Bossa nova
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Sérgio Mendes chronology
The Swinger from Rio (1966) The Great Arrival (1966)The Great Arrival1966

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The Swinger from Rio is a 1966 album by Sérgio Mendes.

Track listing

1. "Maria Moita" (Carlos Lyra, Vinicius de Moraes)
2. "Sambinha Bossa Nova" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
3. "Batida Diferente" (Durval Ferreira, Maurício Einhorn)
4. "Só Danço Samba" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
5. "Pau Brazil" (Sérgio Mendes)
6. "Garota de Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
7. "Useless Panorama" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
8. "The Dreamer" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees)
9. "Primavera" (Carlos Lyra)
10. "Consolação" (Baden Powell)
11. "Favela" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)

Personnel

• Sérgio Mendes - piano
• Antônio Carlos Jobim - violao
• Tiao Neto - bass
• Chico de Souza - drums
• Art Farmer - fluegehorn
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Hubert Laws - flute
• Tom Dowd - recording engineer

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