Dance Moderno Explained

Dance Moderno
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sérgio Mendes
Cover:	Dance Moderno.jpeg
Released:	1961
Genre:	Bossa nova
Length:	29:06
Next Title:	Quiet Nights
Next Year:	1963

Dance Moderno is the first album by Sérgio Mendes.^[1] It is purely an instrumental album, featuring his first band, the Sexteto Bossa Rio.^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

1. "Oba-lá-lá" (João Gilberto)
2. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter)
3. "Tristeza de Nós Dois" (Durval Ferreira & Bebeto)
4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter)
5. "Olhou Para Mim" (Ed Lincoln & Silvio César)
6. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)
7. "Tema Sem Palavras" (Maurício Einhorn & Durval Ferreira)
8. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
9. "Outra Vez" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
10. "Disa" (Maurício Einhorn & Johnny Alf)
11. "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver)
12. "Diagonal" (Maurício Einhorn & Durval Ferreira)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dance Moderno - Sergio Mendes . AllMusic . 6 September 2024 . en.
2. News: Snapes . Laura . Phillips . Tom . Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes dies aged 83 . 6 September 2024 . The Guardian . 6 September 2024.
3. News: Kaufman . Gil . Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian Bossa Nova Giant and Bandleader Dies at 83 . 6 September 2024 . Billboard . 6 September 2024.