Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Joker TV performance

TV performance of this classic song from the first Brasil '66 album.
Sergio's story documentary 'In The Key of Joy' has just been released on DVD. It includes some excerpts of rare & brilliant colour clips from the Brasil '66 era including One Note Samba, Fool On The Hill (live!), The Frog, Chove Chuva, Like A Lover, Waters of March (Brasil '77) (note The Joker IS NOT from this DVD). This DVD documentary is really something and essential for Sergio fans!
You can buy the DVD from Sergio's site sergiomendesmusic.com/privacy...
It is also available elsewhere too for those from restricted countries.

[@tobybower6472]

Lani Halls voice is the most beautiful, sexy, voice ever in history!!!

[@witchitygrub47]

And in 2022, Still as Classy as Ever....

[@tombrown1898]

True story:. Sergio Mendes heard Lani Hall singing in a Chicago coffee house one night. As soon as her break came, he went over and offered her a contract. She told him that he had to get her father's blessing. She was only 19, and the age of majority was then 21. For some reason, Daddy told her she was free to take it. Shortly afterwards, Brasil 66 got a recording contract with A&M Records, which was owned in part by Herb Alpert, who married Lani shortly afterwards. After 50+ years, they're still together!

[@hohaia01]

I like the Mondrian motifs in the background design. Goes well with the dresses. Very sixties.

[@raquelstevens1550]

One of my favorite drummers all-time: Joao Palma RIP ❤

[@balafriafum]

Such a great drummer

[@bilahn1198]

Lani Hall is one of the truly great singers that most people have never heard of.

[@zed9zed]

I love the power and character of the female voices. This was really some fantastic music.

[@Nichilistaiconoclasta]

I loved Brasil 66 all my life!

[@cliftonboyz1959]

Sergio’s keyboard skills are superb!

[@danielduenez714]

Sergio Mendes such s master pianist, arranger, performer the best

[@bluejysm2007]

I agree he is one of the best on different pianos. Plus those girls had great voices in the band and played classics after classics.

[@CuppaTea_UK]

Sergio Mendes: pure genius ...

[@robinyamada8226]

Everytime I enjoy Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, I am appreciative that I was here to experience their unique and exciting music. I'm so happy that I got to experience them in my lifetime. ❤

[@CuppaTea_UK]

Absolutely brilliant ... takes me right back to fond memories when I was a young woman, and the world was a kind, intelligent, wonderfully fun, beautiful place. Cheers very much indeed.

[@marconeevaristoaraujopaima710]

All this is gone

[@alainpaul8531]

Brazil at its top ...😊

[@MustangMach1696.0]

Sergio and brass 66 is the greatest.❤😊

[@DavidBadajozdb]

I'm front row for Mr. Mendes in May!!!!

[@luciafiorini1629]

Timeless, beautiful music.

[@pasqualemuzzupappa8596]

Lani Hall has got an incredible voice

[@brucesmith3740]

Hard to imagine her as a joker though

[@jaime9130]

The loveliest voice I ever heard in my life.

[@poloshirtsamurai]

@@brucesmith3740 It's not. She's got a sense of humor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5bSpYBumcameJY

[@glennmcgeath3262]

I was in love with Janis.

[@marciacrews6116]

Janis Hansen and Lani Hall , what a great combination.. Sergio should have kept Janis too. She was lead on " The Look of Love" .in 1966.

[@Cg12559]

My number one hit with my dad and sisters as a seven year old onward! 😂

[@marconeevaristoaraujopaima710]

The way the standing guy on drums moves is so stylish!

[@petermercer6282]

never seen such classy music especially the lead female singer....fantastic

[@pasqualemuzzupappa1991]

Anche Janis Hansen merita un grande applauso!

[@johnfrancis0063]

I forgot this little gem.

[@beckynelson6786]

Loved them then and l love them now.

[@MikeIdy6000]

I love how both women are singing -- with one voice.

[@Vejur9000]

Brilliant. Tight harmonies. Great music.

[@jameswaltermusic]

This is lip synced

[@timdippel7517]

@@jameswaltermusic would certainly think so. Too balanced. Studio work. But love it

[@johndipinto8816]

@@timdippel7517 In fact Janis Hansen, who was a great singer, isn't even singing on the recording - this is from the first album and she didn't join the group until the album was already finished. I believe Bibi Vogel, her predecessor, left just as the recording was getting underway, and Lani Hall wound up doing all the vocals on it herself, including the double tracking. Janis sang on the Equinox and Look Around albums.

[@pasqualemuzzupappa8596]

@@jameswaltermusic yep

[@joshortridge9278]

Wonderful...just wonderful.

[@markengelsman1781]

Still love it 2022

[@peteraustin370]

Classic.... Incredible. ... Will last forever. !!!!!

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

In his playing style the influence of Horace Silver is evident.

[@gatabarbieri1875]

Que delicia, que charme. perfeito... Imperdível !

[@frankmanno1584]

Great times and great music.

[@pasqualemuzzupappa8596]

Lani Hall e Janis Hansen, ecco il simbolo perfetto di Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66! Nessun'altra accoppiata, negli anni, le ha eguagliate. Janis indimenticabile,un grande talento: riposi in pace

[@romansoldier2579]

lani's voice goes right to my soul , fantasic ! its as if it must have took her many life spans working at her craft to become so great ! and sergio's piano , wow greatness !

[@ManuelArias-pb4vo]

❤ Un

[@ManuelArias-pb4vo]

Ver vídeo oculto en 1:32 1:33 🎉

[@miguelramirez-sb5tn]

Absolutely fantastic female voice!

[@carlgranieri4942]

Janis 👍🏻

[@zzzzzzzzzzh]

A class act.

[@Michael-if1rj]

Flawless.

[@ComontoeStudios]

amazing song

[@user-tl6ki6wi4t]

Love It ....FROM SPAIN.... specially Leni hall SHE was so cute N amazing.....GREAT brazilian group FROM 60s!

[@rnunezc.4575]

These girls are awesome singers and I haven't heard anything like it in my 66 years...I had 10-12 when I heard them and played drums along ...best music ever..Sergio is a genius.

[@AlexColberg]

Sergio Mendes and Lani Hall. A musical marriage made in heaven.

[@Panzbigniew1984]

Teraz już nikt nie robi tak genialnej muzyki...

[@LAwoman1956]

Excellent, still listen.

[@everioke]

Magical musical jewels!♥️

[@Vejur9000]

Tight harmonies. Great sound.

[@user-mu4br4vt2h]

enjoy...finally i knew who are singing...this is forever...i am so happy

[@billlamont817]

The Background Has 1966 Written All Over It !!

[@billlamont817]

My Friend Jay Had Part Of Their Basement With Panels Like That Back In 1966.

[@anthonycantu8879]

International. Smooth.

[@mariarosagomez4385]

Una voz preciosa e impresionante de una muy jovencita Lani Hall

[@danielapaolucci3128]

bellissima musica ❤

[@Brasil66MusicJ]

Very good video!! thank you!!

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

Now, hip hoppers and rappers who have no clue what melody is, THAT is music.

[@Valizan]

They are more than aware of melody, Boomer. No one is waiting on your outdated thoughts on what is and is not music. You might do well to look up who Sergio Mendes hooked up with to make music recently. Oh look… Hip Hop artists and rappers. Your nurse is here with your Metamucil buddy.

[@glorianao]

Don Mc lean..the day the music die when people stop learning to play an instrument and sing at tge same time

[@glorianao]

Yes 👍

[@southerncross3638]

Rap is a product of the time. Today society lives in a inner city, prison , gangster mentality, absolutely dark, without hope, completely different than Brazil 66 music and other music of the past which was uplifting and positive, a different time and place, and I'm glad I lived in that time . Rap music is absolute sewage made for the ignorant, and the dumbed down.

[@LucasVigor]

The same thing applies to 99% of rock music too.

[@volarismexico8479]

En verdad Lanni posee una voz increíblemente hermosa 😍 la Amo

[@rodywithers3536]

As a long time fan of this wonderful group (Equinox was one of the first albums I bought), my lips always sink each time I watch them lip syncing to their brilliant catalogue. Oh, and so do my ears. That is so not the sound of me applauding at the end. And break it to me gently if even the applause is canned.

[@MarineCorpsSergeantTollens]

Lani Hall ( next to the tambourine player ) lasted the longest. There was a mutiny on Sergio over hotel accommodations. He stayed in nice places, they ( rest of the band ) stayed in lesser places. He fired them all. Lani didn’t want to leave and got advice from Herb Alpert. He suggested she apologize and work out any problems she has. That’s what she did, and so it was her and Sergio with a new bunch of Brasil 66 folks. Janis Hansen was out and Karen Phillip was in. Karen left to work on her acting career and was cast as Lt. Dish on the first season of M*A*S*H. Later she played the girlfriend of coroner Quincy on the Jack Klugman lead show. Karen was also featured in Playboy magazine.

[@GeeBee909]

I think as owner of A&M Records he told (or lets put it nicely "convinced") Sergio to hire her back. If the owner of your record company tells you to do something, you do it

[@MarineCorpsSergeantTollens]

@@GeeBee909 If that were the case, then Janis, and the rest would have returned. According to Lani, in an interview with 60 minutes back in the day, she apologized to Sergio.

[@LAwoman1956]

I think you are referring to Bibi. Lani left because she was to marry Herb. They had the story of it all on PBS. (and we remember some of what happened back in the day) but they never really talked about the other female singers on that show except Sergio's wife.

[@GeeBee909]

@@LAwoman1956 Nope, I'm referring to Lani. Sergio fired them all (including Lani) BEFORE Lani and Herb were an item. In fact Herb didn't really know Lani well at the time of the firing. They became "an item" during and after the success of Brasil 66. Yes, it's true Lani LATER left the group to marry Herb, BUT that was later. The late Janis Hansen explains it all in the liner notes of that Carnival CD they released. She was one of the ones who was fired, so she had first hand information. I believe Bibi left and returned to Brazil.

[@GeeBee909]

@@MarineCorpsSergeantTollens Sorry, I must disagree with you. The rest of the group would not have returned, BECAUSE Herb apparently only showed "interest" in Lani (plus he liked her singing voice). You noticed later on they got married??? Clearly, he liked HER (for several different reasons). There are a million bands out there who have broken up when a record company shows interest in only ONE member (usually the lead singer) and not the rest of the group. I know one group that I read about where the record company told the lead singer straight up "we only want to sign you, not the rest of the band". Clearly, they saw potential in Lani and apparently not the other members of the group. Did you notice that when the Mickey Mouse Club broke up that Walt Disney only kept Annette on the payrole and fired everyone else???? This is exactly what I am talking about. Companies pick and choose who they want. That is how business works, fair or unfair.

[@janetmanjarrez8566]

Querida Hany Hall tu voz es como un despertar y escuchar a los pájaros decir: ¡ Buenos días vida!

[@SunnyIlha]

Smooth

[@lostsoul3154]

Another super super sound from the wonderful SMB group!!! Love it.

[@russellcampbell9198]

Thanks for this post. Forgot this one over the years. It's a gem.

[@pedroballadares5253]

That man playing the pringles can 😮!!!

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

Around 1967 or '68 Sergio Mendes fired everyone in the band except for Lani Hall. In 1968 the Fool on the Hill album came out. I bought it then. With that album, especially the title track and "Scarborough Fair," the group EXPLODED in national popularity.

[@pasqualemuzzupappa8596]

Ok, but nothing compares to their first three albums:moreover, with Janis Hansen out of the band ,they partly lost their attractive image. She was so charismatic!

[@GeeBee909]

He actually fired Lani also, but Herb Alpert convinced/told him to hire her back

[@MikeSmithEnterprises]

Actually, they quit over very poor treatment. Sergio would stay in 5-star hotels and force the rest to stay in dumps.

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

@@MikeSmithEnterprises That's what I heard, too.

[@guadalupegandara8961]

By 70 vanished!

[@gregoryswift7804]

Lani is such a beautiful talented singer, I always wondered what her nationality is, so gifted in more ways than one🎤👼🏽

[@pasqualemuzzupappa8596]

She's American, from Chicago; Janis was American too, from Great Falls, Montana

[@LAwoman1956]

@@pasqualemuzzupappa8596 Her full name is Leilani which could be Hawaiian Pacific Islander American, she is exotic looking and so beautiful. I have been a fan of this group since they released the first album and her husband and band TJ Brass They will always be part of my favorite catalog of music. I always thought Herb was Hispanic but he said in an interview that he is Jewish American. Just love them both.

[@gregoryswift7804]

@wilber wiley wow Israeli? I thought she was Brazilian or Spanish, she certainly is pretty and easy on the eyes with a lovely voice, and she also sings in Spanish n Portuguese. And I never would’ve guess Herb Albert was Jewish in a million years bcuz of his musical style of playing 🎺 Ty for the info👍🏽

[@gregoryswift7804]

@wilber wiley 🎤Ty👍🏽

[@Nichilistaiconoclasta]

​@@LAwoman1956thank you, i didn't know that!

[@juanfrankazofeifagonzalez6583]

- Very Special Music abd Times...ThaT's Incredible Harmonny,Today Are NoT ExisTence This in NOTHiNG...~

[@carlgranieri4942]

Love Lani

[@rafaelchaconroa3424]

Amo estas voces. Hermosas.!

[@walterluizsaintmartin7278]

Give me a time machine ...

[@glorianao]

I was happy then 😌

[@matheusleoncio698]

Classic!

[@Laughandsong]

The guy on the left looks like he is shaking a martini! lol

[@elifoust7664]

Great year to be 10

[@geoffreylee5199]

Lani and Janis’ voices are so close, delightful high pitches. After Sergio fired everyone, shortly after this, Herb Alpert recommended he rehire only Lani. This is version 66.1, then 66.2, then Lani left and it became 66.3. They were never as good again as the two female singers had lower pitched voices.

[@tallacoin439]

Wonderful

[@WilberWiley]

Lani Hall was definitely an under rated singer. Over shadowed by her husband. An american orginal. Great range in her voice,.

[@condessadesantar]

Esse pandeirista é um SUCESSO .. cantar e tocar piano depende da partitura mas ritmo SE SENTE ... não sei quem é mas ele era muito bom

[@jhonlendson]

O nome dele é José Soares. Lamentavelmente não se encontra quase nada sobre ele na internet.

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Idole

[@eymedgd1342]

Precioso, no me canso de escucharlo. Desde muy jovencita he seguido su trayectoria, en lo personal creo que éste fue su mejor grupo.

[@alfredopalencia9386]

Es verdad yo coincido con lo que dices, yo también lo sigo desde niño cuando se empezó a escuchar con Promesa de pescador. Brasil 66 y 77 fue lo mejor de él. Ya cuando empezó a modernizar sus canciones ya dejó de gustarme. Me gusta más en portugués que en inglés.

[@richardm5540]

Lani Lani Lani !

[@janheideman6799]

wauwwww!!!!!!!!

[@rosachavez5220]

LANI HALL ESPOSA POR MAS 30 AÑOS. EL TIJUANA BRASS .HERB ALPERT SU SECRETO LA COMUNICACION .GRACIAS.GOD BLESS MIS FAVORITOS ❤🌠🤩🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🐎

[@guanumbidotupi2075]

Ninguém se compara a ela , Janis Hansen em sua beleza, tinha muito charme em balancear suas pernas como se vê neste vídeo Pena QUE já foi desta pra melhor no dia 4 de outubro em 2017 ...'💚

[@arturovillalobos9068]

Love watching Lonnie

[@RWildekrav66]

Lani Hall has such talent , no surprise though . She’s a Chicago Girl !

[@klseytron]

wow, i love kath and kim, never knew, wild times

[@geoffreylee5199]

Why does the percussionist stand so close to Lani? and at times in front of her?

[@chakataux]

最高

[@angelagm566]

Comfort music

[@ans4428]

Super ! Najlepszy skład Brasil`66 z Janis Hansen !

[@tobybower6472]

Lani Hall xxxxx

[@alain59200]

👍

[@Leo-en3uh]

Sergio Mendes muito foda.

[@vinceq1036]

Lt. Dish! Mmmmmm.

[@igormeier7561]

Bibi Vogel 😘👍

[@jimjohnson9079]

I would like to hear a live performance

[@billshooter6033]

Search on here for Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 Mas Que Nada 1969. It's the only live, non lip synched performance by them I've ever seen.

[@summersambasydney1995]

@@billshooter6033 There is also a live performance of Upa Neguinho on YT

[@billshooter6033]

@@summersambasydney1995 Thanks! It's a rare treat seeing them live.

[@danieldoan1807]

There are two live performances of the second edition of the group during a tour in France back in 1969, available on YT. They featured : Upa Neguinho for a studio Tv show (INA) and Mas que Nada for a MIDEM concert in Cannes. Members of the group were : Tião Neto on bass, percussionist Rubens Bassini, legendary drummer Dom Um Romão and Lani Hall and Karen Philipp (voc). Unfortunately, I never saw any live performance of the first Brasil'66 combo, shown here from the Lloyd Thaxton show, featuring Lani Hall and Janis Hansen with the same fabulous backing musicians ( Jose Soares, Bob Matthews and irresistible drummer João Palma)

[@FabioValenteOficial]

Afinidade Álbum - Bossa Nova 🌺 Composer Brazilian Fabio Valente Enjoy New Generation Bossa Nova too, ThankS.

[@BillboardPenguin]

No midnight tokers here (thankfully)!

[@ewaf88]

It's a shame they might be singing to the actual album version. Shazam recognised it as the album track. If it was live Shazam wouldn't have recognised it

[@6828oaklawn]

Forget about the music. I want to learn to play the Pringles can like the guy on the left.

[@Caduceu100]

base

[@marianellajeffcoat199]

No one like Lani Hall

[@Nichilistaiconoclasta]

@marianellajeffcoat199 Karen Philipp was also a goddess

[@racketman2u]

bet no-one remembers the name of the tambourine guy. and you thought the drummers had it tough.

[@guanumbidotupi2075]

exatamente! os homens não têm vez diante de super beleza da Janis Hansen

[@38streetrod]

🤔...How about José Soares

[@summersambasydney1995]

@@38streetrod Yes and Jose & Janis Hansen went on to form The Carnival which made an LP in 1969 after leaving Brasil '66. Bob Matthews (bass for Brasil '66) was also in this band for live performances.

[@guanumbidotupi2075]

@@summersambasydney1995 Ouço dizer que eles deram o nó após sairem do Brasil 66, é verdade ?

[@summersambasydney1995]

@@guanumbidotupi2075 Sergio se casou com Gracinha Leporace que também cantou com o Brasil '66 nos discos depois que Janis Hansen deixou o grupo. Gracinha também esteve no Brasil '77 e canta com ele até hoje. Janis Hansen se juntou ao The Carnival com José Soares e Bob Matthews, e nunca mais cantou com Sergio.