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Craft Recordings is pleased to announce a vinyl reissue of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66's long-out-of-print album Greatest Hits, due out this July 27th. Featuring 12 of the internationally beloved star's best songs from the '60s, this collection offers listeners a prime overview of Mendes' signature blend of bossa nova and samba paired with distinctive pop instrumentation. Originally released in 1970 at the height of Mendes' fame,Greatest Hits includes the group's '67 breakthrough 'Look of Love,' bossa nova standard'Mais Que Nada,' plus chart-topping covers of Simon & Garfunkel's 'Scarborough Fair'and The Beatles' 'Fool on the Hill.'

Grammy-winning musician and composer Yusef Lateef passed away on Monday, December 23 2013 at his home in Shutesbury in western Massachusetts. He was 93.