“Ponta de Areira” (Sand Tip)

(Milton Nascimento)

Tres Pontas - EMI Music Ltd.

Scott Mayo: Flutes, Clarinets, Saxophones, Piano

Michael Shapiro: Percussion

“Trenzinho do Corcovado” (Little Train to Corcovado ) feat. Guinga

(Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar)

Sony/ATV Publishing

Guinga: Guitar 

Scott Mayo: Flutes, Piccolo, Keyboards, Vocals

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Michael Shapiro: Drums

“Samba Gringo” feat. Michael Mayo

(Henrique Eisenmann; Michael Mayo)

Henrique Lara Eisenmann BMI; Michael Mayo Music ASCAP

Michael Mayo: Lead and Backing Vocals

Scott Mayo: Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone solo, Keyboards, Backing Vocals,

Valerie Pinkston: Backing Vocals

Marcel Camargo: Guitar

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Léo Costa: Drums

“Brigas Nunca Mais” (No More Fights)

(Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinícius de Moraes)

Sony/ATV Melody

Scott Mayo: Clarinets, Rhodes, Vocals

Kleber Jorge: Guitar

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Léo Costa: Drums

“Piccolúdio” (Piccolo Interlude)

(Scott Mayo)

Mayo Naze Music BMI

Scott Mayo: Piccolo

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Michael Shapiro: Drums

“Vista do Corcovado” (View of Corcovado) feat. Gracinha Leporace

(Scott Mayo; Gracinha Leporace)

Mayo Naze Music - BMI; Roussanne Music ASCAP

Gracinha Leporace: Lead Vocals

Scott Mayo: Saxophones, Backing Vocals, Keyboards

Morris O’Connor: Guitars

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Nick Campbell: Bass

Léo Costa: Drums

“Você já foi à Bahia” (Have You Ever Been to Bahia)

(Dorival Caymmi)

Mangione Filhos & Cia LTDA

Scott Mayo: Flutes, Clarinets, Saxophones

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Léo Costa: Percussion, Drums

Dori Caymmi: “Então vá!”

“Don’t Say Goodbye” feat. Sergio Mendes

(Sergio Mendes; Scott Mayo; John Legend)

Roussanne Music - ASCAP, Mayo Naze Music - BMI, BMG Sapphire Songs O.B.O. John Legend Publishing

Sergio Mendes: Piano 

Scott Mayo: Lead and Backing Vocals, Saxophones, Flutes

Valerie Pinkston: Backing Vocal Arranger and Backing Vocals

Michael Mayo: Backing Vocals

Jen Guess-Mayo: Lead Vocal Production 

Javier Gonzalez: Trumpet

Andrew Lippman: Trombone

Kleber Jorge: Guitar

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Léo Costa: Drums

“Moacir Inspiração” (Moacir Inspiration) INTERLUDE

(Scott Mayo)

Mayo Naze Music - BMI

Scott Mayo: Flutes, Clarinets, Rhodes

Kleber Jorge: Guitar

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Michael Shapiro: Drums

“Folhas Secas” (Dry Leaves) feat. Dori Caymmi, Jamieson Trotter and Caio Afiune

(Nelson Cavaquinho, Guilherme de Brito) 

Arlequim Editora Musical LTDA

Dori Caymmi: Lead Vocals 

Scott Mayo: Lead and Backing Vocals, Flutes, Clarinets

Jen Guess-Mayo: Backing Vocals

Jamieson Trotter: Rhodes

Caio Afiune: Guitars

Andre de Santanna: Bass 

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Michael Shapiro: Drums

Violins:

Ralph Waldo Taylan

Joseph Brian Cimafranca

Gabriel Art Mendoza

Marian Mayuga

Viola:

Mhaze Lim

Maria Corazon Reyes

Cello:

Ed Pasamba

Tina Pasamba

“Magic” feat. Sergio Mendes

(Sergio Mendes; Scott Mayo)

Roussanne Music - ASCAP, Mayo Naze Music - BMI

Sergio Mendes: Rhodes 

Scott Mayo: Alto Flute, Saxophones, Vocals, Additional Keyboards

Andrew Lippman: Trombone

Kleber Jorge: Guitar

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Léo Costa: Drums

“Samba Gringo - Reprise”

(Scott Mayo)

Mayo Naze Music - BMI

Scott Mayo: Saxophones

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

“Onda Negra” (Black Wave) feat. Gibi dos Santos

(Scott Mayo)

Mayo Naze Music - BMI

Gibi dos Santos: Beat Box, Percussion 

Scott Mayo: Alto, Tenor Saxophones, Keyboards

Javier Gonzalez: Trumpet

Andrew Lippman: Trombone

Jerry Moore: Baritone Saxophone

Morris O’Connor: Guitars

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Léo Costa: Drums, Percussion

“Você é Eu” (You and I)

(Carlos Lyra, Vinicius de Moraes)

Universal Music Publishing MGB

Scott Mayo: Saxophones, Flutes, Clarinets, Vocals, Keyboards

Javier Gonzalez: Trumpet

Caio Afiune: Guitars

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Léo Costa: Drums, Percussion

“Valsa do Soprano” (Soprano Waltz)

(Scott Mayo) 

Mayo Naze Music - BMI

Scott Mayo: Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Vocals, Keyboards

Katie Hampton: Vocals

Caio Afiune: Guitars

Andre de Santanna: Bass

Gibi dos Santos: Percussion

Léo Costa: Drums

“Boa Noite Amor” (Good Night Love)

(José Maria de Abreu/Francisco Mattoso)

Peer Music - BMI

Scott Mayo: Soprano Saxophone, Flutes, Clarinets, Keyboards

Kleber Jorge: Guitar

All music produced and arranged by Scott Mayo

Recording Studios
Pipewind Sound Studio, Pasadena - Engineer: Scott Mayo
De Santanna Studio, North Hollywood - Engineer: Andre de Santanna Orofino Studios, Los Angeles - Engineer: Léo Costa
Estúdio Araras, Rio de Janeiro - Engineer: Sergio Lima Netto OnQ Studios, Manila - Engineer: Angelo Rozul 

Mixed and Mastered by Scott Frankfurt at Scott Frankfurt Studio, Woodland Hills

Photography by Conner Lee Photography 

http://www.clcphoto.co/ 

Artwork and layout by Ben Garcia IG: @svhen_ 

This album is dedicated to Roger Eckers, Greg Board and Michael Shapiro, three precious souls who left us far too soon. Their impact on my life, the creative process, and the completion of this project, cannot be overstated. Through this music, may you live forever. 

Love you!

Michael Mayo appears courtesy of Mack Avenue Music Group

Portuguese coaching from Gracinha Leporace and Kleber Jorge

Mom: You are the reason I do this nutty music thing! You and Pop’s patience all those years as I practiced far too loud for far too long in the basement made all of this happen. I love you and thank God for you always.

Sergio Mendes: You are a mentor and a trusted friend. You kept saying, “take your time” and I trusted you. What started as a conversation at dinner ended up becoming the inspiration for this album. 

Dori Caymmi: You have been my role model as an arranger and composer since we met years ago. I’m honored with your friendship and your willingness to be a part of such a personal project for me. 

Guinga: You are one of the most inspiring composers I’ve ever heard. One session at Estúdio Nas Nuvens in Rio when you played “Trenzinho” for me and Sergio, became one of the first songs I worked on for this album. Thank you a million times over for your music and for playing as only you can. 

Gracinha Leporace: Wow! Am I really singing with you? This is a dream come true and I can’t believe that it happened on my album. Love you more than you know. 

Michael Mayo: I’ve watched you grow as an artist and am humbled to have you contribute your very special gift on this album. Let’s do way more of this making-music-together thing. Love you, my amazing son! 

Gibi dos Santos: you brought Bahia to the record and I love it. Your percussion made each song a beautiful journey. Muito obrigado meu irmão.

Léo Costa: Without even knowing it, you became one of the heroes of this album. Your patience to help me get the music out of my head and into your drums was invaluable. 

Andre de Santanna: Why are you so good? You killed it on every song!

Kleber Jorge: The beauty of your playing and the strength of your swing is deep.  Thank you for so many years of music together.

Katie, Andre, Gibi, Harrell aka H2O, Kleber and Léo: Whether on the road or in the studio, I love all the music we make together. 

Jamieson, Caio, Marcel: After hearing how incredible you guys played, it inspired me to play and sing even better. Thank you so, so much! 

Valerie Pinkston: Your background vocal arrangement on “Don’t Say Goodbye” is crazy good! You, me and Michael sound killin’ together you know! The strength of our enduring friendship means the world to me. 

Javier Gonzalez, Andrew Lippman, Jerry Moore: Three of the baddest dudes in the land. We’ve played a lot of music together through the years. Somehow you manage to play all the craziness I write with ease. Thanks for blessing the walls of Pipewind with the beautiful sounds of your horns. Never forget, “top right!”

Scott Frankfurt: We did it! I knew from day one I wanted you to mix this album. You’ve created a sonic experience beyond anything I could imagine. The love you gave this music is evident on every bar of every song. Get your suit ready!

Special thanks to every artist on this album. I simply cannot thank you enough for your gifts to me. Take note of their names, hire them and pay them well to bless your project. They’re worth it. You can thank me later! 

This four-year journey of love started over a conversation at dinner. The last portion of this album was completed during the Pandemic and, thanks to technology, I was able to finish it even while receiving tracks from Stockholm, Manila, Rio and wherever folks happened to be at the time. I can’t say enough about the love of my life, my ride-or-die, Jen Guess-Mayo. Your support and patience through this process is invaluable. We did it! Love you, baby. 

Scott Mayo is a Yamaha Performing Artist and exclusively plays Yamaha instruments.

© Scott Mayo Music Inc, ℗ Mayo Naze Music BMI, 2022