View basket “A Spirit Speaks” has been added to your basket. On Sale In The Key Of Joy Sergio Mendes SKU: 7213502 Barcode: 0888072135024 14.99 £20.00 £14.99 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord Released Date: 28th February 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info New Album from Brazilian Legend Coincides with Documentary On His Life by John Scheinfeld (Chasing Trane, Who Is Harry Nilsson?) and features Common, Hermeto Pascoal, Joe Pizzulo, Cali y El Dandee, Buddy, Sugar Joans, João Donato, Sheléa & Gracinha Leporace! One common thread weaves throughout the staggeringly diverse tapestry of music that producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist Sergio Mendes has created over his remarkable six-decade career: the spirit of joy. From his pioneering contributions to the foundations of bossa nova alongside the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, through the era-defining Latin-pop sound of his iconic group Brasil ’66; his scintillating collaborations with jazz legends like Cannonball Addereley and Herbie Mann to his chart-topping adult contemporary smash “Never Gonna Let You Go;” on through his 21st-century reinvention with the Black-Eyed Peas and John Legend or his Oscar-nominated theme song from the animated hit Rio: an infectious spirit of joy pervades everything Mendes has ushered into the ears of listeners. The Brazilian legend’s new album is no exception. On In the Key of Joy, Mendes looks back the only way he knows how – by once again moving forward. Released to coincide with a spectacular new documentary on his life by acclaimed filmmaker John Scheinfeld (Chasing Trane, Who Is Harry Nilsson?), In the Key of Joy melds the classic Brazilian, jazz and pop sounds that have long characterized Mendes’ music with stunningly contemporary inspirations that make the album sound at once utterly timeless and wholly of the moment. As he has throughout his musical life, Mendes thrives on collaboration on In the Key of Joy. The album brings together fellow Brazilian legends with modern-day hitmakers and young rising stars, bringing familiar voices and fresh life to a set of new original songs penned by Mendes and his collaborators. Guests on the album include Common, Hermeto Pascoal, Joe Pizzulo, Cali y El Dandee, Buddy, Sugar Joans, João Donato, Sheléa and Mendes’ wife and longtime singer, Gracinha Leporace. The lilting Brazilian pop of “Sabor Do Rio” opens the album with the instantly recognizable Mendes sound, the lush and sunny blend of voices and horns harking back to Brasil ’66 while Common’s welcoming rap invites in contemporary listeners. Like much of the album, the song was co-written by Mendes with producer and multi-instrumentalist Mika Mutti and woodwind player/arranger Scott Mayo. The propulsive dance-floor pulse of “Bora Lá” is a buoyant backdrop for the vocal pairing of Brazilian samba star Rogê and Mendes’ lifelong muse, Gracinha Leporace. The Colombian pop duo of brothers Cali y El Dandee take the spotlight on the sultry “La Noche Entera,” co-written by the pair along with Mendes and the great Brazilian musician/producer Carlinhos Brown. The angelic pipes of The Voice alum Sugar Joans aptly grace “Samba In Heaven;” the singer is a second-generation collaborator with Mendes, her father being Joe Pizzulo, who so memorably sang the lead on “Never Gonna Let You Go.” Pizzulo himself rejoins Mendes for “Love Came Between Us,” which evokes the silky sound of that classic hit. Bossa pianist João Donato co-wrote and performs on the percolating “Muganga.” In the liner notes, Mendes refers to Donato as one of his “Three Magi,” along with Hermeto Pascoal and Guinga. The former contributes the party-like atmosphere of “This Is It (É Isso),” also performing an emphatic Portuguese rap. Guinga, meanwhile, wrote and plays guitar on the album’s mesmerizing final cut, “Tangara,” which conjures images of sun-dappled beaches and vibrant forests chiming with birdsong. The upbeat title track features up-and-coming Compton rapper Buddy, who also recently worked with keyboardist Robert Glasper. Singer-songwriter Sheléa dances nimbly around the acoustic guitar lines of Chico Brown on “Catch the Wave” and takes an achingly yearning turn on the ballad “Times Goes By.” Mutti penned the delightfully cheery “Romance in Copacabana,” with its whistling melody and a spotlight for the bandleader’s fleet jazz piano skills. Artist Sergio Mendes Genre Jazz Label Concord Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Sabor Do Rio featuring Common Bora Lá featuring Rogê and Gracinha Leporace La Noche Entera featuring Cali y El Dandee Samba In Heaven featuring Sugar Joans Muganga featuring Gracinha Leporace In The Key Of Joy featuring Buddy Love Came Between Us featuring Joe Pizzulo Catch The Wave featuring Sheléa Romance In Copacabana This Is It (É Isso) featuring Hermeto Pascoal and Gracinha Leporace Times Goes By featuring Shelea Frazier Tangara featuring Gracinha Leporace and Guinga Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Sergio Mendes and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Sergio Mendes Magic World / Fusion | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released 30th June 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sergio Mendes Magic £19.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1180 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 30th June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Youn Sun Nah Voyage Jazz | ACT | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 4th April 2016 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Youn Sun Nah Voyage £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACT90191 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 4th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nucleus With Leon Thomas Live 1970 Jazz | Gearbox | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 26th January 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nucleus With Leon Thomas Live 1970 £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gearbox SKU: GB1529 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 26th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kenny Dorham The Arrival Of Jazz | 1LP Released 7th December 2006 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kenny Dorham The Arrival Of £11.00 Genre: Jazz SKU: JAM5007 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th December 2006 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dizzy Gillespie & Friends Concert of the Century – A Tribute to Charlie Parker Jazz | Justin Time Records | 180g, 2LP Released 7th November 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dizzy Gillespie & Friends Concert of the Century – A Tribute to Charlie Parker £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Justin Time Records SKU: 0068944025916 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 7th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jakob Bro Gefion Jazz | ECM | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 18th May 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jakob Bro Gefion £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 4724707 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th May 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Scofield with Medeski Martin & Wood A Go Go Jazz | Universal Play 33 1/3 Series | 180g, 1LP Released 21st October 2013 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Scofield with Medeski Martin & Wood A Go Go £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Universal Play 33 1/3 Series SKU: LP43002 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Echoes Of Swing Travelin Jazz | ACT | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th March 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Echoes Of Swing Travelin £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACT91041 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jimmy Smith Bashin’ Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 17th June 2011 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jimmy Smith Bashin’ £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: V68474 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th June 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Julie London Julie Is Her Name Vol. 2 Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 14th July 2017 £65.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Julie London Julie Is Her Name Vol. 2 £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP7100-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 14th July 2017 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View George Benson Body Talk Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 28th November 2014 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders George Benson Body Talk £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: CTI6033 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 28th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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