Sergio Mendes-Timeless-CD-FLAC-2006-THEVOiD

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 Info   
     Artist  | Sergio Mendes
     Title   | Timeless
     Genre   | Latin                                Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 62:13
     Label   | Concord Records                      Store   | 2006
     Catalog | 0013431231523                        Rip     | 2021
     Bitrate | 907 kbps                             Size    | 424.44 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. Mas Que Nada (Feat. The Black Eyed Peas)                    4:22
     02. That Heat (Feat. Erykah Badu & Will.I.Am)                   4:13
     03. Berimbau / Consolacao (Feat. Stevie Wonder & Gracinha       4:22
         Leporace)
     04. The Frog (Feat. Q-Tip & Will.I.Am)                          3:50
     05. Let Me (Feat. Jill Scott & Will.I.Am)                       4:14
     06. Bananeira (Feat. Mr. Vegas)                                 3:14
     07. Surfboard (Feat. Will.I.Am)                                 4:31
     08. Please Baby Don't (Feat. John Legend)                       4:09
     09. Samba Da Bencao (Feat. Marcelo D2)                          4:38
     10. Timeless (Feat. India.Arie)                                 3:54
     11. Loose Ends (Feat. Justin Timberlake, Pharoahe Monch &       5:32
         Will.I.Am)
     12. Fo'-Hop (Feat. Guinga & Marcelo D2)                         3:13
     13. Lamento (No Morro) (Feat. Maogani Quartet)                  3:21
     14. E Menina                                                    3:31
     15. Yes, Yes Y'all (Feat. Black Thought, Chali 2na, Debi Nova   5:09
         & Will.I.Am)
 Notes  
     One of the biggest crossover Brazilian pop artists of his
     generation, Sergio Mendes helped define the sound of Latin pop and
     dance music in the 20th century. For most of the second half of the
     '60s, Mendes was the top-selling Brazilian artist in the United
     States, charting huge hit singles like "Mas Que Nada" and LPs like
     Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 that regularly made
     the Top Five.
     His records with his group Brasil '66 regularly straddled the
     domestic pop and international markets in America, getting played
     heavily on AM radio stations, both rock and easy listening, and he
     gave his label, A&M, something to offer light jazz listeners beyond
     the work of the company's co-founder, Herb Alpert.
     It's easy to think that since Santana made his big comeback using a
     lot of contemporary pop stars it would become the formula for the
     artists of yore to edge their way back into the limelight. Mendes,
     the best-selling Brazilian recording artist of all time, hasn't made
     a platter in eight years. He plays piano on a Black Eyed Peas track
     - "Sexy" from Elephunk - and the jam's a smash. Will.i.am of the
     Peas decides to hook up for a full-on collaboration with Mendes,
     because he's a huge fan.
     Being the hotshot producer of the moment, will.i.am recruited
     everyone from Q-Tip, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend to Jill
     Scott, Black Thought (the Roots), and Stevie Wonder (just to name a
     few) to sign on. Recorded in both Brazil and the House of Blues in
     Encino, the set revisits many Mendes and Brazilian songbook classics
     and reworks them in the modern beat-driven idiom. Needless to say,
     the end result is entertaining, if mixed. Let it be said that a cut
     like "Mas Que Nada" should never have been covered, let alone
     redone.
     But it is here with Black Eyed Peas and some backing vocals with, of
     course, Mendes playing that trademark piano riff. OK, "That Heat" is
     a reworking of "Slow Hot Wind," the Henry Mancini tune Mendes
     covered and is supposedly the first track will.i.am ever sampled at
     the ripe old age of 14. Here Erykah Badu croons in a sultry humid
     way as will.i.am goes down deep with the rap. Mendes' piano is what
     keeps the thing from falling completely apart. Better is the Baden
     Powell-Vinicius de Moraes medley of "Berimbau/Consolacao".
     Mendes' Rhodes offers the vamp that the elegant chorus singers -
     Gracinha Leporace, Debi Nova, and Kleber Jorge - and Mendes groove
     to. Will.i.am lays down some rather organic-sounding electronic
     percussion that sounds like palmas, and Wonder blows his harmonica
     over the entire proceeding as Jorge's guitar strides alongside
     Mendes' piano. This may be the best cut on the set. There is a fine
     case to be made for the humor in "The Frog," written by Joo Donato,
     and originally covered by Mendes.
     Q-Tip lays down a charming rhyme and Mendes' Wurlitzer work is
     killer. The cover of "Let Me" is stiff and Jill Scott, as fine a
     singer as she is, doesn't cut it here, and neither does the rhythm
     track. The smoother than smooth "Please Baby Don't," written and
     sung by John Legend, works because of Legend's understanding of
     Brazilian rhythm and Mendes' piano groove that carries the voice.
     "Samba da Bencao," with Marcelo D2 and guitars by the Maogani
     Quartet, is engaging; Mendes' acoustic piano solo is beautiful, as
     are the horn charts. The title track with India.Arie is simply
     beautiful.
     Aire, with backing vocals by Nova and Leporace and a slinky guitar
     part by Jorge, makes the tune simply float as Mendes decorates it
     with Rhodes and synth. Timeless is a mixed bag, but it's not because
     of Mendes. His own playing and arranging is utterly elegant. As a
     producer, will.i.am means well and in general does a fine job -
     though he is, as would be expected, a tad overzealous in working
     with one of his idols.
     Timeless may not actually achieve that status, but for the moment
     it's a fine effort that doesn't reek of cloying commercial
     manipulation and feels like a true collaboration.

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30M	01-sergio_mendes-mas_que_nada_(feat._the_black_eyed_peas).flac
27M	02-sergio_mendes-that_heat_(feat._erykah_badu_and_will.i.am).flac
30M	03-sergio_mendes-berimbau-consolacao_(feat._stevie_wonder_and_gracinha_leporace).flac
23M	04-sergio_mendes-the_frog_(feat._q-tip_and_will.i.am).flac
27M	05-sergio_mendes-let_me_(feat._jill_scott_and_will.i.am).flac
22M	06-sergio_mendes-bananeira_(feat._mr._vegas).flac
30M	07-sergio_mendes-surfboard_(feat._will.i.am).flac
27M	08-sergio_mendes-please_baby_dont_(feat._john_legend).flac
30M	09-sergio_mendes-samba_da_bencao_(feat._marcelo_d2).flac
27M	10-sergio_mendes-timeless_(feat._india.arie).flac
36M	11-sergio_mendes-loose_ends_(feat._justin_timberlake_pharoahe_monch_and_will.i.am).flac
22M	12-sergio_mendes-fo-hop_(feat._guinga_and_marcelo_d2).flac
22M	13-sergio_mendes-lamento_(no_morro)_(feat._maogani_quartet).flac
24M	14-sergio_mendes-e_menina.flac
35M	15-sergio_mendes-yes_yes_yall_(feat._black_thought_chali_2na_debi_nova_and_will.i.am).flac
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