聴けばいつでもHAPPYに!半世紀以上にわたり世界的に活躍する、ブラジル音楽の王様=セルジオ・メンデスのオール新曲で構成する5年半ぶりのオリジナル・ニュー・アルバム。

1966年のセルジオ・メンデス&ブラジル'66「マシュ・ケ・ナダ」の大ヒット以降、70代後半となってもなおシーンの第一線で活躍し、ブラジル音楽の魅力を世界に伝え続ける巨匠ピアニスト。

オリジナル・アルバムとしては5年半ぶりとなる新作は、オール新曲で構成されており、セルジオ本人も「これほど作曲に関わったことは初めて」というほどエネルギーを注ぎ込んで制作。

セルジオのオリジナル曲に加えて、ジョアン・ドナートやカルリーニョス・ブラウンが新曲を提供。さらに、カリ・イ・エル・ダンディーを迎えてのキャリア史上初のスペイン語詞ナンバー(M3)も収録。ポップでカラフルでキャッチーな最新型セルジオ・メンデス・ミュージックが楽しめます。

新作『レット・ラヴ』が話題の人気ラッパーのコモンや、現在83歳のブラジル音楽界の生きる伝説エルメート・パスコアール等がゲスト参加。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2020/01/15）

The 39th studio album from Sergio Mendes, 2019s In the Key of Joy, is a vibrant production featuring a bevy of guest performers. The album arrived during a period of renewed activity and recognition for the Brazilian pop legend who earned his first Oscar nomination in 2012 for his song Real in Rio off the Rio soundtrack, and who has steadily recorded in the 2010s, issuing similarly inspired albums like 2008s Encanto, 2010s Bom Tempo, and 2014s Magic. Along with being a studio album, In the Key of Joy also arrives as a companion piece to director John Scheinfelds documentary of the same name, detailing Mendes life and career. As with his most recent albums, In the Key of Joy features a number of collaborations between Mendes and artists from across the musical spectrum, including rapper Common, vocalist Sugar Joans, and singer Shelea Frazier. There are also dynamic pairings with fellow Brazilian icons like guitarist/vocalist Hermeto Pascoal, Mendes wife and longtime musical partner Gracinha Leporace, and others. Refreshingly, rather than rework his past hits, here Mendes offers newly minted songs that evoke the earthy ebullience and kinetic uplift of his classic 60s and 70s work, while also updating his sound for contemporary listeners. Thankfully, nothing is lost in the process and tracks like Bora La with singer Roge and Leporace, Samba in Heaven with Joans, and This Is It (E Isso) with Pascoal and Leporace, retain all the funky, soulful rhythms and hooky melodies that made Mendes seminal albums so captivating. ~ Matt Collar

Rovi