Close to Me Maria Mendes
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Album-Release:
2019
HRA-Release:
29.10.2019
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- 1 Há Uma Música do Povo (feat. John Beasley & Metropole Orkes) 05:39
- 2 Tudo Isto É Fado (feat. John Beasley) 04:38
- 3 Dança do Amor (feat. John Beasley) 04:41
- 4 Verdes Anos (feat. John Beasley) 04:37
- 5 Barco Negro (feat. John Beasley & Metropole Orkes) 05:52
- 6 Fado da Invejosa (feat. John Beasley & Metropole Orkes) 04:46
- 7 Foi Deus (feat. John Beasley) 03:51
- 8 Hermetos Fado for Maria (feat. John Beasley) 03:36
- 9 Tempo Emotivo 03:18
- 10 Asas Fechadas (feat. John Beasley & Metropole Orkes) 05:03
- 11 E Se Não for Fado 04:23
Info for Close to Me
Fado music reimagined: Fado stories are filled with longing and loss, so when Maria asked me to produce and arrange select classic fado songs and add modern jazz sensibilities for her album “Close to Me”, I summoned up the aura of Shakespeare’s “Now is the winter of my discontent” quote.
The story lines captivated me so much that it triggered my film-composing instinct –leading me to score each song like I would a movie. With Maria’s stunning timbre voice and her captivating charisma and personality which are all needed to connect the music to the words and context of the songs, along with the voluptuous sound of the Metropole Orkest, my heart opened up. See us in person in global tours starting this winter full of jazz content.
"A symphonic Jazz approach to Fado", is how singer-songwriter Maria Mendes describes the music on her new album Close To Me. "It is not Fado," she immediately emphasizes. "I only used the music and poetry from this genre, but made a completely personal interpretation of it, with new arrangements." In addition, she wrote her own songs, all in the spirit of the genre of her motherland.
Maria Mendes, vocals, percussion
John Beasley, keyboards, orchestrations, percussion, conductor
Karel Boehlee, piano
Jasper Somsen, acoustic bass
Jasper van Hulten, drums, percussion
Metropole Orkest (on tracks 1, 5, 6, 10)
Vincent Houdijk, vibraphone (on track 9)
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