Ive Mendes [Enhanced] [Limited Edition] [Import]

Product Description
Brazilian Superstar's Debut Release. Features a Collection of Songs in Both, English and Spanish. Included Are Four Additional Tracks Exclusive to this Version, as Well as an Enhanced Track featuring the Video for 'natural High'.

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Average customer rating: An Introduction to Ive Mendes..... Very good Bosa Nova singer GREAT DEBUT ALBUM BY A GREAT DIVA - - - - -- - - - -

Ive Mendes Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Mr Bongo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vanessa da Mata The Now Sound of Brazil, Vol. 2 Brazilectro, Vol. 8 Publico Cibelle ASIN: B00009NQPJ Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

1. Night Night [Craigie Remix]
2. If You Leave Me Now
3. Blessed Love
4. Nao Vou Fugir
5. Afternoon
6. Natural High
7. Beira Mar
8. Voce
9. Lua
10. Casticais
11. Another Way
12. Natural High [Hopper Mix][*]
13. Natural High [*][Multimedia Track]

Album Description

Ive Mendes, a sensual pop jazz diva discovered by Robin Millar, the legendary producer of Sade and Everything But The Girl. Dubbed 'The Brazilian Sade', Ive Mendes has already made quite a mark for herself and on every person she meets. She earned the title after the release of her debut album in Asia, which created a sensation in the recording business. Now released in the US with exclusive and tracklisting. Other Import versions are currently available, all with different tracklistings. Mr. Bongo. 2006.

Album Details

Brazilian Superstar's Debut Release. Features a Collection of Songs in Both, English and Spanish. Included Are Four Additional Tracks Exclusive to this Version, as Well as an Enhanced Track featuring the Video for 'natural High'.

Customer Reviews:

An Introduction to Ive Mendes............2007-03-25

The first time I heard Ive sing was on Capoeira Love Affair by Mr. Hermano, but at the time I did not it was her, so if you have not heard this song yet, go out and look for it, you definitely will not be disappointed (this has nothing to do with this cd but she sings on the song, so check it out if your curious.). I came across Nao Vou Fugir on the Deluxe Edition of Erotic Lounge and I was seduced not only by the vocals, but by the structure and production style of the song as well. If the production on this cd sound a little familiar, as it did to me, that is because it was produced by the talented Robin Millar, who produced for Sade on their early releases. The songs on this cd vary from down-to mid-tempo, which is perfect for lounging or even those special after dark moments. As I mentioned before, her collaborative work with Mr. Hermano is worth taking a listen, Capoeira Love Affair, Como Um Sol, and Jugando Con Fuego are all available on various compilations. Ive also collaborates with Robin Millar on his solo cd entitled "Kiss and Tell", although it is only for two songs, regardless it is a great cd. Overall this cd is a notable first release from Ive, hopefully she will release her second album soon.

Very good Bosa Nova singer.......2007-01-12

I've purchased this album because I liked her song "Nao Vou Fugir" in the Siddharta: Spirit of Buddha-bar Vol. 3. Few songs in this album are very nice, if you like Bebel Gilberto and other traditional Bosa Nova music.

GREAT DEBUT ALBUM BY A GREAT DIVA - - - - -- - - - - .......2004-11-30

This Debut Album is full of surprises; first of all and perhaps the most important aspect of this recording is Ive's superb voice; it's perfect for her style (pop/smooth jazz).
The phrasing, the tempo, the compositions, eveything in this album guarantees you a delightful experience.
And the video??............... well, if you perceive the vocal hues, you can imagine the video.
Don't miss this gem from the wonderful realm of Brazilian Music.

Average customer rating: Discover this one!

Ive Mendes Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Mr Bongo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008BRBV Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Natural High
2. Blessed Love
3. Nao Vou Fugir
4. Night Night
5. Another Way
6. Beira Mar
7. Afternoon
8. Voce
9. Lua
10. Casticais

Customer Reviews:

Discover this one!.......2003-11-04

This CD has been released in Asia and selling very well. For die-hard fans of Brazilian music, this is a gem you have to discover and enjoy. Great album!

Average customer rating: We need more music from this lady! Awesome, Undiscovered Talent

Ive Mendes Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000C9065 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. Night Night [Craigie Remix]
2. If You Leave Me Now
3. Blessed Love
4. Nao Vou Fugir
5. Afternoon
6. Natural High
7. Beira Mar
8. Voce
9. Lua
10. Casticais
11. Another Way
12. Natural High [Hopper Mix][*]
13. Natural High [*][Multimedia Track]

Album Description

Asian edition of 2003 album, from the producer of Sade and Everything But The Girl comes the sensual pop-jazz diva Ive Mendes and her soothing brand of Nu-Brazil sound. include two exclusive bonus tracks, 'Mystery' & 'Salto'. Includes a different tracklisting to the US version. Mr. Bongo/Universal.

Album Details

Asian Version featuring Two Alternate Tracks from the European Version, "Mystery", and "Salto".

Customer Reviews:

We need more music from this lady!.......2006-05-04

I read a review of this album some time back in the "Vancouver Sun", but didn't order it due to cost. Now with the strength of the CDN $, I took the plunge - a good idea!
First, dismiss some comments you'll hear:
-"Sounds like Sade" - yes, at times, but she certainly forges her own unique sound.
- "Wow! What cleavage!" - yes, Ive Mendes is stunning. Do you like her for her music or not?
- "Sings in Spanish" - I'm not a linguist, but since Ms Mendes is Brazilian, I expect she's singing in Portuguese, not Spanish.
(Bebel Gilberto also sings in Portuguese; use her vocals as a comparison)
There is a blend of music on this album that crosses many boundaries: Brazilian rhythms, jazz, pop with a mix of vocal stylings and it makes for wonderful listening. I've played this album every night since I've got it and I'm still hearing new aspects and nuances in it. This album, like Pat Metheny Group's "First Circle", would be ideal under the summer stars with a glass of wine.
Money well spent. Ms Mendes, we need another album! I'll be there regardless of the cost!

Awesome, Undiscovered Talent.......2005-08-28

Why hasn't Ive Mendes been discovered? Her voice is heavenly, sexy and unique. Yes, she does sound a bit like Sade, but she has her own Brazilian sound and it is awesome. She has become one of my favorite singers and I wish she record a new CD. Everyone who hears this CD in my home or car, loves it. My neighbor called one day to ask me to put the sound down on my stereo because she was studying, but also asked me to borrow the CD because it was so good. I can play this CD forever, it has a calming yet exciting vibe. Beautiful, just waiting for more!!!!!

Average customer rating:

Natural High Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Mr Bongo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ive Mendes ASIN: B00006RYK7 Release Date: 2003-05-19

Average customer rating:

Loungin at Redkliff: Kampengrooves Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Wave Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000HIVRKC Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. Sal y Sol
2. Be Thankful for What You've Got - William DeVaughan
3. Sigh - Praful
4. Morenito [Bossa Mix]
5. Table for Two - Four80East
6. Moondance - Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway
7. Coast to Coast - Niteflyte
8. Stars & Fishes - Fous de La Mer
9. I Will Survive - Nils Landgren
10. Summer Sun - Koop
11. Receptions in Brazil - Nighthawks
12. Brazilian Hipster - Fort Knox Five
13. Ain't No Sunshine - Lenny MacDowell
14. White - Minus 8
15. If You Leave Me Now - Ive Mendes

Average customer rating:

Ive Mendes Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006IU2I Release Date: 2002-07-03

Tracks:

1. Natural High
2. Night Night
3. Beira Mar
4. Afternoon
5. Blessed Love
6. Nao Vou Fugir
7. Casticais
8. Voce
9. Lua
10. If You Leave Me Now
11. Salto (Ive Mendes)
12. Beira Mar (Soo Benitez Lush Mix)

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: "a Beira Mar".

Average customer rating: Great CD in a great series!

Various : Sangue Latino 2 Manufacturer: Club Brasil ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0009KNI6E

Product Description

Club Brasil Records presents Sangue Latino 2 the 2nd instalment of a series of albums bringing together the finest talents from the UK's Latin Jazz album features 5 killer cut's from Ive Mendes the new Brasilian music diva,who's debut album (Ive Mendes) on the Mr Bongo label is getting rave reviews world wide (top 20 in Spain, Philippines, Hong Kong etc) The album opens with Ive's super funky version of the Marcos Velle classic 'Mentira' which is already a dance floor classic on London's Latin club scene. Ive serves up a couple of chilled out treats with her versions of 'O Trem Azul' and the timeless 'Preciso Me Encontra' from the movie 'City Of God'. Also featured are debut tracks from Jazz maestro's Finn Peters (a fantastic flute solo version of the Joyce anthem 'Feminina') and Victoria Newton (super versions of 'New Morning' & 'The Real Thing') Lisa Brown from London's Latin jazz band Vida Nova introduces two self-penned gems 'Brasil Night' and 'Three Angels' which highlight her growing ability as a singer/songwriter. This album is a terrific follow up to Sangue Latino 1 & it's not to be missed

Customer Reviews:

Great CD in a great series!.......2006-01-20

from ClubBrasil website:

REVIEW #1
Once again Mitch and Lisa Brown have produced the album and the excellent John Crawford who is featured throughout the set on keyboards also arranged most of the tracks along with bassist Andres La Fone.
Like their previous outing on Sangue Latino 1 the tried and trusted formula has been adhered to with an eclentic mix of Brazilian songs, self penned cuts and a classic interpretation of the Stevie Wonder track 'The Real Thing' made popular by Sergio Mendes in 1977 for Elektra, this time Victoria Newton sings the Bonnie Bowden's lead with a similar up-tempo arrangement with Guillermo Hill's on acoustic nylon guitar surpassing the original version by Oscar Castro-Neves with lightning chord changes and a dazzling solo.

Victoria also sings and scats impressively on the uptempo samba 'New Morning' which is a typical Sergio Mendes excursion from the 70's and 80's and this time John Crawford uses a more 'Grand Piano' sound in the George Duke mould for vamping chords and impressive riffs which exchange with a solid percussion throughout in a call and response technique. The flute sounds like Nestor Torres or Herbie Mann and adds creativity in the breaks.

Ive Mendes performs five tracks on the album in Portugese which really cements the authenticity of a truly Brazilian project for me, from the opening Marcos Valle penned track 'Mentira' a mid tempo strut with Finn Peters on flute providing those smooth interludes with John Crawford's 'Eumir Deodato' sounding electric piano adding chord splashes and Hill's wah wah guitar adding a touch of 'retro' from the 70's and those wonderful 'CTI' albums.

'O Trem Azul' is an exotic treasure trove with soft vocals in the Joyce, Sylvinha Telles or Gal Costa vein, electric piano, guitar and close harmonies in the break and a pulsating rhythm throughout.

'Tarde Em Itapoan' is the classic Vinicius De Moraes bossa and was also performed by Sergio Mendes all those years ago amongst others and lends itself to the myriad of traditional Brazilian percussion instruments played by Oli Albergaria Savill. There is another Hubert laws sounding flute solo which shares centre stage with the poignant chord sequences. Ive's sensitive phrasing manages to realise every inference of the compelling lyrics.

'Precisio Me Encontra' is a ballad accompanied with a sprinkling of guitar and electric piano and one which highlights the velvet vocal tone of Ive and the sheer elegance of the melody. Once again John Crawford's mastery of the keyboard adds such a realism and panache that this track could have been recorded 30-40 years ago during the bossa boom and not be out of place.

Ive's last track on this marvellous set is Tom Jobim's 'So Tinha Se ser Com Voce' and I such in a much purer voice than the original from Astrud Gilberto, it is a soft bossa which I expect is a tribute to the work of the great master as much as a highly structured rendition.

Finn Peters joins up with the Vida Nova line up for a Dave Valentine type track, an uptempo flute lead gem which again shows off his free flowing nuances and the acute rhythmic piano of John Crawford.


Lisa Brown sings two tracks on the album 'Brazil Night' and 'Three Angels' which have also been penned by her and John Crawford, they are more sedate than what has gone before and more experimental than the free flowing tracks which preceed them.

The instrumentation is superb throughout this album and the energy unrelenting from these very talented and enthusiastic London based musicans. The whole package has a pristine feel and adds to the growing reputation that Mitch Mitchell and Club Brasil have established during the past few years. As I said before, it is a wonderful tribute that Brazilian music is alive and well and the legacy is being carried on today especially in the United Kingdom.

Wes Gillespie - EuroClubdeJazz.com



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REVIEW #2

A great idea for a compilation -

Older Brazilian grooves re-done by a collective of younger artists! The choice of tunes is impeccable - and tracks include tunes first made famous by the likes of Marcos Valle, Lo Borges, Joyce, Kitty Winter, Sergio Mendes, and others

Performed by a core group of musicians who work the grooves with loads of jazzy touches! Instrumentation includes keyboards, flute, and guitar

All tracks have vocals from a rotating array of singers that include Ive Mendes, Lisa Brown, and Victoria Newton. The whole thing's great, as wonderful (perhaps more so) as any recent projects of this nature from Far Out or Mr Bongo - with titles that include "Mentira", "O Trem Azul", "Tarde Em Itapoan", "The Real Thing", "Brazil Night", "Feminina", and "Three Angels".

Review from Dusty Groove America

Average customer rating:

Ive Mendes Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Musart ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000C4BBAC Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Natural High
2. Blessed Love
3. Nao Vou Fugir
4. Night Night
5. Another Way
6. Beira Mar
7. Afternoon
8. Voce
9. Lua
10. Casticais

Average customer rating:

Ive Mendes Ive Mendes Manufacturer: Mr. Bongo Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B00006L706 Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Natural High
2. Blessed Love
3. Nao Vou Fugir
4. Night Night
5. Another Way
6. Beira Mar
7. Afternoon
8. Voce
9. Lua
10. Casticais

Average customer rating:

Ive Mendes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00029CQZG Release Date: 2004-07-06

Album Description

2004 reissue of 2002 album includes four bonus tracks, 'If You Leave Me Now', 'Salto', 'Night Night' (Schumacher Mix), & 'Natural High' (Hopper Mix). 14 tracks in all. Sum. 2004.

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