Sergio Mendez has passed

[ACORN]

I read Sergio Mendez of Brazil 64, 66 etc. passed last week. Even as a kid I liked his smooth sound.

 

[squirrelnest]

R.I.P. ...

 

[DWalt]

My long-time favorite musical performer. I have all of his hit albums digitized and have used them as my driving music for many years, never gotten tired of them. He made a zillion dollars for Herb Alpert.

 

[DWalt]

There is a very good documentary of his career well worth watching. Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy (2020) - IMDb It shows up on TV every so often. It is on YouTube but is not free.

 

[Ray]

Hi regarding Sergio Mendes, I submit this to my forum´s friends.It´s his first record that I´ve heard. It was about 1965 /66 and was the time of my first girlfriend so this is highly emotional to me.This was well before he went to the USA.There is a mix of brazilian tunes plus some american ones by composers like like Cole Porter and Horace Silver.It´s interesting to note there`s no drum set, just a mix of percussion instruments playing together, plus an acoustic guitar, double bass and him at the piano.
Hope the link works out.
Regards, Ray

https://youtu.be/E_NFojgbiF8

 

[ladder13]

Great music, RIP.