Sergio Mendes, Brazilian Bossa Nova Music Innovator, Dies at 83

Variety ^ | Sep 6, 2024 | A.D. Amorosi

[dfwgator]

At the time, I wasn’t aware of Wes’ pre-A&M stuff. A lot of people accused him of selling out.

I also didn’t know by that time he’d already passed, I was devastated when I found out. He was probably my first “guitar hero”, before I branched more into rock music.

[MomwithHope]

I was just thinking about them yesterday! RIP

[sjmjax]

Music of my era as well. Bosa Nova is still a favorite genre of mine.

[TTFlyer]

Yes, absolutely.

[Orosius]

BRAZIL 65 is still a great record, IMO better than 66.

[Bobbyvotes]

It’s scary to read obituaries of people younger than me. Most of my friends already dead. I am going strong at 84.

[OttawaFreeper]

RIP. Back in the mid 1980s as a teenager, I began discovering Mendes and Jobim and other Brazilian music (samba, etc). Have liked it since.

[ifinnegan]

The Look of Love is the most famous song.

On a side note, I always thought Herb Albert was Mexican or Hispanic, but he is Eastern European Jewish.

Mendes was Brazilian.

Brazil 66 was very famous in the 60’s.

[Larry Lucido]

RIP

Kramer: Sergio Mendes has a cult following.
Newman: They follow him like a cult.
Kramer: He can’t even walk down the street in South America.

[dfwgator]

Streaming their Greatest Hits album now as I type.

[Nextrush]

Some really great music.

[dfwgator]

, but he is Eastern European Jewish.

I think Lani is, too.

[Dawgreg]

I loved that group and all their songs......Pretty World is stuck in my mind. Karen Philipp was my favorite of the girls.

[dfwgator]

In the last year or so, I’ve started listening to a lot of the music I grew up, before I became the typical teenage FM listener in the 70s.

[MrLucky1966]

BTW, Harrison Ford was the carpenter who designed and installed Mendes’ recording studio in his LA home.

[Bullish]

So sad, I was just listening to them a few days ago... I had no idea he was sick.

Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66

Mas que nada

My personal favorite by them, and the girls are SUPER HOT!!

[SaveFerris]

Lotsa good music 🎵🎶 from Brazil 66 later 77

[Bullish]

I had the biggest schoolboy crush on Lani ....

Who didn't? I've always thought, how lucky could Herb Alpert get?

[woweeitsme]

I am really a big and pretty much ONLY rock n’ roll fan, but my father in law had the Brasil 66 album in his collection. When he passed away, I kept it, not knowing what it sounded like. Amazing. I think I’ll spin it again sometime very soon.

[dfwgator]

Pat Metheny got me back into Brazilian music.

This is a fantastic version of Jobim’s “O Grande Amor”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HS0ql9JwQ