ZUM TOD DES BRASILIANISCHEN PIANISTEN, KOMPONISTEN UND SÄNGERS SÉRGIO MENDES

06.09.2024 Der am 11. Februar 1941 in Niterói im Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro geborene brasilianische Pianist, Komponist, Arrangeur, Bandleader und Sänger Sérgio Mendes (Bild) ist am 5. September 2024 in Los Angeles gestorben. Er gehörte zu den erfolgreichsten Musikern seines Landes und verhalf als Pionier des Bossa Nova dieser Musikrichtung zu weltweitem Ruhm. Mendes’ bekannteste Aufnahme, das von Jorge Ben komponierte Stück "Mas que nada", machte ihn 1966 international bekannt. Im Laufe seiner über 50-jährigen Karriere veröffentlichte er mehr als 35 Musikalben. (*) 1992 wurde Mendes erstmals mit dem Grammy ausgezeichnet; sein Werk "Brasileiro" erhielt die Ehrung als "Best World Music Album".

Bild: Sérgio Mendes, 2016 - Foto: RCraig09, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RCraig09 - Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en - Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SergioMENDESFeb2016.jpg

Morre Sergio Mendes, aos 83 anos, pianista e astro internacional da música brasileira

Difusor da bossa nova e do samba no mundo, artista ostenta marca de 14 canções no Top 100 das paradas americanas, recorde entre músicos.

Principal expoente do samba-jazz, Sergio Mendes deu os primeiros passos na carreira ao lado de nomes como Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes e Baden Powell, a quem conheceu no Beco das Garrafas, principal reduto da bossa nova, em Copacabana, no Rio de Janeiro, durante os anos de 1950 e 1960. Foi no local, aliás, que ele ouviu pela primeira vez a canção "Mas que nada", na voz do autor Jorge Ben Jor, até hoje seu maior sucesso, e que impulsionou no exterior o grupo Brasil '66 — com o LP de estreia "Herb Alpert presents Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66". Quarenta anos depois, em 2006, a música foi regravada, igualmente com grande êxito, pela grupo americano de hip hop Black Eyed Peas.

https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2024/09/06/morre-sergio-mendes-aos-83-anos-pianista-e-astro-internacional-da-musica-brasileira.ghtml

Muere Sérgio Mendes, leyenda de la música brasileña

El ganador de tres Grammy ha fallecido en Los Ángeles a los 83 años después de haber luchado largamente con problemas derivados del coronavirus

Estudiante de piano clásico y aspirante a concertista en su Brasil natal, Mendes alcanzó el éxito en Estados Unidos. Vivió en Los Ángeles desde finales de los sesenta. Sin embargo, su llegada al país fue por la costa Este. Cuando tenía 21 años, y llevaba al menos dos gozando de la reputación de ser un excelente pianista, voló desde Niterói, su ciudad natal en el Estado de Río de Janeiro, a Nueva York para participar en un concierto de música brasileña en el Carnegie Hall. Aquel célebre recital, el 21 de noviembre de 1962, descubrió al público estadounidense los sonidos del gigante sudamericano. En él participaron João Gilberto, Óscar Castro Neves, Milton Banana, entre otros.

Luis Pablo Beauregard

https://elpais.com/cultura/2024-09-06/muere-sergio-mendes-leyenda-de-la-musica-brasilena.html

Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the U.S. Pop Charts

His career in America took flight in 1966 with Brasil ’66 and the single “Mas Que Nada,” written by the Brazilian singer-songwriter Jorge Ben. The Mendes sound was deceptively sophisticated rhythmically but gentle on the ears, suavely amplifying the original guitar-centered murmur of bossa nova with expansive keyboard-driven arrangements and cooing vocal lines that usually included Mr. Mendes himself chiming in alongside a front line of two female singers.

Barry Singer

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/arts/music/sergio-mendes-dead.html

Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian Bossa Nova Giant and Bandleader Dies at 83

The Latin pop crossover star scored a series of international hits during a six-plus decade career, including "Mas Que Nada" and swinging covers of songs by the Beatles.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sergio-mendes-dead-brazilian-bossa-nova-bandleader-dies-obituary-1235768688/

Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian Bossa Nova Legend, Dead at 83

“Mendes last performed in November 2023 to sold out and wildly enthusiastic houses in Paris, London and Barcelona. For the last several months, his health had been challenged by the effects of long-term COVID,” the family’s statement said.

“One of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time, Mendes recorded more than 35 albums, many of which went gold or platinum. Mendes, a three-time Grammy Award winner and Oscar nominee, leaves us with an incredible musical legacy from more than six decades of a unique sound first showcased by his band Brasil ’66.”

Daniel Kreps

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sergio-mendes-brazilian-bossa-nova-legend-dead-obituary-1235096676/

Other Brazilian musical greats paid tribute to their friend as news of his passing spread in his native Brazil

“Rest in peace, beloved genius,” the legendary singer Milton Nascimento wrote on Instagram.
“There were so many years of friendship, partnership and music – and he will be with me for ever, in my heart,” Nascimento added.

The singer-songwriter Marcos Valle remembered his friend Mendes as a pioneer of the bossa nova subgenre, samba jazz, during the 1960s. “He was an ambassador for popular Brazilian music, in all of its different dimensions,” Valle told the television network GloboNews.
Another celebrated Brazilian musician, João Bosco, said his country had lost not just a great musician, pianist and arranger, but also a great “thinker of Brazilian music”.

Laura Snapes, and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/06/brazilian-musician-sergio-mendes-dies-aged-83

Sergio Mendes, légende brésilienne de la bossa nova, interprète du tube «Mas que nada», est mort

Le pianiste, auteur et arrangeur de 83 ans est mort jeudi. Il s’est produit pour la dernière fois sur scène en novembre 2023, lors de concerts à Paris, Londres et Barcelone, qui se sont tenus à guichets fermés.

https://www.lemonde.fr/musiques/article/2024/09/06/sergio-mendes-legende-bresilienne-de-la-bossa-nova-interprete-du-tube-mas-que-nada-est-mort_6305792_1654986.html

Sérgio Mendes nous a quittés

Le pianiste et compositeur brésilien, qui a sublimé la bossa nova, la jazz samba et autres rythmes latino, qui a joué au Montreux Jazz Festival en 2006 et 2012, est décédé hier, jeudi 5 septembre 2024.

Carioca carnavalesque de la bossa, comme João Gilberto ou Tom Jobim (tous venus à Montreux) Mendes disait volontiers que la musique coulait dans ses veines, depuis sa vie de gamin tout comme au célèbre Carnaval de Rio, être ouvert à d’autres styles et aimer travailler avec d’autres artistes.

https://mymontreux.ch/news/sergio-mendes-nous-a-quittes/

Brasilianische Musiklegende Sérgio Mendes ist tot

Der brasilianische Musiker Sérgio Mendes verhalf dem Bossa Nova zu internationaler Bekanntheit. Im Alter von 83 Jahren ist er in den USA gestorben.

https://www.zeit.de/kultur/musik/2024-09/brasilianischer-musiker-sergio-mendes-ist-tot

Nach 35 Alben, drei Grammys und einem Oscar

Der Jazzmusiker und Pianist ist unter anderem für seinen Hit „Mas que nada“ weltbekannt. Er hatte nach Angaben seiner Familie zuletzt mit einer Covid-Erkrankung zu kämpfen.

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/panorama/samba-und-bossa-nova-musiker-brasilianische-musiklegende-sergio-mendes-ist-gestorben-12331982.html

Audios / Videos:

Sérgio Mendes - Mas Que Nada (Feat. Brasil '66) — (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXelMzaCmiQ

Sérgio Mendes - Mas Que Nada (Official Audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZwbKnjRyE

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Fool On The Hill (Official Visualizer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swvTnJRGT5k

Nana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltAE7hmJ0l8

Horizonte Aberto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZKvmCbeK0