RIP, Hermeto Pascoal

[sgcim]

 

[optatio]

So sad - saw Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo November 5, 2005 in Göttingen at our festival - R.I.P.

[mjazzg]

Such a titan, he left us a beautiful legacy

[jazzbo]

Not unexpected, but sad news.

[mikeweil]

This one hits me hard. Many years ago he played in Frankfurt with his Band. I went there with a longtime friend who brought Brazilian percussionist Gilson de Assis who stayed with him at the time. After the gig they talked the whole Band into going to a local Club where another Brazlian, pianist Izio Gross, led the house trio. His bassist and drummer of retirement age looked so frail you were afraid they would collapse any minute. Hermeto's bassist and drummer conquered the stage, and we were four percussionists cooking behind some wild four hand piano on some old time Brazilian standards. Afterwards we talked a bit, and Hermeto just said "Thanks for loving music." One of the loveliest human beings I ever met. An amazing creative genius. R.I.P and many thanks for the inspiration.

Edited Sunday at 02:03 PM by mikeweil

[JSngry]

You can't replace people like that, you can just hope that they follow you around..

RIP

[Teasing the Korean]

I'm a big fan of the Brazilian Octopus album, which has that international MPs fondue party sound that I can't resist.

RIP.

[HutchFan]

Sad news. R.I.P.

But what a legacy!!!

 

3 hours ago, mikeweil said:

This one hits me hard. Many years ago he played in Frankfurt with his Band. I went there with a longtime friend who brought Brazilian percussionist Gilson de Assis who stayed with him at the time. After the gig they talked the whole Band into going to a local Club where another Brazlian, pianist Izio Gross, led the house trio. His bassist and drummer of retirement age looked so frail you were afraid they would collapse any minute. Hermeto's bassist and drummer conquered the stage, and we were four percussionists cooking behind some wild four hand piano on some old time Brazilian standards. Afterwards we talked a bit, and Hermeto just said "Thanks for loving music." One of the loveliest human beings I ever met. An amazing creative genius. R.I.P and many thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks for sharing this story.   

 

[clifford_thornton]

RIP. This clip is a favorite:

 

[mikeweil]

I have never seen so many tributes, obituaries etc. on facebook - he really was universally loved and respected.

[HWright]

My favorite quote from the NYT obituary:

“Bath toys, teapots, tuned bottles of water, bicycle pumps, chairs, dolls, anvils and even his own beard were among the items he employed. While recording the album “Slaves Mass” for Warner Bros. Records in 1976, he brought a pair of live pigs into the studio and “played” them as if they were bagpipes, incorporating their squeals into the mix.”