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Sérgio Mendes

real name Sérgio Santos Mendes

Brazil · 1941-02-11 – 2024-09-05

Sérgio Mendes is credited on 268 albums across 1,913 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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268

Albums

1,913

Pressings

8

Decades active

339

In collections

Biography

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Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader, born February 11, 1941 in Niteròi, Rio de Janeiro, died September 5, 2024 in Los Angeles.
He has over 55 releases, and played bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.
He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio.
Mendes was a unique example of a Brazilian musician primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place.
He died while dealing with the effects of long COVID-19.

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Credited work

268 albums · 1,913 pressings · active 1958–2025

  • Performance · 2,788
  • Production · 1,077
  • Other credits · 96

Studios: A&M Studios · Sunset Sound · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Western Recorders

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