{"id":28167,"date":"2025-09-15T07:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28167"},"modified":"2025-09-15T07:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:44:04","slug":"music-hermeto-pascoal-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=28167","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC: Hermeto Pascoal, RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Airto Moreira, Flora Purim and Hermeto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Damn! Another legend passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first learned about Hermeto Pascoal thanks to his early \u201870s collaborations with Miles Davis. Two studio tracks (most of the album is live recordings) – \u2018Selim\u2019 and \u2018Nem Um Talvez\u2019 – both by Pascoal, are included on the 1971 Miles release, Live\/Evil<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On an album of Miles\u2019 post Bitches Brew<\/em> stuff, that\u2019s veering ever closer to \u2018Free Jazz\u2019, Pascoal\u2019s influence brings a beautifully lyrical and gentle Brazilian vibe to proceedings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring Quarteto Novo\u2019s \u2018Misturada\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My next encounter with him came via following up leads provided via the Blue Brazil<\/em> series of releases, from Blue Note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The track \u2018Misturada\u2019 enthralled me. And eventually I tracked down and bought the sole release by Quarteto Novo, from which it came. A terrific album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

50th anniversary CD reissue leaflet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Along with bassist Theo, and guitarist Heraldo, this short lived group included two soon to become legendary Brazilian musicians: percussionist Airto Moreira, and flautist\/multi-instrumentalist, Hermeto Pascoal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermeto, Heraldo, Airto and Theo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
So young! Before all the hair!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The series of images below show the later hirsute Hermeto most people are more familiar with. These images also remind us of his multi-instrumental prowess\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pascoal\u2019s music ranged far and wide. From minimal and mellow, to orgiastic free-improv\u2019, and taking in a huge range of expression in many modes, often marked by a pronounced freedom to experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t always like the results. But I always admire the freedom, and the questing spirit that motivates and informs his music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pascoal is one of the many musicians to have passed before I got (or rather made\/took) the opportunity to talk to them, for my long mooted book on music of the early \u201870s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RIP, maestro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Damn! Another legend passes. I first learned about Hermeto Pascoal thanks to his early \u201870s collaborations with Miles Davis. Two studio tracks (most of the album is live recordings) – \u2018Selim\u2019 and \u2018Nem Um Talvez\u2019 – both by Pascoal, are included on the 1971 Miles release, Live\/Evil. On an album of Miles\u2019 post Bitches Brew … <\/p>\n

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