Customer Reviews

Sergio Mendes Presents Lobo

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If you are shopping for light bossa Jobim style, this is not the album you want. On the other hand, if you have ever dug Egberto Gismonti, Gil Evans, Milton...meaning, something different,innovative, a little dissonance, you must get this album. Hermeto Pascoal's intervention is also amazing

SERGIO MENDES PRESENTS (Edu) LOBO was released as A&M SP 3035 in 1970, and up until now has only been available on CD as a Japan import. Let's hope Verve will keep reissuing those vintage A&M and A&M-CTI jazz titles we all love and miss! On this set Lobo combines a gentle vocal style with vigorous guitar playing, performing his compositions whose versions by other artists are more well known: "Crystal Illusions," "Casa Forte" and "To Say Goodbye" can be heard on Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 albums. "Ponteio" has been recorded by Walter Wanderley. Paul Desmond also recorded "To Say Goodbye." And J.J.Johnson & Kai Winding recorded "Casa Forte." In fact, three members of Brasil '66 participated on Lobo's album, Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar), Sebastiao Neto (bass) and Claudio Slon (drums). Other strong contributors are Airto Moreira (percussion) and Ermeto Pascoal (piano/flute). All tracts are strong, although some might not care for "Hey Jude," which is somewhat dated. Relax and enjoy -- while you e-mail Verve's website and encourage them to keep the vintage A&M jazz coming!

I have just recently started getting into Brazilian music, and this album is one of the resaons why. The pulsating beats, exotic rhythms and flowing melodies are something to behold here. All of the tracks are great, but my favorites were "Zanzibar", "Crystal Illusion" (a very trance-like song), "Casa Forte" and "Jangada". Even Lobo's version of "Hey Jude" is engaging. If I wanted to turn someone on to Brazilian music, I would start with this album. It's that good.

Great collection of beautiful songs arranged with so much interesting percussion, electric piano, and acoustic guitar that you could listen to this all day and never hear everything built into these tracks. Great vocals too but these are always balanced just right with the orchestra. This is probably the best album of dozens I have bought this year. If you like this you may also like Astrud Gilberto's "Gilberto with Turrentine". I wish I could find more music like this.

Wonderful old songs from the 70s and later. Mellow but powerful singing. A must for any Brazilian music collection

OK,I will tell you. it is because, for me ,Edu singing some of his finest songs "em Ingles" is like putting catsup on a FILET<that's why! hahaha! I understand the reasons for this , believe me, but this is no rational to do such a "HEINOUS THING", seu Edu! Of course, there is enough GREAT stuff on this cd to warrant it's purchase, You may LIKE the English lyrics too! Anyway, the musical "guidance" of Hermeto Pascoal in conjuntion w/ Edu's strong compositional concept makes this a great jump off point to further explore the musics of EDU LOBO--- my suggestion ,FIND "Cantinga de Longe",This is "the one",but enjoy this just the same ! Sarava Edu Ok,here's your 5th star--hahaha!

I enjoyed this CD very much--after I gave myself time to get used to Edu Lobo's style, which I was not familiar with prior to this album.

Of course, for years I heard his songs performed by other musicians, but never by Edu himself. This made quite a difference, but by the third time through, I was enjoying what I heard, very much.

My favorites are "Zanzibar", "Crystal Illusions", and "Casa Forte".

Edu sings with conviction, passion, and style. After this album, I won't hesitate to listen to more of him!