Sound of Ipanema [Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Paul Winter, ?????????/??????? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony Japan
• ASIN: B00005J4MU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,638,227 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Você E Eu (You And I)

2. Se É Tarde Me Perdoa [Forgive Me If I'm Late]

3. Maria Ninguém [Maria Nobody]

4. De Quem Ama [For Whom Love]

5. Quem Quizer Encontrar O Amor [Whoever Wants to Find Love]

6. Aruanda

7. Coisa Mais Linda [The Most Beautiful Thing]

8. O Morro [The Hill]

9. Mas Tambem Quem Mandou [What Made Me Do It]

10. Tem Dó de Mim [Don't Make Me Love]

11. Lobo Bobo [The Big Bad Wolf]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rare & wonderful record, January 5, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sound of Ipanema (Audio CD)

A nice pairing of a mellow West Coast jazz player and one of bossa nova's founders. Winter's saxophone accompaniment here is understated, though a bit staid. What makes this record so sweet is Lyra's gorgeous guitar and intimate vocals, as well as all the great songs he wrote. Sergio Mendes and Milton Banana sit in on piano and drums, respectively, and though Winter is slightly less swinging than the "authentic" bossa musicians, this is quite a nice little record... one of my favorite old-school bossa nova gems...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Winter a la Brasil, November 15, 2001

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LGwriter "SharpWitGuy" (Astoria, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Ipanema (Audio CD)

This is an excellent set, an early (1964) foray by an American into the world of Brazilian jazz, with all Brazilian musicians backing Winter. There are many great Brazilian songwriters, but Carlos Lyra has to be among the very best. His compositions truly sing, and Winter, Mendes, Neto, Banana and Lyra himself show here just how much. The lyricism is unparalleled--sensuous, lilting melodies...

One caveat--SONY Special Products put out a two-album compilation on one CD which includes this and Winter's Rio, and on the first album (Sound of Ipanema) set, the second track ("Se e Tarde Me Perdoa") is exactly the same as the ninth track ("Mas Tambem Quem Mandou")--specifically, both of them are the second song. SONY is not owning up to this; if you don't mind not having one track, the SONY version is worth getting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Carlos Lyra doesn't steal the show, he IS the show.., October 10, 2003

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"douglasnegley" (Pittsburgh, Pa. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Ipanema (Audio CD)

When I first heard this LP, I was captivated by both the voice, sensitivity, and easy phrasings of Carlos Lyra - not to mention the songs and his beautiful bossa nova guitar. Paul Winter was nothing more than an adequate side-man. He does well to play the melody lines straight, whether out of respect or neccesity. Sergio Mendez' spare piano (in the Jobim mold) is great, and Neto and Banana are legends in the genre. Lyra's voice is broader than Joao's - totally different except for the 'saudade' present in both - and every now and then there is the barest hint of vibrato, the absense of which Joao is famous for. Fans of Lyra might be interested in a just-released Import (pretty expensive, also) of compiled work from 1959-1963.