Sound Of Ipanema

Not bad for a low-rent Getz/Gilberto knock-off

Amazon Customer

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2001

There are some great players on this album (originally released in 1964). Sergio Mendes plays piano, the great Milton Banana plays drums, and Brasil '66 alumni Sebastião Neto plays bass. And then there is Carlos Lyra--one of my favorites from the bossa nova era, and an important bossa stylist--on guitar and vocal. American Paul Winter plays alto saxophone--he's not bad, but very bland--he's no Stan Getz, that's for sure. You can tell this album was an attempt to capitalize on the sax/bossa nova combination that made history through Stan Getz, João Gilberto and Tom Jobim. Though it's not close to the greatness of the Getz/Gilberto album, this is nonetheless a nice batch of tracks--any early Carlos Lyra is good Carlos Lyra. Carlos even sings some in English--including some humorous English lyrics at the end of Lyra's classic "Lôbo Bôbo". Other classics include "Maria Ninguém", "Aruanda", Tém Do de Mim", "Se é Tarde Me Perdoa" and "Você e Eu". I would suggest that you look for this if you are a Carlos Lyra fan (especially his early Philips recordings).

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LGwriter

Winter a la Brasil

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2001

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.

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A rare & wonderful record

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2002

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...

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Ruben L. A.

Por fin lo conseguí

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on July 10, 2019

Si a usted le gusta la bossa-nova, este es un disco obligado en su colección. Es un disco fácil para el oido, con un sonido que lo atrapa a uno y las letras son, digamos, tiernas. Muy lírico. No se arrepentirá si lo adquiere.
Aún conservo el vinilo de este mismo, que fue herencia de mi madre. Sin embargo, por no maltratarlo más (al LP) estuve buscando una edición de Compact Disc por años, y hasta ahora lo consigo. Es una edición japonesa.

Feortega

Qué disco!

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on March 28, 2021

La tienda Jazz in Time envío el vinilo con mucho cuidado, en un paquete muy seguro. El disco es un clásico de la bossa nova y su aspecto parecido al vinilo original es muy impresionante! Muy buena compra.

olive kenji

全く感動しないボサノバ

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on January 11, 2022

NHKBSのボサノバ特集でCARLOS　LIRAはカルロスジョビンに匹敵する、ソフトボサノバの作曲演奏者と紹介されていたので、即このCDを購入。
どこがカルロビスジョビンに匹敵するのと思う程の、感激無しの音楽でした。
LISAさんが悪いのではない、嘘つきNHKBSディレクターが悪い。

yoshioki6

買いです。

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on April 17, 2018

寡聞にしてポール・ウィンターは本作でしか聴いたことがないのですが、カルロス・リラはオレンジ色のアナログを長年愛聴してきました。そのせいか、ともすればイージーリスニングの誹りを受けがちなボサノヴァの、軽みといいますか、スムースといいますか、通勤の車の中で聴いていると、気づけば一周半していたというような、いろいろな意味の心地よさが充溢した作品です。

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ミチオ65

何故か音的にイマイチ？

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on September 28, 2019

ジョアンジルベルトのCDが欲しくて、2,000円以上の買物で配達料無料という助平心から、このCDも併せて購入。レビューも良かったので(古いものしかなかったが)。確かにカルロスリラのボーカルは最高。ギターも良い。ポールウィンターのサックスもボーカルをカバーするかのようにうまく奏でている。セルジオメンデスがピアノ弾いていてこれも宜しい。全体的に優しく穏やかな雰囲気で、BGMにバッチリ。だが、このCD。音が変？？？高域でボヤけるし、音が割れるように聴こえるのは何故？いろんなプレイヤーで聴いても同じ。パソコンでもそう。俺の耳がおかしいのかなあ。新品なんであまりクレームするのも。俺クレーマーになってまう。