''Sergio Mendes Presents Lobo'' is a 1970 album by Edu Lobo, produced by Sergio Mendes.

Reception

''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the album in their April 24, 1971 issue and wrote that ""To Say Goodbye" and "Ponterio" are outstanding vocals". Richard S. Ginnell reviewed the reissue of the album for Allmusic and wrote that the album "overflows with cunningly devised, first-class tunes" and that Lobo excelled at the use of "sharp scatted syllables" in place of lyrics on some of the songs. Ginnell highlighted Hermeto Pascoal's "playful and enigmatic electric piano and flute multiphonics" and the "multifaceted percussion talents" of

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. Ginnell concluded that "Collectors of Brazilian jazz should seek this one out; it is absolutely essential".

Track listing

# "Zanzibar" ( Edu Lobo) – 4:01 # "Ponteio" (Lobo) – 3:03 # "Even Now" ( Lani Hall, Lobo) – 2:13 # "Crystal Illusions" (Hall, Lobo) – 6:09 # "Casa Forte" (Lobo) – 3:39 # "Jangada" (Lobo) – 2:25 # "Sharp Tongue" ( Hermeto Pascoal) – 2:16 # "To Say Goodbye" (Hall, Lobo, Torquato Neto) – 4:42 # "

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Personnel

* Edu Lobo –

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

, conductor, guitar, vocals * Oscar Castro-Neves – guitar * Hermeto Pascoal – arranger,

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

, piano,

electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...

* Gracinha Leporace – vocals *Norm Herzberg –

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

*Ronald Cooper, Ray Kramer, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin – cello *Sebastião Neto – double bass *

– percussion * Claudio Slon –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Sergio Mendes – arranger,

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

Production

* Leonard Feather, Douglas T. Stewart – liner notes *Joe Foster – producer, recreation *That Hound – mastering *Isthetic – design *Hollis King – art direction *Jim McCrary, Guy Webster – cover photography *Andy Morten – artwork, design *Nick Robbins – recreation

References

{{Authority control 1970 albums Albums produced by Sérgio Mendes Edu Lobo albums A&M Records albums Portuguese-language albums