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| Equinox - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 - 1967 |
Label: A&M A&M 122 (USA)
Format: LP
From: Brazil
My rating: 9/10
Entered: 01/26/2002
Last updated: 00/00/0000
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Search on GEMM |  | | Genius album. Almost every track is a highlight. This is one of those albums that makes me yearn to have been there when it came out, just because I can't escape the sense that a time when this was a huge hit must have been a better time to live. Nonsense I expect, but nevertheless, the thought occurs to me. The group's second album, this includes such greats as 'cinammon and clove' (covered well by the modern Italian band Balanco recently), Jorge Ben's 'chove chuva', a great version of Jobim's 'triste', and Marcos Valle's 'gente'. All are played perfectly with that great blend of percussive and tuneful piano lines, female vocals and solid Brasilian percussion. The result is accessible and really quite joyful and wonderful. And the really beautiful thing? The album sold millions in the 60s, and should be available very cheaply in a town near you! |
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