Sergio Mendes - Equinox
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Music CD Cover Artist: Sergio Mendes Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2002-05-21 Music Label: Umvd Labels Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Equinox Album
Free Music Review: Who says time machines don't exist...
Hit: 4 Stars
From the fade-in of the first track, 'Chove Chuva', you're immediately transported to another time. Electric Harpsichord and Electric Sitar carry the opening melody - and then - THOSE VOCALS!Alright, musically, it's a triumph, and as echoed in some of the other reviews, without a doubt the best effort by Sergio and Brasil '66. Each track is a reminder that at some point in time, this music was beyond 'Jazz Mod' as the liner notes state - it was Jazz-Mod-Retro-Psychedelic Cool, even then, and it still is.
Now for the not-so-great things about this release. LENGTH. At just over 25 minutes, you feel cheated. Granted, this is the 'original' release; no bonus tracks, no extended versions, but it's just over simply too quickly.
Next: Packaging. I have several of these 'LP Recreation' releases; two King Crimson remasters and a Japaneses Miles Davis "On The Corner". It's supposed to be hip that they've recreated the LP sleeve, with faithful renditions of the front and back covers...but again, this ISN'T an LP; it's 1/6 the size, the once readable text is now hard to see, and frankly, it doesn't fit nicely with all the other guys in my CD holder. Fortunately, this particular pressing will only be available until May 2005; perhaps then we'll be given a regular jewel case with some decent liner notes.
And a final note: REMASTERING. I completely disagree with the other review. The sound is brilliant, with tape hiss left intact, and EQed ever so subtly. If you listen to a recent issue of Chove Chuva from one of Verve's Reissue Compilation CDs, you can hear that this version was obviously from a different (and superior) master tape. If you like the dry, hiss-free, pumped-up-volume sound of some of the earlier 90s reissues, you probably won't dig this. But as an engineer, I can honestly say that this was well done, and a faithful rendition of the original LP. In fact, it actually sounds as if the last track (One Note Samba) may actually have been transferred from vinyl instead of tape - don't know for certain, but it still grooves, and it's forever Jazz-Mod-Cool.