Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 Equinox (Vinyl - A&M Records, 1967 ) ***
Genre: Easy Listening
Places I remember: Inherited from the Graham Purdy collection
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Night And Day (from Equinox)
Gear costume: Monday Monday (from the Great Arrival)
That genre cruises around the peripheries of piano jazz, world music, kitsch, lounge, and pop.
All of the above can be found somewhere on these two albums.
The first one is an instrumental piano jazz album that just floats by in a very pleasant, some might say, innocuous, manner.
The second adds the faux pop vocals of Brasil '66.
It's so cool and hip!
When I was growing up, listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Uriah Heep, I hated these albums.
Now, I can appreciate the nostalgic sounds on offer and can see the appeal for young executives like my dad. After a hard day in the office he could unwind with a drink and the uncluttered, exotic sound of Sergio Mendes.
Where do they all belong? With dad's other easy listening albums. Sounds Orchestral is on the way!
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