Miltons

by Milton Nascimento

Overview

Here Nascimento strips his normally expansive resources way down and basically uses just his own voice and guitar, Herbie Hancock's acoustic piano and synthesized bass, and Nana Vasconcelos' percussion, with occasional self-overdubs and choral interjections. For strict jazz fans, then, this release has an unusually high quota of interest; Hancock -- who is in inspired, affectionate form throughout -- gets lots of solo space, and we hear more of Nascimento's own driving, idiosyncratic guitar than usual. The songs, in collaboration with Nascimento's perennial lyricist Fernando Brant and others, overflow with Nascimento's unquenchable life force, having never abandoned the peace-and-love core of the '60s. For openers, Nascimento delivers a touching note to actor River Phoenix well before the latter's tragically early death. There is also an hypnotic, revolving, vocalese version of "La Bamba," and he revisits earlier tunes like "San Vicente" and "Sock Ball, Marbles." This is unusually intimate Nascimento, but no less full and rich in impact. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/2021
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031436127
Rank:	69517

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Milton Nascimento   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Voices,Musical Direction
Nana Vasconcelos   Guest Artist,Voices,Percussion
Herbie Hancock   Guest Artist,Piano,Synthesizer Bass
Tulio Mourao   Choir/Chorus
Artur Maia   Choir/Chorus
Maria Fattoruso   Vocals (Background)
Maria de Fatima   Choir/Chorus
Robertinho Silva   Drums
Joao Baptista   Bass,Choir/Chorus
Rique Pantoja   Choir/Chorus
Celso Fonseca   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Carlos Nunes   Artwork
Jose Luiz   Assistant Engineer
Aracy Duarte   Project Coordinator
Jorge Maurell   Project Coordinator
Arlette Duarte   Project Coordinator
Vanderlei Loureiro   Engineer
Sidinho Moreira   Assistant Engineer
Vance Anderson   Engineer
Dan Gellert   Assistant Engineer
Fernando Brant   Composer
Novelli   Composer
Paulo Ricardo   Composer
F. Brant   Composer
Rique Pantoja   Programming
Rob Eaton   Engineer
P. Ricardo   Composer
Milton Nascimento   Composer
C. C. Mariano   Composer
Vladimir Meller   Mastering
Geraldo Leite   Art Direction
Marcio Ferreira   Artwork,Producer,Photography
Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza   Project Coordinator
Cacaso   Composer