Milton Nascimento
Pietá (Savoy Jazz, 2005)
Now available in the US, Milton Nascimento’s latest CD, Pietá, should delight
his numerous fans. The album is dedicated to Lília, his adoptive mother.
Nascimento’s brilliant music is hard to classify. He has successfully
experimented with numerous genres. Pietá includes radio friendly MPB (Brazilian
pop) songs that drift into spectacular Afro-Brazilian drumming, exquisite
orchestral arrangements and inspired jazz grooves. There are also compelling
duets with Brazilian singers such as Marina Machado and Maria Rita Mariano.The list of guests is long. Familiar names that stand out are Pat Metheny,
Herbie Hancock, and orchestral arranger Eumir Deodato.
About Lília, Nascimento says: “She made me hear on the radio Sarah Vaughan, Ella
Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Yma Sumac, Doris Day, Julie London, and specially my
dear Angela Maria., also known as Sapoti. With this album I send a kiss to all
those singers, who taught me to sing and especially to Lília, my mother, to whom
I owe everything I am and to whom I dedicate this work. It couldn’t be
different.”
[Buy
Pieta].
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
