“Beyond jazz, beyond pop, in its own special orbit, lies the Nascimento sound.” To that sentence, written 25 years ago by Mark Ginsburg for Milton’s Carnegie Hall debut, the same writer now adds, “beyond time.” On the list of intoxicating Brazilian musical forms (including bossa nova, Tropicália, Brazilian popular music, and samba), and the extraordinary musicians who helped create them (such as Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, João Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, and Elis Regina), there’s one famous name that stands alone: Milton Nascimento. Read more »
Milton Nascimento performing an excerpt from "Cravo e Canela"
From the album Lo Borges Clube Da Esquina
Blue Note Records
