Monday, December 29, 2008

Milton Nascimento - Journey to Dawn (1979)

Hello, good evening! I had the feeling that something should be different while preparing this post. But I only understood what was causing this worry a few minutes ago. It was very easy to realize, just look at the last 7 albums and you will see they were released in the 1970's, a big coincidence. I'm now missing the music from previous decades, which are the contributions I like most, for several reasons.

I swear that tomorrow this sequence is interrupted, if possible with something quite old, from the 1950s. Anyway, these are details when we have a record by Milton Nascimento, a good choice to start the last week of 2008. Let's see.

This is Milton Nascimento - Journey to Dawn (1979), for A&M, recorded in the US, featuring Milton Nascimento backed by renowned Brazilian and American musicians. I had a great time with this album today, when I had the chance to hear for the first time. There are some well-known Milton Nascimento tunes here, such like Paula e Bebeto, Unencounter (mostly known as Cancao da America), Maria Maria, O Cio da Terra and my favorite, Credo, also available at Loronix Preview Center. Tracks include:

Personnel

Milton Nascimento
(voice, violao, piano)
Nelson Angelo
(guitar, violao)
Hugo Fattoruso
(piano, keyboards)
Novelli
(bass)
Robertinho Silva
(drums)
Nana Vasconcellos
(percussion)
Bill Kurausch & Co.
(strings)
Gayle Levant
(harp)
Steve Madaio
(trumpet)
Chuck Findley
(trumpet, trombone)
Lon Price
(sax tenor)
Jim Price
(trombone)
Adi Moenda, Bell Moenda, Dina Moenda, Lina Moenda, Jim Price, Milton Nascimento, Nelson Angelo, Novelli, Lo Borges, Oscar Castro Neves, Beto Guedes, Maria Fatima, Robertinho Silva, Nana Vasconcellos, Hugo Fattoruso
(vocals)

Track List

01 - Pablo II (Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos) Pablo (Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos / Jim Price) Pablo II (Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos)
02 - Idolatrada (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
03 - Unencounter (Cancao da America) (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
04 - Maria Maria (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
05 - Journey To Dawn (Milton Nascimento / Márcio Borges / Vrs. Gene Lees)
06 - O Cio da Terra (Milton Nascimento / Chico Buarque / Vrs. Jim Webb)
07 - Paula e Bebeto (Milton Nascimento / Caetano Veloso)
08 - Maria Três Filhos (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
09 - Credo (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
10 - A Louca (Milton Nascimento)

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