MILTON NASCIMENTO

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International singing superstar and songwriter Milton Nascimento may have his roots in Brazil, but his songs have touched audiences all over the world. Born in Rio, Nascimento's adoptive parents, both white, brought him to Tres Pontas, a small town in the state of Minas Gerais, when he was two. His mother sang in a choir and at local music festivals, often accompanied by Milton. Nascimento's father was an electronics tinkerer, math teacher, and at one point ran a local radio station where a young Milton occasionally worked as a DJ. He began singing as a teenager. When he was 19, Nascimento moved to the capital Belo Horizonte and began singing wherever and whenever he could. Finally he caught a break when the pop singer Elis Regina recorded one of his songs, "Canção do Sal," in 1966. Regina got him a showcase on a popular Brazilian TV program, and after performing read more...
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MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton Nascimento (aka Travessia) album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Milton Nascimento (aka Travessia)
Latin Jazz 1967
MILTON NASCIMENTO Courage album cover 4.12 | 4 ratings
Courage
Latin Jazz 1969
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton Nascimento album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Milton Nascimento
Latin Jazz 1969
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton album cover 3.83 | 3 ratings
Milton
Latin Jazz 1970
MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube da Esquina album cover 4.81 | 7 ratings
Clube da Esquina
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1972
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milagre dos Peixes album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Milagre dos Peixes
Latin Jazz 1973
MILTON NASCIMENTO Minas album cover 4.33 | 6 ratings
Minas
Latin Jazz 1975
MILTON NASCIMENTO Geraes album cover 4.42 | 6 ratings
Geraes
Latin Jazz 1976
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton (1976) album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
Milton (1976)
Latin Jazz 1976
MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube Da Esquina 2 album cover 3.83 | 3 ratings
Clube Da Esquina 2
Latin Jazz 1978
MILTON NASCIMENTO Journey To Dawn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Journey To Dawn
Latin Jazz 1979
MILTON NASCIMENTO Sentinela album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Sentinela
Latin Jazz 1980
MILTON NASCIMENTO Caçador de mim album cover 3.33 | 3 ratings
Caçador de mim
Latin Jazz 1981
MILTON NASCIMENTO Anima album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Anima
Latin Jazz 1982
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton Nascimento / Pedro Casaldáliga / Pedro Tierra : Missa Dos Quilombos album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Milton Nascimento / Pedro Casaldáliga / Pedro Tierra : Missa Dos Quilombos
Latin Jazz 1982
MILTON NASCIMENTO A Barca Dos Amantes album cover 2.75 | 2 ratings
A Barca Dos Amantes
Latin Jazz 1986
MILTON NASCIMENTO Yauarete album cover 3.00 | 2 ratings
Yauarete
Latin Jazz 1987
MILTON NASCIMENTO Miltons album cover 4.50 | 2 ratings
Miltons
Latin Jazz 1988
MILTON NASCIMENTO Txai album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Txai
Latin Jazz 1990
MILTON NASCIMENTO Angelus album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Angelus
Latin Jazz 1994
MILTON NASCIMENTO Amigo album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
Amigo
Latin Jazz 1994
MILTON NASCIMENTO Nascimento album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Nascimento
Latin Jazz 1997
MILTON NASCIMENTO Crooner album cover 2.00 | 2 ratings
Crooner
Latin Jazz 1999
MILTON NASCIMENTO Pietá album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Pietá
Latin Jazz 2003
MILTON NASCIMENTO Maria Maria / Ultimo Trem album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Maria Maria / Ultimo Trem
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2004
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton Nascimento & Jobim Trio : Novas Bossas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Milton Nascimento & Jobim Trio : Novas Bossas
Latin Jazz 2008
MILTON NASCIMENTO ...E a gente sonhando album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
...E a gente sonhando
Latin Jazz 2010
MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton + esperanza album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Milton + esperanza
Latin Jazz 2024

MILTON NASCIMENTO EPs & splits

MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton Nascimento e Criolo : Existe Amor album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Milton Nascimento e Criolo : Existe Amor
Latin Jazz 2020

MILTON NASCIMENTO live albums

MILTON NASCIMENTO Milton Nascimento & Som Imaginario ‎: Milagre Dos Peixes (Gravado Ao Vivo) album cover 4.75 | 2 ratings
Milton Nascimento & Som Imaginario ‎: Milagre Dos Peixes (Gravado Ao Vivo)
Latin Jazz 1974
MILTON NASCIMENTO Ao Vivo album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Ao Vivo
Latin Jazz 1983
MILTON NASCIMENTO O planeta blue na estrada do sol album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
O planeta blue na estrada do sol
Latin Jazz 1992

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MILTON NASCIMENTO A Arte de Milton Nascimento album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Arte de Milton Nascimento
Latin Jazz 1990
MILTON NASCIMENTO Minha História album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Minha História
Latin Jazz 1994
MILTON NASCIMENTO O Melhor de Milton Nascimento - Travessia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
O Melhor de Milton Nascimento - Travessia
Latin Jazz 1998
MILTON NASCIMENTO Sem limite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sem limite
Latin Jazz 2001
MILTON NASCIMENTO Novo Millennium: Milton Nascimento album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Novo Millennium: Milton Nascimento
Latin Jazz 2005
MILTON NASCIMENTO Maria Maria album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Maria Maria
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2019

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MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube da Esquina

Album · 1972 · Pop/Art Song/Folk
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It has been said that "Clube da Esquina" is arguably the best Brazilian music album, which is quite a feat considering there are many great Brazilian records out there. Milton Nascimento and the not-quite-as-sucessful-but-just-as-brilliant Lô Borges (to whom the album is also credited) managed to fill most of two discs with great songs - some of which are true masterpieces. Not to mention that Milton's singing is, as usual, both gorgeous and passionate.

I must admit, however, that I am not entirely sure if "Clube da Esquina" belongs to Jazz (or any other genre, for that matter): "Trem de Doido" sounds like a Rock song,"Dos Cruces"* has a very Spanish feel to it to it and "O Trem Azul" somewhat resembles Jazz, but most of it doesn't sound like anything I've ever heard before. "Um Girassol da Cor de seu Cabelo" defies nearly every convention in harmony (and yet sounds wonderful), and I can't quite figure what is the rhytm on "Cravo e Canela". Milton performances on "Clube da Esquina Nº 2", "Os Povos", "Um Gosto de Sol" and "San Vicente" transmit such passion and emotion I feel as if my heart tightens inside my chest (and I'm not kidding nor exaggerating - I barely have the courage to admit it in front of you).

It is also worth noting some songs have been interpreted by Elis Regina ("Cais" and "Nada Será Como Antes"), Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (namely "O Trem Azul") and Wayne Shorter ("Lilia"), which should be more than enough to encourage Jazz fans to listen to "Clube da Esquina".

As much as I'd like to describe and highlight every song, that would take much longer than what I consider acceptable. I am bound, however, to point out some flaws: "Saídas e Bandeiras", though good, are hardly remarkable in such an awesome album, whereas "Pelo Amor de Deus" and "Ao Que Vai Nascer" are just plain uninteresting. And sometimes I wish "Estrelas" lasted longer. Nothing compared to the sheer wonder of everything else on "Clube da Esquina". A masterpiece.

*I've actually found out "Dos Cruces" was actually written by the Spanish composer Carmelo Larrea. How did it reach the other side of the Atlantic and landed on Milton Nascimento's ears is beyond me, though.

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