Pieta

Artist: Milton Nascimento
Label: Savoy Jazz
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Media: Audio CD

UPC: 795041747624
EAN: 0795041747624
ASIN: B0009WFF3G

Release Date: 2005-07-26

Related Categories:

Brazil

| South & Central America | International | Styles | Music

General

| International | Styles | Music

General

| Latin Music | Styles | Music

Latin Pop

| Latin Music | Styles | Music

General

| Pop | Styles | Music

Samba

| Latin Music | International | Styles | Music

Listmania:

Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in Latin
Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in International

Tracks:

A Feminina Voz Do Cantor
Casa Alberta
Beleza E Cancao
Tristesse
Quem Sabe Isso Quer Dizer Amor
Imagem E Semelhanca
Lagrima E O Rio
Voa Bicho
Outro Lugar
As Vezes Deus Exagera
Cantaloupe Island -- featuring Pat Metheny & Herbie Hancock
Pieta
Beirra-Mar Nova
Os Meninos De Acacuai
Boa Noite
Vozes Do Vento

Similar Items:

Clube da Esquina
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
Toto Bona Lokua
Eletrácustico
Cru

Customer Reviews:

I concur with All.......2006-02-17

I've read all of the reviews of "Pieta", both the original import and this "released for America" c.d. Everyone who has heard and reviewed this so far says "5 stars." I concur.

It helps when you really look forward to hearing an album. In the 1970's, one of my favorite albums was the great Wayne Shorter's "Native Dancer," with Milton Nascimento. This was Mr. Nascimento's first introduction to most American ears, and Mr. Shorter professed in his liner notes there that he had thought "everybody" had heard him. Well, no. But after listening to the unforgettable "Ponte de Areia", "Tarde", and "Lelia", tunes that have stuck in my memory bank nearly 30 years after, I thought that everybody should.

This is the first Milton Nascimento I've heard since then, and I must say, he's every bit the artist now that he was then. His is a baritone range with a peerless expression; and outside of Bobby McFerrin, perhaps, he has the strongest falsetto of any popular singer in the world.

The title track, "Pieta" (track 12) is every bit as unforgettable as the above 3 from "Native Dancer." Almost that terrific is track 3, "Beleza e Cancao". The rest is solid; not a weak track on this disc.

One wise thing Mr. Nascimento does here is he features himself with some terrific female singers: Marina Machado, Simone Guimaraes, Maria Rita Mariano, and on four cuts, a small chorus. They all sound heavenly, and rather than cover him, they truly augment the master.

One quibble, though this is with Tom Capone, the producer: Most of the liner notes from the import consisted of the Portuguese words of these original songs, primarily written by Chico Amaral or Mr. Nascimento. Those continue over into the American release, but with no English translations of the songs. Granted, Mr. Nascimento's singing is so expressive that you can get the emotion of what he's singing about; but I think I could appreciate this c.d. even more if I had a translation.

Not enough of a quibble to knock off a star, though. In spite of everybody who says this is a 5-star album, this is, in fact, a 5-star album. RC

A TOWERING BEAUTIFUL ACHIEVEMENT BY A TRUE GENIUS.......2006-02-14

Five HUGE Stars!!
This is a mesmerizing journey into Milton's World: a world like no other, with music so idiomatic that no one else could do it or attempt to do it. Milton is a "World Music Treasure" unto himself (sorry, Brasil, he belongs to all of us) and, four decades into his career, he continues to produce fresh, beautiful music that excites, fascinates, and invigorates the mind. The music on this CD is almost visually aural in it's intensity: one can almost see it floating, undulating, and spinning in front of us, defying capture.

Milton performs alone and with three awesome female vocal guests. The Grammy winning daughter of Elis Regina, the stunning Maria Rita; the brilliant "Santa Rosa songbird" Simone Guimaraes; and the wonderous Marina Machado. Trust me, they more than hold their own with Milton, which is probably why he invited them to sing with him. Indeed, the haunting duet with Maria Rita on "Tristesse" won a Latin Grammy in 2003. The title song, "Pieta" is fantastic with Milton spinning unusual key changes amid the insistent martial beat. Marina Machado's anguished middle-eastern flavored cries on "Pieta" are so poignant it almost transports us back in time. The pulsating starkness of "Boa Noite" is off set by Simone's beautiful voice, trading verses with Milton before joining him in unison and scatting on the arc of her voice to the end. The very beautiful "Vozes Do Vento" (Voices of the Wind) concludes with all three female guests singing with much gusto with Milton, amid double stops above the percussion and chorus. And Milton on ANY ballad on this CD or any other is worth the price of admission alone. Don't forget to check out Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny with Milton on "Canteloupe Island", it's very cool.

There is so much fresh, beautiful, and varied music on this CD, it will take a while to digest the whole thing. If you have never heard Milton Nascimento, this would be a great place to start. It's all in Portuguese but the words are almost besides the point. I understand little Portuguese but it's not necessary here. This is a one way ticket into Milton's world and it's awesome. Get this one fast. It's hot. Five Big Stars!!

Music CD:

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Babbacombe Lee ~ Fairport Convention

Uprising ~ Entombed

Stake Through the Heart ~ Congress

Ya... ~ Khadja Nin

Return to Fantasy ~ Uriah Heep

Sings the Songs of Hank Williams ~ Ronnie Hawkins

Extended Play ~ The New Strange

Greatest Hits

Contra Viento y Marea ~ Original TV Soundtrack

Friday Night