Courage [Digipak]

Performer: Milton Nascimento
Artist: Herbie Hancock; Airto Moreira
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Creed Taylor
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Milton Nascimento (vocals, acoustic guitar); Anamaria Valle (vocals); Alfred Brown (viola); Charles McCracken (cello); Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson (flute); George Marge (clarinet); Marvin Stamm, Burt Collins (flugelhorn); Ray Alonge (French horn); Wayne Andre, Bill Watrous (trombone); Herbie Hancock (piano); Deodato (organ); Jose Marino (bass instrument); Joao Palma (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion). Liner Note Author: Ralph J. Gleason. All tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology. Milton Nascimento's first album for North American ears, recorded at Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey under the watchful eye and discerning ear of Creed Taylor, is a masterpiece, a gorgeously executed tour through his early songs. Backed beautifully by Eumir Deodato's lush orchestrations and a clutch of sidemen from the Taylor stable (including Herbie Hancock, Airto Moreira, and Hubert Laws), Nascimento unveils one first-class tune after another, many of which would ignite a rush of cover versions. Among the songs North Americans heard for the first time were "Vera Cruz," "Tres Pontas," "Morro Velho," the scatted "Catavento," and the intensely moving "Bridges" ("Travessia")" -- the latter which launched Nascimento's name on the world music scene. Singing in English, Portuguese, and often with no words at all, Nascimento's odd yet masculine and expressive baritone stands out like a moaning foghorn from the smooth A&M/Taylor sonic formula, a haunting combination. This was Nascimento before tropicalismo, when he latched onto the tail end of the bossa nova movement and quickly became one of its most inspired performers and songwriters. To some admirers, Courage remains his best record, period. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Mojo (Publisher) (7/00, p.133) - "...This is as lush and sophisticated as the Tropicalia generation gets..."

Milton Nascimento emerged in the late '60s as part of a new generation of Brazilian musicians and songwriters adapting the sounds of rock and pop. But even in Brazil, which has absorbed a wealth of musical traditions, Milton Nascimento is a unique artist. His soaring voice and plaintive songs have inspired and influenced musicians of all kinds who recognize the sheer soulfulness of his music, which at its best is both universal and deeply personal.

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