Pieta

Performer: Milton Nascimento
Artist: Herbie Hancock; Pat Metheny; Deodato
Producer: Milton Nascimento; Tom Capone; Guto Graca Mello
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Milton Nascimento (vocals, guitar, accordion); Marina Machado, Simone Guimaraes, Elder Costa (vocals); Wilson Lopes (guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar); L� Borges, Pat Metheny (guitar); Deodato (strings); Widor Santiago (saxophone); Kiko Continentino (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harmonium); Herbie Hancock (piano); Tom Capone (synthesizer, programming); Gastao Villeroy (bass instrument); Lincoln Cheib (drums, percussion); Marco Lobo, Ronaldo Silva (percussion). Additional personnel: Maria Rita. A tribute to his adoptive mother, PIETA finds Brazilian singer/songwriter Milton Nascimento keeping her favorite artists (including Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Yma Sumac) in mind. Rather than covering songs made famous by these performers, Nascimento evokes their musical spirits with his expressive voice and a set of mostly original tunes, resulting in a relaxed and beautiful album. Renowned conductor/arranger Eumir Deodato contributes his trademark swooning strings to a number of selections here, including the gentle "Tristesse" and the title track, in which subtle electronics blend with a light acoustic-guitar line and stomping percussion. Although most of PIETA features a host of Brazilian musicians, two American jazz luminaries-- pianist Herbie Hancock and guitarist Pat Metheny--join Nascimento for a fascinatingly spare take on Hancock's funky "Cantaloupe Island." Though the track might initially seem out of step with the rest of the disc, it proves to be one of the many highlights of this remarkable record, which ranks among Nascimento's best work.

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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