Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento Release “Milton + esperanza”
Esperanza Spalding first heard of Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento while she was a student at Berklee College of Music. She immediately became a fan of his music and would eventually get to record a song with him called “Apple Blossom” for her 2010 album Chamber Music Society. Now the collaboration has gone even further with a new album called Milton + esperanza.
The record is a combination of cuts from Nascimento’s catalog, new compositions by Spalding, and covers by The Beatles and Michael Jackson. The collection is described as a portrait of their relationship. Spalding admits that she often thinks of the singer when she’s composing.
“Ninety percent of things I write,” she says, “I’m thinking of him. I’m thinking of his voice. I’m imagining singing it with him. He’s a very present part of my creative imagination.”
The album features guest appearances by Paul Simon, Guinga, Dianne Reeves, Lianne La Havas, Shabaka, and Carolina Shorter.
Get a taste of the album with “Outubro”:
Milton + esperanza is available now on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (Apple Music and Amazon Music).
Milton + esperanza Track List:
- The music was there
- Cais
- Late September
- Outubro
- A Day in the Life
- Interlude for Saci
- Saci [feat. Guinga]
- Wings for the Thought Bird [feat. Elena Pinderhughes & Orquestra Ouro Preto]
- The Way You Are
- Earth Song [feat. Dianne Reeves]
- Morro Velho [feat. Orquestra Ouro Preto]
- Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair (Conversando No Bar) [feat. Lianne La Havas & Maria Gadú & Tim Bernardes]
- Um Vento Passou (para Paul Simon) [feat. Paul Simon]
- Get It By Now
- Outro planeta
- When You Dream [feat. Carolina Shorter]
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