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Milton + Esperanza
Jazz · 2024 · 16 tracks · 1h 0m

Milton + Esperanza

A luminous, cross-generational collaboration where Milton Nascimento's legendary, weathered baritone meets Esperanza Spalding's fluid, modern chamber-jazz vision.

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Cross-generational dialogue

Warm, humid air seems to drift from the speakers as a legendary, weathered Brazilian baritone weaves through bright, modern woodwinds. You are sitting in a sunlit room where bossa nova chords melt into fluid chamber-jazz. It feels like a late-afternoon conversation between old friends, effortless and rich with memory.

Milton + Esperanza · vs · Esperanza Spalding
Baritone+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into baritone than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
The Music Was There
0:58
01
Morro Velho
5:15
02
Cais
3:41
02
Saudade Dos Aviões Da Panair (Conversando No Bar)
5:25
03
Late September
1:26
03
Um vento passou (Para Paul Simon)
4:37
04
Outubro
5:18
04
Get It by Now
2:24
05
A Day in the Life
4:37
05
Outro planeta
2:06
06
When You Dream
9:27
06
Interlude for Saci
1:41
07
Saci
3:30
08
Wings for the Thought Bird
3:07
09
The Way You Are
0:44
10
Earth Song
6:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
02CaisThe delicate vocal harmonies on 'Cais' blend a weathered, mature tone with a soaring soprano over a sparse, acoustic guitar accompaniment.
04OutubroThe arrangement on 'Outubro' utilizes gentle woodwinds to build a nostalgic, swelling atmosphere that supports the bilingual lyricism.
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