A+M Half Speed LP MILTON NASCIMENTO * SEALED * Courage QUIEX Audiophile
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******* MY LAST COPY *******
This is the
1/2 speed mastered LP
by
Milton Nascimento
titled
"Courage
"
(A&M SP-9-3019).
It is from A&M's lesser known audiophile jazz series. Very few titles were done in this series, and they are real sleepers. It is half speed mastered from the original master tapes recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1969, and pressed on Quiex vinyl.
The record is still factory sealed. The gatefold jacket is intact with no bends or splits. There is a saw cut at the lower left corner of the jacket. The plastic wrap is completely intact. The photo is of the actual item for sale.
*****
Some of the personnel on this recording are:
Freddy Hubbard, Ernie Royal, Wayne Andre, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Eric Gale, Toots Thielmans, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Grady Tate, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Milt Jackson.
*****
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.
*****
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