Album Review: BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento from Antonio Adolfo

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Album: Antonio Adolfo
Artist: BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento
Website:  https://antonioadolfomusic.com

If audiences enjoyed the music of singer-songwriter-guitarist Milton Nascimento, they will surely relish Antonio Adolfo's tribute to the Brazilian artist.  A prolific pianist, bandleader, and composer in his own right, Adolfo draws out the delicate beauty in Nascimento's melodies on his latest CD BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento, featuring a talented litany of musicians.  Adolfo's personalized messaging in his keys permeates affection for Nascimento's music, giving the tracks an authenticity that touches the listener.

The cascading toots of Jesse Sadoc's trumpet on "October/Outubro" are perched above the tender strokes of Adolfo's keys, bringing out a serenity that is exquisite sounding on the ears.  The reflective mood switches gears to the party atmosphere of "Salt Song/CANÇÃO Do Sal," scaffolded in soaring horns and pulsating beats.  The dreamy ambience of "Encounters and Farewells/Encontros E Despedidas" is laced in fluttering horns as Adolfo's keys wrap around the melody with pleasing ruminations.

Adolfo's musings change to dulcet twinkles grazing across "Treys Pontass/TRÊS Pontas" as Claudio Spiewak's guitar twines softly into the melodic motifs. "Harbor/Cais" continues the ambient theme with the tranquilizing voicing of the horns and keys cruising parallel to each other.  Moving along, "Caxanga" has a Vegas-style buoyancy as Marcelo Martins's tenor sax bursts randomly in a series of beautifully bright flashes.  Meaningfully, "Sadness/Tristesse" swerves to a slow simmer that features the nimble and improvised doodles of guitarist Leo Amuedo.  

Adolfo's arrangements bring out a delicate beauty in Nascimento's music that exudes warmth and serenity.  His loving treatment of the compositions is intrinsically applied, giving audiences a deep appreciation for Nascimento's music.

Musicians:
Antonio Adolfo - piano
Jesse Sadoc - trumpet and flugelhorn
Marcelo Martins - alto flute and tenor saxophone
Danilo Sinna - alto saxophone
Rafael Rocha - trombone
Claudio Spiewak - electric guitar, acoustic guitar and percussion
Lula Galvao - guitar
Leo Amuedo - guitar
Jorge Helder - double bass
Rafael Barata - drums and percussion
Dada Costa - percussion

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