Clube Da Esquina (CD)

Digitally remastered edition of this 1972 album. Brazil's Milton Nascimento is a musical giant. Clube Da Esquina (Club on the Corner) is one of Brazil's most important albums. With Lo Borges, Milton Nascimento created a double album celebrating the music and musicians of their home state Minas Gerais. Remaining true to Brazilian music, the album also had influences from Paul McCartney, Procol Harum and Stevie Wonder, and had a focus on vocals. The album was composed over six months in Piratininga, north of Rio. Clube Da Esquina took Brazilian music somewhere new with touches of music from Chile and Paraguay. It still sounds fresh - the melodies, the lush arrangements and Nascimento's yearning voice are timeless.