Caetano Veloso

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Veloso performs his own classic material and interprets Cole Porter, Lennon/McCartney, and Michael Jackson on this acoustic set, his Nonesuch debut. The songs, says The New Yorker, have "the harmonic sophistication and introspective dreaminess of Erik Satie or Bill Evans."

Description

Veloso performs his own classic material and interprets Cole Porter, Lennon/McCartney, and Michael Jackson on this acoustic set, his Nonesuch debut. The songs, says The New Yorker, have "the harmonic sophistication and introspective dreaminess of Erik Satie or Bill Evans."

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Robert Hurwitz
Executive Producer: Carlos Alberto Sion
Recorded September 1985 at Vanguard Studios, NYC
Engineer: John Newton
Digital editing: Tim Geller

Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg
Cover photograph by Joel Meyerowitz

Nonesuch Selection Number

79127

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
FormatRestrictions

All formats of this album are available from Nonesuch in the United States only.

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Caetano Veloso
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MUSICIANS
Caetano Veloso, vocals and guitar
Toni Costa, additional guitar (4, 6, 10, 13), additional vocals (9)
Marcelo Costa, Armando Marcal, percussion

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MP3
Price
9.00
UPC
075597963939
Label
CD
UPC
075597912722
  • 79127

News & Reviews

  • Four conversation between Nonesuch Chairman Emeritus Bob Hurwitz and artists, presented last October for In Our Time, a series of online discussions he conceived for the New School's College of Performing Arts and UCLA, are now available to watch here. Hurwitz speaks with four artists whose creative lives and work have left an indelible mark in music, and arts and culture globally: Caetano Veloso, Julia Bullock, Laurie Anderson, and Cécile McLorin Salvant.

  • Caetano Veloso has returned to the US for a rare tour, made all the rarer as he is joined by this three sons—Moreno, Zeca, and Tom. The Velosos, pai e filhos, begin their tour in California, with concerts in Oakland and Los Angeles, then head to the East Coast for two nights in Brooklyn and shows in North Bethesda, Cambridge, and Miami. To celebrate, we're taking 40% off everything in Caetano Veloso's Nonesuch Store in the US through April 20. Simply enter coupon code TOUR19 at checkout.

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  • About This Album

    Veloso performs his own classic material and interprets Cole Porter, Lennon/McCartney, and Michael Jackson on this acoustic set, his Nonesuch debut. The songs, says The New Yorker, have "the harmonic sophistication and introspective dreaminess of Erik Satie or Bill Evans."

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Caetano Veloso, vocals and guitar
    Toni Costa, additional guitar (4, 6, 10, 13), additional vocals (9)
    Marcelo Costa, Armando Marcal, percussion

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Robert Hurwitz
    Executive Producer: Carlos Alberto Sion
    Recorded September 1985 at Vanguard Studios, NYC
    Engineer: John Newton
    Digital editing: Tim Geller

    Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg
    Cover photograph by Joel Meyerowitz

  • Format Availability

    All formats of this album are available from Nonesuch in the United States only.