Millennium: Wagner Tiso (1999)

About this title: Wagner Tiso is a gifted and competent composer/arranger/pianist and longtime main arranger for Milton Nascimento's albums, and also his partner in several successful compositions, like "Coração de Estudante" and "Caso de Amor" (both included here). This compilation focuses on his instrumental work of the 1980s, interpreting his originals and adaptations for other composers' songs. He is not a jazz artist, and his instrumental work follows the instrumental pop line, even if much more elaborate than the average release in that style, with frequent quotations from erudite music and influences of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Coração de Estudante [Tiso/Nascimento]
2. Giselle [Tiso]
3. Clube da Esquina [Nascimento/Borges]
4. Brasileirinho [Azevedo]
5. Na Baixa Do Sapateiro [Barroso]
6. Mulher Rendeira [do Norte]
7. Trote da Mantiqueira [Tiso]
8. A Lenda Do Caboclo [Lobos]
9. Balão [Tiso/Alves/Ramil]
10. O Frevo Ilumina a Cidade [Tiso]
11. Joana (Pra Minha Filha) [Tiso]
12. Alegria [Tiso]
13. Caso de Amor [Tiso/Nascimento]
14. Branco E Preto [Tiso]
15. Comunhão [Nascimento]
16. Aos Velhos Amigos [Tiso]
17. Olinda Guanabara [Tiso]
18. A Freira E O Cangaceiro [Do Filme Besame Mucho] [Tiso]
19. Le Petit Négre/Penny Lane [Debussy/Lennon/McCa]
20. Letreiro [Do Filme Besame Mucho] [Tiso]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.