"Nem Um Talvez" (Not Even a Maybe) is a jazz standard composed by Hermeto Pascoal,[1] first appearing on the Miles Davis 1971 album Live-Evil, which featured Hermeto as a guest musician.[2] It is sometimes known as "Nenhum Talvez".[3] On the record, it is wrongly attributed to Miles Davis.[4][5] In the album Live-Evil, Hermeto sings "Nem Um Talvez" in unison with Davis.[2]

"Nem um Talvez"
Song by Hermeto Pascoal
GenreJazz

Overview edit

Another well-known recording of the song is on the album Sanctuary by Barney Wilen, featuring Philip Catherine and Palle Danielsson.[6]

More recently, it has been recorded by the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet on the record In a World of Mallets, released in 2014.[7] DownBeat, the American jazz magazine, described the rendition as "haunting".[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Morton, Brian (30 April 2012). Miles Davis. HopeRoad. ISBN 9781904341796.
  2. ^ a b "Hermeto Pascoal is as enigmatic as the jazz he plays". HHV Mag. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  3. ^ Indiana University, Bloomington; Lorenz, Ricardo; Hernández, Luis R.; Dirié, Gerardo; Indiana University, Bloomington, eds. (1995). Scores and recordings at the Indiana University Latin American Music Center. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-33273-8.
  4. ^ Szwed, John (2003). So What: The Life of Miles Davis. Arrow Books. ISBN 9780099281832.
  5. ^ Richard Cook (2007). It's about that Time: Miles Davis on and Off Record. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195322668.
  6. ^ Lord, Tom (2001). The jazz discography. 25: Wee Big Band to Titi Winterstein. West Vancouver: Lord Music Reference Inc. ISBN 978-1-881993-24-7.
  7. ^ a b Yumpu.com. "61st Annual Critics Poll Jazz - Downbeat". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

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