Bridges (Milton Nascimento song)

"Travessia", known in the English version as "Bridges" is a 1967 composition by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, with English lyrics added in 1969 by Gene Lees. ^[1] The song is the title track of Nascimento's 1967 album Travessia.

"Travessia" won second place at the Rio-based II Festival Internacional da Canção in October 1967, and was immediately offered for pressing and rights in America. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Recordings in English

The English version was recorded by artists including:

• Tony Bennett on his 1975 album Life Is Beautiful . ^[5] and released as the B-side of "As Time Goes By". ^[6]
• Sergio Mendes on his 1978 studio album "Brasil '88". ^[7]
• Susannah McCorkle on her 1990 CD Sábia. ^[8]
• Maki Nomiya on her 2004 album Dress Code.

References

1. The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular ... Chris McGowan, Ricardo Pessanha - 1998 ""Travessia" was picked as the festival's second-best song and became an instant standard, with its sad acoustic guitar ..."
2. The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music -Donald Clarke, Alan Cackett, Paul Balmer - 1998 Page 913 "NASCIMENTO, Milton (b 26 Oct. '42). ... recorded one of his songs, then to Rio. where he was befriended by Eumir Deodato, who arranged songs for an International Song Festival '67: Travessia' won second prize (later known as 'Bridges'.
3. Billboard - 25 Nov 1967 - Page 14 "FERMATA TAKES 2 OUT OF 3 AT THE 2nd International Song Festival (RIO DE JANEIRO-OCTOBER, 1967) CAROLINA By Chico Buarque de Hollando TRAVESSIA By Milton Nascimento Available right NOW for recording, publishing or pressing from masters .
4. Jazz - Volumes 3-4 1978 - Page 88 "This body of music by Milton Nascimento represents the most deserving and least well-known group of records I know. ... It contains one gorgeous song, Travessia (Bridges), with English lyrics by Gene Lees,"
5. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
6. "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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