Speak No Evil (Flora Purim album)
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Released | 2003 |
Genre | Jazz, Latin music |
Length | 50:23 |
Label | Narada |
Producer | Gary Meek, Geoff Gillette, Yutaka Yokokura |
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Speak no evil is a 2003 album by the Brazilian singer Flora Purim. The name of the album is a tribute to a 1965 album and song by Wayne Shorter.
The album is a fusion of jazz, samba, and other Latin rhythms, featuring Airto Moreira, Oscar Castro Neves, and her daughter, Diana Booker.[2]
The album reached number fifteen on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine.[3]
Track listing
# | Title | Songwriters | Length |
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1. | "This Magic" | Don Grusin, Diana Booker | 5:06 |
2. | "You Go to My Head" | Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots | 3:54 |
3. | "Speak No Evil (All for One)" | Vanessa Rubin, Wayne Shorter | 5:13 |
4. | "I've Got You Under My Skin" | Cole Porter | 2:52 |
5. | "Tamanco No Samba" | Orlan Divo, Helton Menezes | 5:05 |
6. | "Don't Say a Word" | Bill Cantos | 6:28 |
7. | "Primeira Estrela" | Airto Moreira, Yutaka Yokokura | 5:01 |
8. | "It Ain't Necessarily So" | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin | 5:22 |
9. | "I Feel You" | Bill Cantos | 4:37 |
10. | "O Sonho (Moon Dreams)" | Egberto Gismonti | 6:41 |
Personnel
- Flora Purim – vocals
- Gary Meek – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Bill Cantos – keyboards ("Don't Say a Word" and "I Feel You")
- Oscar Castro-Neves – keyboards ("I've Got You Under My Skin") and acoustic guitar
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
- Christian Jacob – keyboards ("You Go to My Head" and "Ain't Necessarily So")
- Marcos Silva – keyboards (in "Tamanco no samba" and "O Sonho")
- Yutaka Yokokura – keyboards ("Primeira Estrela")
- Gary Brown – bass ("Tamanco No Samba", "Primeira Estrela" and "O Sonho"
- Jimmy Haslip – bass ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
- Trey Henry – bass ("You Go to My Head", "Don't Say a Word", "Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Feel You")
- Jimmy Branly – drums ("This Magic") and percussion ("Speak No Evil")
- Airto Moreira – drums (except "This Magic"), percussion (except "Speak No Evil) and vocals (in "Primeira Estrela")
- Michito Sanchez – percussion ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
- Diana Booker – vocals ("Primeira Estrela")
Chart performance
Year | Chart | Position |
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2003 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 15[3] |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Almeida Filho, Luciano (23 April 2003). "Para redescobrir Flora Purim". O Povo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Speak No Evil - Flora Purim | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Speak no evil". All music. Retrieved 16 January 2010.