Surprises (Herbie Mann album)
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–76 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion, rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1682 | |||
| Producer | Herbie Mann | |||
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Surprises is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring singer Cissy Houston which was released on the Atlantic label in 1976.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated
- "Draw Your Breaks" (Derrick Harriott, David Scott) – 4:50
- "Cajun Moon" (JJ Cale) – 6:17
- "Creepin" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:00
- "Easter Rising" (Pat Rebillot, Pat Kirby) – 4:40
- "Asa Branca" (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira, Divina Eulália Oliveira) – 3:55
- "The Sound of Windwood" – 2:34
- "Cricket Dance" – 4:17
- "The Butterfly in a Stone Garden" – 5:19
- "Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)" (Akiko Kosaka) – 3:07
Personnel
[edit]- Herbie Mann – flute
- Minoru Muraoka – shakuhachi (track 6)
- Yosei Sato – shō (tracks 6 & 8)
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3)
- Pat Rebillot – keyboards
- Gladstone Anderson – piano (track 1)
- Winston Wright – organ (track 1)
- Hux Brown (track 1), Sam Brown (track 6), Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan (track 1), Jerry Friedman (tracks 2–4, 7 & 9), Bob Mann (track 3–5, 7 & 8), Hugh McCracken (track 2), Jeff Mironov (track 5) – guitar
- Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamaru, Kazuko Tsubamoto – koto (tracks 6 & 8)
- Somei Sasaki – shamisen (tracks 6 & 8)
- Bob Babbitt (track 4), Jackie Jackson (track 1) Tony Levin (tracks 2, 3 & 5–9) – bass
- Steve Gadd (tracks 2, 3 & 6–9), Rick Marotta (tracks 4 & 5), Michael Richards (track 1) – drums
- Raphael Cruz (track 5), Sammy Figueroa (track 5), Armen Halburian (tracks 2–9), Ralph MacDonald (tracks 2 & 3) – percussion
- Seiko Fujisya, Kisaku Katada, Hiromitsu Katada – taiko (tracks 6 & 8)
- Cissy Houston (tracks 1–5), Akiko Kosaka (track 9) – vocals
- Eunice Peterson, Rannelle Braxton – backing vocals (track 1)
- David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme – violin (track 4)
- Emanuel Vardi, Richard Maximoff – viola (track 4)
- Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy – cello (track 4)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs | 178 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs | 56 |
| US Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 32 |
Liner notes
[edit]From the liner notes: "Cissy Houston. Only now is she beginning to emerge from her cocoon after so many years with the Drinkards and the Sweet Inspirations. Cissy...is showcased here like a star-in-waiting."
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Surprises, Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)
