Various Artists "Brazilian Horizons" (1997) -Jazz Funk / Latin Jazz-

Label : Milestone Records

 01 - Song Of The Jet (Samba Do Avião) (Antonio Carlos Jobim & Gene Lees)

02 - Canto De Ossanha (Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes)

03 - Vera Cruz (Empty Faces) (Milton Nascimento)

04 - Chovendo Na Roseira (Children's Games) (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

05 - Bahia (Ary Barroso)

06 - Corcovado (Quiet Nights) (Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes)

07 - Travessia (Bridges) (Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant & Gene Lees)

08 - Rio Acima (Luiz Bonfá)

09 - Love Dance (Ivan Lins, Gilson Perazzetta & Paul Williams)

10 - Nascente (Hermeto Pascoal)

11 - Amazonas (João Daneto)

12 - Triste (Carlo Antonio Jobim)

13 - Dreams Are Real (Tempos Atrás) (José Roberto Bertrami)

14 - Feel Good (Thiago de Mello)

15 - All That Carnival (José Roberto Bertrami & Alex Malheiros)

This Compilation Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro

Remastering, 1997 - Kirk Felton (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)

01 - Song Of The Jet (Samba Do Avião)

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald : Vocal

Mike Lang : Acoustic Piano

Terry Trotter : Electric Piano

Abraham Laboriel : Electric Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar (Rhythm)

Joe Pass : Electric Guitar

Toots Thielemans : Harmonica

Produced by Norman Granz

Arranged by Erich Bulling

Recorded September 18, 1980

From 'Ella Abraça Jobim' (Pablo 2630-201)

02 - Canto De Ossanha

Raul de Souza

Raul de Souza : Trombone

Red Lo : Acoustic Piano

Richard Davis : Acoustic Bass

Jack DeJohnette : Drums

Kenneth Nash : Percussion

Cannonball Adderley : Alto Saxophone

Oscar Brashear, Snooky Young : Trumpets

George Bohannon, Don Waldrop : Trombones

Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab : Flutes

Produced by Airto Moreira

Horns Arranged & Conducted by J.J. Johnson

Recorded October 1974

From 'Colors' (Milestone 9061)

03 - Vera Cruz (Empty Faces)

Jim Hall Featuring Airto Moreira

Jim Hall : Guitar

Benny Arnovo : Acoustic Piano

Malcolm Cecil : Acoustic Bass

Airto Moreira : Drums, Percussion

Produced by Dick Katz

Recorded July 1971 

From 'Where Would I Be?' (Milestone 9037/OJCCD-649-2)

04 - Chovendo Na Roseira (Children's Games)

Dom Um Romão

Dom Um Romão : Drums

Dom Salvador : Acoustic Piano

Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass

Steve Kroon : Percussion

Ricardo Peixoto : Guitar

Claudio Roditi, Alan Rubin : Trumpets

Jack Jeffries, Tom Malone (Solo) : Trombones

Sonny Fortune, Ronnie Cuber : Saxophones

Mauricio Smith, Lew Del Gatto : Flutes, Clarinets

Produced by Dom Um Romão

Arranged & Conducted by Célia Vaz

Recorded January 13, 1976 

From 'Hatmosphere' (Pablo 2310-777)

05 - Bahia

Flora Purim

Flora Purim : Vocal, Percussion

Pat Rebillot : Electric Piano

Wagner Tiso : Organ

David Amaro : Guitar

Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass

Airto Moreira : Drums

Robertinho Silva : Percussion

Produced by Orrin Keepnews

Arranged by Wagner Tiso

Recorded July, 1974

From '500 Miles High' (Milestone 9070)

06 - Corcovado (Quiet Nights)

Joe Pass & Paulinho Da Costa

Joe Pass : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano

Octavio Bailly : Electric Bass

Claudio Slon : Drums

Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar (Rhythm)

Produced by Norman Granz

Recorded May 8, 1978

From 'Tudo Bem!' (Pablo 2310-824/OJCCD-6852)

07 - Travessia (Bridges)

Sarah Vaughan featuring Milton Nascimento

Sarah Vaughan : Vocal

Milton Nascimento : Vocal, Acoustic Guitar

José Roberto Bertrami : Organ

Novelli : Electric Bass

Robertinho Silva : Drums

Chico Batera, Ariovaldo : Percussion

Nelson Angelo : Electric Guitar

Danilo Caymmi, Paulo Jobim : Flutes

Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira

Arranged by José Roberto Bertrami

Recorded October 31, 1977

From 'I Love Brazil' (PACD-2312-101-2)

08 - Rio Acima

Luiz Bonfá

Luiz Bonfá : Guitar

Jota Moraes : Keyboards

Nilson Matta : Acoustic Bass

Pascoal Meirelles : Drums

Thiago De Mello : Percussion, Vocal Effects

Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro

Arranged by Arnaldo DeSouteiro & Jota Moraes

Recorded April 2, 1991

From 'The Bonfá Magic' (MCD-9202-2)

09 - Love Dance

Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy : Vocal

José Roberto Bertrami : Keyboards

Alex Malheiros : Electric Bass

Ivan Conti : Drums

Frank Morgan : Alto Saxophone

Produced by Richard Bock

Arranged by José Roberto Bertrami

Recorded June 1986

From 'Night Mood' (MCD-9145-2)

10 - Nascente

Cannonbal Adderley

Cannonbal Adderley : Alro Saxophone

Dawilli Gonga : Electric Piano, Synthesizer

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Jack DeJohnette : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

Nat Adderley : Cornet

Alvin Batiste : Electric Clarinet

Produced by Cannonbal Adderley, Nat Adderley & Orrin Keepnews

Arranged by Hermeto Pascoal

Recorded June 25, 1975

From 'Lovers...' (Fantasy 9505)

11 - Amazonas

Carl Tjader featuring Egberto Gismonti

Carl Tjader : Vibes, Marimba

Dawilli Gonga : Keyboards

Egberto Gismonti : Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer

Luiz Alves : Acoustic Bass

Robertinho Silva : Drums, Percussion

David Amaro : Guitar

Produced by Airto Moreira

Arranged by George Duke

Recorded June 1975

From 'Amazonas' (Fantasy 9502/OJCCD-840-2)

12 - Triste

Sarah Vaughan featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

Sarah Vaughan : Vocal

Antonio Carlos Jobim : Yamaha CP-80 Piano

Sergio Barroso : Acoustic Bass

Wilson Da Neves : Drums

Chico Batera, Ariovaldo : Percussion

Helio Delmiro : Guitar

Danilo Caymmi, Paulo Jobim : Flutes

Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira

Arranged by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Recorded November 3, 1977

From 'I Love Brazil!' (PACD-2312-101-2)

13 - Dreams Are Real (Tempos Atrás)

José Roberto Bertrami

José Roberto Bertrami : Keyboards, Percussion

Nico Assumção : Electric Bass

Robertinho Silva : Drums

Zizinho, Laudir de Oliveira : Percussion

Paulinho Oliveira : Flugelhorn

Produced & Arranged by José Roberto Bertrami

Recorded February 1984 

From 'Dreams Are Real' (Milestone 9141)

14 - Feel Good

Claudio Roditi

Claudio Roditi : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion

Danilo Perez : Acoustic Piano

Daniel Freiberg : Synthesizer

David Finck : Acoustic Bass

Ignacio Berroa : Drums

Thiago de Mello, Rafael Cruz, Portinho : Percussion

Jack Ashby : Trombone

Produced by Helen Keane

Arranged by Claudio Roditi

Recorded April 17, 1989

From 'Slow Fire' (Milestone 9175-2)

15 - All That Carnival

Azymuth

José Roberto Bertrami : Keyboards, Vocoder

Alex Malheiros : Electric Bass, Guitar

Ivan Conti : Drums

Sidney Moreira : Percussion

Produced & Arranged by José Roberto Bertrami 

Recorded March 1985

From 'Spectrum' (Milestone 9134)

Flora Purim "Love Reborn" (1980) -Latin Jazz / Vocal Jazz-

Label : Milestone Records

 Side 1

01 - You On My Mind (Airto Moreira)

02 - Look Into His Eyes (George Duke)

03 - Tomara (I Wish) (Novelli)

04 - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (Neville Potter & Chick Corea)

05 - Transition / Conversation (George Duke & Airto Moreira) / (Hermeto Pascoal)

Side 2

01 - San Francisco River (Neville Potter & Flora Purim)

02 - Search For Peace (Flora Purim & McCoy Tyner)

03 - Love Reborn (Flora Purim & George Duke)

04 - Light As A Feather (Flora Purim & Stanley Clarke)

Compiled by Orrin Keepnews & Flora Purim from Albums Produced by Orrin Keepnews

("You On My Mind" Produced by Airto Moreira & Orrin Keepnews)

Engineers : 

"Light As A Feather", "Love Reborn", "Search For Peace" & "Tamara" Recorded & the First Three Mixed by Jim Stern at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Other Five Selections Recorded & All Other Mixes by Kerry McNabb at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles

Assembly & Rerecording for this Compilation by David Turner (Fantasy)

Mastered by George Horn (Fantasy)

Side 1

01 - You On My Mind

Flora Purim : Vocal, Background vocals

Airto Moreira : Percussion, Vocal

George Duke : Acoustic & Electric Piano, Synthesizer

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

From Milestone M-9081 : 'That's What She Said'

02 - Look Into His Eyes

Flora Purim : Vocals

George Duke : Electric Piano, Synthesizer Solo, Background vocals

Byron Miller : Electric Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

From Milestone M-9081 : 'That's What She Said'

03 - Tomara (I Wish)

Flora Purim : Vocal

McCoy Tyner : Acoustic Piano

From Milestone M-9077 : 'Encounter'

04 - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly

Flora Purim : Vocals, Background vocals

George Duke : Electric Piano, Background vocals

David Amaro : Electric Guitar, Background vocals

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

From Milestone M-9065 : 'Open Your Eyes You Can Fly'

05 - Transition / Conversation

Flora Purim : Vocals

George Duke : Electric Piano (on "Transition"), Synthesizers

Hermeto Pascoal : Electric Piano (on "Conversation")

David Amaro : Electric Guitars

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Airto Moreira : Drums, Percussion

From Milestone M-9065 : 'Open Your Eyes You Can Fly'

Side 2

01 - San Francisco River

Flora Purim : Vocals

Hermeto Pascoal : Flute, Electric Piano

George Duke : Synthesizer

Egberto Gismonti : Acoustic Guitar

David Amaro : Electric Guitar

Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Roberto Silva : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

From Milestone M-9058 : 'Stories To Tell'

02 - Search For Peace

Flora Purim : Vocals

George Duke : Acoustic Piano

Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass

Airto Moreira : Drums, Percussion

From Milestone M-9058 : 'Stories To Tell'

03 - Love Reborn

Flora Purim : Vocals

Joe Henderson : Tenor Sax

George Duke : Electric Piano

David Amaro : Acoustic Guitar

Stanley Clarke : Acoustic Bass

Airto Moreira : Drums, Percussion

From Milestone M-9052 : 'Buterfly Dreams'

04 - Light As A Feather

Flora Purim : Vocals

Joe Henderson : Flute, Tenor Sax

George Duke : Electric Piano, Synthesizer

David Amaro : Electric Guitar

Stanley Clarke : Acoustic Bass

Airto Moreira : Drums, Percussion

Ernie Hood : Zither

From Milestone M-9052 : 'Buterfly Dreams'

Flora Purim And Airto "The Magicians" (1986) -Jazz Fusion / Vocal Jazz-

Label : Crossover Records

 

 Side One

01 - Sweet Baby Blues (Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham)

02 - Garimpo (Marcos Silva)

03 - Esquinas (Djavan)

04 - Bird Of Paradise (Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Louis Small & Anydra Stockler)

Side Two

01 - The Magicians (Egberto Gismonti & Airto Moreira)

02 - Jennifer (Kei Akagi)

03 - Jump (Jeff Elliott)

04 - Two Minutes Of Peace (Marcos Silva)

05 - Love Reborn (George Duke & Flora Purim)

Produced by Airto Moreira for Airflow Productions

Executive Producer : Carl E. Jefferson

Recorded at :

Le Gonk Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Santa Barbara Sound Studios, Santa Barbara, CA

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA

March / April 1986

Engineers : Daniel Protheroe, Eric Zobler, Mitch Gibson, Steven Hart

Mixed at Santa Barbara Sound Studios, Santa Barbara, CA

Mastered by George Horn

Side One

01 - Sweet Baby Blues

Arranged by George Duke & Airto Moreira

Flora Purim : Vocal

Mary Fettig : Tenor Saxophone

Jeff Elliott : Trumpet

George Duke : Synthesizers

Airto Moreira : Drums

02 - Garimpo

Arranged by Marcos Silva

Flora Purim : Vocal

Mary Fettig : Soprano Saxophone

Ricardo Peixoto : Guitar

Marcos Silva : Electric Piano & Synthesizer

Gary Brown : Bass

Celso Alberti : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

Dominic Camardella & Airto Moreira : Digital Special Effects

03 - Esquinas

Arranged by Marcos Silva

Flora Purim : Vocal

Mary Fettig : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Elliott : Trumpet

Daniel Reagan : Trombone

David Zeiher : Guitar

Marcos Silva : Electric Piano & Synthesizer

Bob Harrison : Bass

Celso Alberti : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

04 - Bird Of Paradise

Arranged by George Duke & Airto Moreira

Vocal Arrangement by Flora Purim & Kenny Loggins

Flora Purim & Kenny Loggins : Vocals

Marcos Silva : Analog & String Synthesizers

George Duke : Digital & Bass Synthesizers

Chas Thompson & Airto Moreira : Drum Machine & Percussion

Dominic Camardella & Airto Moreira : Digital Percussion Programming

Side Two

01 - The Magicians

Arranged by Marcos Silva

Airto Moreira : Vocal

Ricardo Peixoto : Guitar

Marcos Silva : Electric Piano & Synthesizer

Gary Brown : Bass

Celso Alberti : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

Dominic Camardella : Digital Special Programming

02 - Jennifer

Arranged by Kei Akagi

Flora Purim : Vocal

Jeff Elliott : Trumpet

David Zeiher : Guitar

Kei Akagi : Piano

Randy Tico : Bass

Tony Moreno : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

03 - Jump

Arranged by Jeff Elliott

Flora Purim : Vocal

Jeff Elliott : Trumpet

Rolando Gingras : Trombone

Larry Ness : Guitar

Kei Akagi : Electric Piano & Synthesizer

Keith Jones : Bass

Tony Moreno : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

04 - Two Minutes Of Peace

Arranged by Marcos Silva

Flora Purim : Vocal

Mary Fettig : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Elliott : Trumpet

Ricardo Peixoto : Guitar

Marcos Silva : Electric Piano & Synthesizer

Gary Brown : Bass

Celso Alberti : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

05 - Love Reborn

Arranged by Marcos Silva

Flora Purim : Vocal

Jeff Elliott : Trumpet

David Zeiher : Guitar

Marcos Silva : Electric Piano & Synthesizer

Gary Brown : Bass

Celso Alberti : Drums

Airto Moreira : Percussion

Airto "Fingers" (1973) -Latin Jazz-

Label : CTI Records

 Side 1

01 - Fingers (El Rada) (Ruben Rada & Eduardo Uzetal)
02 - Romance Of Death (Hugo Fattoruso)
03 - Merry-Go-Round (Airto Moreira & Flora Purim)
04 - Wind Chant (Hugo Fattoruso)

Side 2

01 - Parana (Hugo Fattoruso)
02 - San Francisco River (Flora Purim)
03 - Tombo In 7/4 (Airto Moreira)


Percussion / Drums / Vocal : Airto Moreira
Percussion / Vocal : Flora Purim
Acoustic & Electric 12 String Guitar : David Amaro
Keyboards / Harmonica / Vocal : Hugo Fattoruso
Drums / Vocal : Jorge Fattoruso
Bass / Vocal : Ringo Thielmann

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded April, 1973
Produced for CTI Records by Creed Taylor

Airto Moreira "I'm Fine. How Are You?" (1977) -Jazz Fusion / Latin Jazz-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side 1

01 - I'm Fine. How Are You? (Airto Moreira)
02 - Meni Devol (Ruben Rada & Hugo Fattoruso)
03 - La Tumbadora (Ruben Rada & Hugo Fattoruso)
04 - The Happy People (Airto Moreira)

Side 2 

01 - The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It) (Flora Purim)
02 - La Cumbia De Anders (Ruben Rada & Hugo Fattoruso)
03 - Celebration Suite (Airto Moreira)
04 - Nativity (Airto Moreira, Jaco Pastorius & Kerry McNabb)


Produced by Flora Purim / Airto Moreira for Zara Productions
Co-Produced by Kerry McNabb
All Arrangements by Hugo Fattoruso except "The Happy People", "Celebration Suite" & "I'm Fine. How Are You?" Arranged by Hugo Fattoruso & Airto Moreira, And "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)" Arranged by Hugo Fattoruso & Flora Purim
Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, July/August 1977
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, August 1977
Engineered by Kerry McNabb

Percussion : Airto Moreira on All Selections ; Laudir De Oliveira on "The Happy People" & "Celebration Suite" ; Manolo Badrena on "La Tumbadora"
Keyboards : Hugo Fattoruso
Bass : Byron Miller on All Selections except "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)" ; Abraham Laboriel on "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It) ; Jaco Pastorius on "Nativity"
Guitars : Charles 'Icarus' Johnson ; Oscar Castro Neves on "Celebration Suite" & "The Happy People"
Sax & Flute : Tom Scott on "I'm Fine. How Are You?" & "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)"
Trombone : Raul de Souza on "The Happy People" & "Celebration Suite"
Featured Singers : Ruben Rada on "Meni Devol" & "La Tumbadora" ; Flora Purim on "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)"
Background Singers on "Celebration Suite" & "The Happy People" : Flora, Airto, Aluizio, Shirley, Diana, Ciruela, Maria, Hugo, Sybil