Surprises (Herbie Mann album) explained
| Surprises |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Herbie Mann |
| Cover: | Surprises Herbie Mann featuring Cissy Houston album cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1976 |
| Recorded: | 1973–76 |
| Studio: | - Dynamic, Kingston, Jamaica
- Mori, Tokyo, Japan
- Mediasound, New York City
- Atlantic, New York City
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| Genre: | Jazz fusion, rhythm and blues |
| Label: | Atlantic
SD 1682 |
| Producer: | Herbie Mann |
| Prev Title: | Waterbed |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Reggae II |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
Surprises is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring singer Cissy Houston which was released on the Atlantic label in 1976.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
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
- 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
Liner notes
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
References
- Surprises, Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1600-series/#sd-1682 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/surprises-mw0000872354 Allmusic listing
