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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Surprises
| name = Surprises
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Herbie Mann]]
| artist = [[Herbie Mann]]
| cover = Surprises Herbie Mann featuring Cissy Houston album cover.jpg
| Cover =
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = 1976
| released = 1976
| Recorded =
| recorded = 1973–76
| Genre = jazz, [[r&b]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=39|s=44}}
| studio =
*Dynamic, Kingston, Jamaica
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| Label = [[Atlantic Records]]
*Mori, Tokyo, Japan
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| Producer = Herbie Mann
*[[Mediasound Studios|Mediasound]], [[New York City]]
| Last album = ''Waterbed''<br>(w/Houston)<br>1975

| This album = ''Surprises''
*[[Atlantic Studios|Atlantic]], New York City
| Next album = ''Bird in a Silver Cage''<br>1976
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[rhythm and blues]]
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=44}}
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| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]<br><small>SD 1682</small>
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| producer = Herbie Mann
| prev_title = [[Waterbed (album)|Waterbed]]
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = [[Reggae II]]
| next_year = 1976
}}
}}


'''''Surprises''''' is a 1976 album by jazz flutist [[Herbie Mann]], featuring singer [[Cissy Houston]]. It was released on [[Atlantic Records]].
'''''Surprises''''' is an album by jazz flautist [[Herbie Mann]] featuring singer [[Cissy Houston]] which was released on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] label in 1976.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1600-series/#sd-1682 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series] accessed September 1, 2015</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = [[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/130 130]
}}</ref>
}}
The [[Allmusic]] site awarded the album 3 stars.<ref name="Allmusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/album/surprises-mw0000872354 Allmusic listing] accessed September 1, 2015</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
''All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated''
*Side one (tracks 1-4)/side two (tracks 5-9)
#"[[Draw Your Breaks (song)|Draw Your Breaks]]", [[Derrick Harriott|Derrick Harriot]] and [[D. Scott]] (4:50)
#"Draw Your Breaks" ([[Derrick Harriott]], David Scott) – 4:50
#"[[Cajun Moon (JJ Cale song)|Cajun Moon]]", [[JJ Cale]] (6:17)
#"Cajun Moon" ([[JJ Cale]]) – 6:17
#"[[Another Star|Creepin]]'", [[Stevie Wonder]] (5:00)
#"Creepin" ([[Stevie Wonder]]) – 5:00
#"Easter Rising", [[Pat Rebillot]]/[[Pat Kirby]] (4:40)
#"Easter Rising" ([[Pat Rebillot]], Pat Kirby) – 4:40
#"[[Asa Branca]]", [[Luiz Gonzaga|Luis Gonzaga]]/[[Humberto Texeira]]/[[Luis Oliveira (musician)|Luis Oliveira]] (3:55)
#"[[Asa Branca]]" ([[Luiz Gonzaga]], Humberto Teixeira, Divina Eulália Oliveira) – 3:55
#"The Sound of Windwood", Mann (2:34)
#"The Sound of Windwood" – 2:34
#"Cricket Dance", Mann (4:17)
#"Cricket Dance" – 4:17
#"The Butterfly In a Stone Garden", Mann (5:19)
#"The Butterfly in a Stone Garden" – 5:19
#"Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)", Mann (3:07)
#"Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)" (Akiko Kosaka) – 3:07


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Herbie Mann - flute, producer
*Herbie Mann – flute
*[[Minoru Muraoka]] – [[shakuhachi]] (track 6)
*Cissy Houston - vocals ("Cajun Moon", "Easter Rising")
*Yosei Sato – [[Shō (instrument)|shō]] (tracks 6 & 8)
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*[[Pat Rebillot]] - keyboards, arrangements
*[[David "Fathead" Newman]] – [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 1–3)
*Design and art direction - [[Paula Bisacca]]
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*[[Pat Rebillot]] – keyboards
*Album cover art - [[Burt Groedel]]
*[[Gladstone Anderson]] – piano (track 1)
*Liner notes - [[Arthur Levy]]
*[[Winston Wright]] – [[Hammond organ|organ]] (track 1)
*Hux Brown (track 1), [[Sam Brown (guitarist)|Sam Brown]] (track 6), Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan (track 1), Jerry Friedman (tracks 2–4, 7 & 9), [[Bob Mann (guitarist)|Bob Mann]] (track 3–5, 7 & 8), [[Hugh McCracken]] (track 2), Jeff Mironov (track 5) – guitar
*Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamaru, Kazuko Tsubamoto – [[Koto (instrument)|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)


==Charting==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
The album peaked at #32 on the [[Billboard Jazz Album]] chart, #56 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard R&B Album chart]], and #178 on the [[Billboard 200]].
|-
!Chart (1976)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]]
|align="center"|178
|-
|US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|''Billboard'' Top Soul LPs]]
|align="center"|56
|-
|US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' Top Jazz Albums]]
|align="center"|32
|}


==Liner notes==
==Liner notes==
From the liner notes: "Cissy Houston. Only now is she beginning to emerge from her cocoon after so many years with [[The Drinkard Singers|the Drinkards]] and the [[Sweet Inspirations]]. Cissy...is showcased here like a star-in-waiting."
From the liner notes: "Cissy Houston. Only now is she beginning to emerge from her cocoon after so many years with [[The Drinkard Singers|the Drinkards]] and the [[Sweet Inspirations]]. Cissy...is showcased here like a star-in-waiting."

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==References==
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*''Surprises'', Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|Jazz}}
*[[Herbie Mann discography]]
*[[Herbie Mann discography]]

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==References==
{{Reflist}}
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*''Surprises'', Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:42, 28 December 2023

Surprises
Studio album by
Herbie Mann
Released1976
Recorded1973–76
Studio
GenreJazz fusion, rhythm and blues
Length39:44
LabelAtlantic
SD 1682
ProducerHerbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology
Waterbed
(1975) 		Surprises
(1976) 		Reggae II
(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

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "Draw Your Breaks" (Derrick Harriott, David Scott) – 4:50
  2. "Cajun Moon" (JJ Cale) – 6:17
  3. "Creepin" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:00
  4. "Easter Rising" (Pat Rebillot, Pat Kirby) – 4:40
  5. "Asa Branca" (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira, Divina Eulália Oliveira) – 3:55
  6. "The Sound of Windwood" – 2:34
  7. "Cricket Dance" – 4:17
  8. "The Butterfly in a Stone Garden" – 5:19
  9. "Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)" (Akiko Kosaka) – 3:07

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 178
US Billboard Top Soul LPs 56
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums 32

Liner notes

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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

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015
  3. ^ 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)
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