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'''''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>
'''''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==
==Reception==
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
''All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated''
''All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated''
#"Draw Your Breaks" ([[Derrick Harriott]], David Scott) - 4:50
#"Draw Your Breaks" ([[Derrick Harriott]], David Scott) – 4:50
#"Cajun Moon" ([[JJ Cale]]) - 6:17
#"Cajun Moon" ([[JJ Cale]]) – 6:17
#"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]], Humberto Teixeira, Divina Eulália Oliveira) - 3:55
#"[[Asa Branca]]" ([[Luiz Gonzaga]], Humberto Teixeira, Divina Eulália Oliveira) – 3:55
#"The Sound of Windwood" - 2:34
#"The Sound of Windwood" – 2:34
#"Cricket Dance" - 4:17
#"Cricket Dance" – 4:17
#"The Butterfly in a Stone Garden" - 5:19
#"The Butterfly in a Stone Garden" – 5:19
#"Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)" (Akiko Kosaka) - 3:07
#"Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)" (Akiko Kosaka) – 3:07


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Herbie Mann - [[flute]]
*Herbie Mann – flute
*[[Minoru Muraoka]] - [[shakuhachi]] (track 6)
*[[Minoru Muraoka]] – [[shakuhachi]] (track 6)
*Yosei Sato - [[Shō (instrument)|shō]] (tracks 6 & 8)
*Yosei Sato – [[Shō (instrument)|shō]] (tracks 6 & 8)
*[[David "Fathead" Newman]] - [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 1-3)
*[[David "Fathead" Newman]] – [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 1–3)
*[[Pat Rebillot]] - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Pat Rebillot]] – keyboards
*[[Gladstone Anderson]] - [[piano]] (track 1)
*[[Gladstone Anderson]] – piano (track 1)
*[[Winston Wright]] - [[Hammond organ|organ]] (track 1)
*[[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]]
*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)
*Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamaru, Kazuko Tsubamoto – [[Koto (instrument)|koto]] (tracks 6 & 8)
*Somei Sasaki - [[shamisen]] (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 guitar|bass]]
*[[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) - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[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]]
*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)
*Seiko Fujisya, Kisaku Katada, Hiromitsu Katada – [[taiko]] (tracks 6 & 8)
*[[Cissy Houston]] (tracks 1-5), Akiko Kosaka (track 9) - [[vocals]]
*[[Cissy Houston]] (tracks 1–5), Akiko Kosaka (track 9) – vocals
*Eunice Peterson, Rannelle Braxton - [[backing vocals]] (track 1)
*Eunice Peterson, Rannelle Braxton – backing vocals (track 1)
*[[David Nadien]], [[Gene Orloff]], Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme - [[violin]] (track 4)
*[[David Nadien]], [[Gene Orloff]], Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme – violin (track 4)
*[[Emanuel Vardi]], Richard Maximoff - [[viola]] (track 4)
*[[Emanuel Vardi]], Richard Maximoff – viola (track 4)
*Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy - [[cello]] (track 4)
*Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy – cello (track 4)


==Charts==
==Charts==

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

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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

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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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