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'''''Surprises''''' is a 1976 album by jazz flutist [[Herbie Mann]], featuring singer [[Cissy Houston]]. It was released on [[Atlantic Records]]. |
'''''Surprises''''' is a 1976 album by jazz flutist [[Herbie Mann]], featuring singer [[Cissy Houston]]. It was released on [[Atlantic Records]]. |
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Surprises is a 1976 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann, featuring singer Cissy Houston. It was released on Atlantic Records.
Track listing
- Side one (tracks 1-4)/side two (tracks 5-9)
- "Draw Your Breaks", Derrick Harriot and D. Scott (4:50)
- "Cajun Moon", JJ Cale (6:17)
- "Creepin", Stevie Wonder (5:00)
- "Easter Rising", Pat Rebillot/Pat Kirby (4:40)
- "Asa Branca", Luis Gonzaga/Humberto Texeira/Luis Oliveira (3:55)
- "The Sound of Windwood", Mann (2:34)
- "Cricket Dance", Mann (4:17)
- "The Butterfly In a Stone Garden", Mann (5:19)
- "Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)", Akiko Kosaka (3:07)
Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flute, producer
- Cissy Houston - vocals ("Cajun Moon", "Easter Rising")
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards, arrangements
- Tony Levin - bass
- Design and art direction - Paula Bisacca
- Album cover art - Burt Groedel
- Liner notes - Arthur Levy
Charting
The album peaked at #32 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #56 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #178 on the Billboard 200.
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
- ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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