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*[[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), Rod 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]]
*Hux Brown (track 1), [[Sam Brown (guitarist)|Sam Brown]] (track 6), Rod 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 Nakamura, Kazuko Tsubamoto - [[Koto (instrument)|koto]] (tracks 6 & 8)
*Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamura, 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 guitar|bass]]
*[[Steve Gadd]] (tracks 2, 3 & 6-9), [[Rick Marotta]] (tracks 4 & 5), Michael Richard (track 1) - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Steve Gadd]] (tracks 2, 3 & 6-9), [[Rick Marotta]] (tracks 4 & 5), Michael Richard (track 1) - [[drum kit|drums]]
* Rafael Cruz (track 5), Sammy Figueroa (track 5), Armen Halburian (tracks 2-9), Ralph MacDonald (tracks 2 & 3) - [[percussion]]
* Rafael Cruz (track 5), Sammy Figueroa (track 5), Armen Halburian (tracks 2-9), [[Ralph MacDonald]] (tracks 2 & 3) - [[percussion]]
*Seiko Fujisya, Kisuku Katada, Hiromitsu Katada - [[taiko]] (tracks 6 & 8)
*Seiko Fujisya, Kisuku 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]]

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Surprises is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring singer Cissy Houston which was released on the Atlantic label in 1976.[1]

Reception

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

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 Texeira, Luís 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

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

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015
  3. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Surprises, Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)
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