Surprises (Herbie Mann album)
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1973-76 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion, rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1682 | |||
| Producer | Herbie Mann | |||
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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
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| Source | Rating |
| 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
- "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
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs | 178 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs | 56 |
| US Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 32 |
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
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015
- ^ 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)
