Though her recordings for Chick Corea's Return to Forever provide a
better introduction to her vocal talents, Stories to Tell is an
excellent outing by Flora Purim and friends. Assisted by a cast of
jazz/fusion all-stars led by husband Airto Moreira, Purim shows off the
wide range of her abilities: from wordless vocal soaring to songs with
lyrics in English and Portuguese, from uptempo percussion-driven
workouts to beautiful ballads. In addition to Airto, the assembled cast
includes bassists Miroslav Vitous and Ron Carter, keyboard wunderkind
George Duke, guitarists Earl Klugh and Oscar Castro-Neves, and
trombonist Raul de Souza. Also, Carlos Santana turns in one of his
patented sizzling guitar solos on "Silver Sword." With material from
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vitous, Milton Nascimento, McCoy Tyner, and Purim
herself, this is an album worth savoring. Jim Newsom
Tracklist :
1 Stories To Tell 3:41
Bass, Synthesizer, Composed By, Arranged By – Miroslav Vitous
Composed By – Flora Purim
2 Search For Peace 5:53
Composed By – Flora Purim, McCoy Tyner
3 Casa Forte 3:55
Composed By – Edu Lobo
Trombone, Soloist – Raul De Souza
4 Insensatez 2:46
Composed By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
5 Mountain Train 3:14
Composed By – Ernie Hood, Flora Purim
6 To Say Goodbye 4:03
Composed By – Edu Lobo, Lani Hall
Trombone, Soloist – Raul De Souza
7 Silver Sword 5:40
Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana
Synthesizer, Composed By, Arranged By – Miroslav Vitous
8 Vera Cruz (Empty Faces) 4:12
Composed By – Marcio Borges, Milton Nascimento
Trombone, Soloist – Raul De Souza
9 O Cantador / I Just Want To Be Here 6:45
Bass – Miroslav Vitous
Composed By [I Just Want To Be Here] – Airto, Flora Purim, George Duke, King Errisson, Miroslav Vitous
Composed By [O Cantador] – Dorival Caymmi, Nelson Motta
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Neves (pistas: 5, 8)
Arranged By – George Duke (pistas: 3, 8)
Arranged By [Flute] – Oscar Neves (pistas: 4, 6)
Arranged By [Strings] – Oscar Neves (pistas: 6)
Bass – Ron Carter (pistas: 2, 3, 8)
Congas – King Errisson
Drums, Percussion – Airto
Flugelhorn – Oscar Brashear (pistas: 3, 8)
Flute, Flute [Alto] – Hadley Caliman (pistas: 3, 8)
Guitar – Earl Klugh (pistas: 1 to 6, 8, 9), Oscar Neves (pistas: 4)
Keyboards, Synthesizer – George Duke
Lead Vocals – Flora Purim
Piano – Larry Dunlap (pistas: 5)
Trombone – George Bohanon (pistas: 3, 8)
Zither – Ernie Hood (pistas: 5)
