Hermeto Pascoal - Slaves Mass (1976)

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Hermeto Pascoal - Slaves Mass (1976)
Missa dos Escravos





1976 WEA 36.021







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01 - Tacho [Mixing pot] (Hermeto Pascoal)
02 - Missa dos escravos [Slaves mass] (Hermeto Pascoal)
03 - Aquela valsa [That waltz] (Hermeto Pascoal)
04 - Cannon [Dedicated to Cannonball Adderley] (Hermeto Pascoal)
05 - Chorinho pra ele [Little cry for him] (Hermeto Pascoal)
06 - Escuta meu piano [Just listen] (Hermeto Pascoal)
07 - Geleia de cereja [Cherry jam] (Hermeto Pascoal)

Arranged by Hermeto Pascoal

Hermeto Pascoal - voice (1,2,3,4,6), clavinete (1,2), flute (1,2,4,5), soprano sax (1,3,7), piano Fender Rhodes (1,5,7), acoustic guitar (2), piano (3,6)
Airto Moreira - percussion (1,3,7), drums (1,3,4,5,7), pig effects (2)
David Amaro - guitar (1,7), acoustic guitar (2), 12 strings acoustic guitar (1,2)
Ron Carter - contrabass (1,3,4,5,7)
Alphonso Johnson - electric bass (2), effects (2)
Chester Thompson - drums (2)
Raul de Souza - trombone (3,4)
Hugo Fattoruso - keyboards (4)
Laudir de Oliveira - percussion (4)

Flora Purim - voice (2,4)

Liner notes by Flora Purim (who also produced this album):
"It's not very difficult to write about someone you've known for so many years, but it is not that easy to put into words Hermeto's creativity.
Hermeto has been one of the biggest sources of inspiration for Miles Davis, Airto Moreira, Cannonball Adderley, Duke Pearson, Herbie Hancock, Gil Evans and especially myself. On this album, he is playing flutes, percussion, keyboards, acoustic guitar, soprano sax, as well as arranging.
To play well all the instruments listed above, is not what makes Hermeto so unique and different from the others. It is his courage to experiment with all and any kind of music on a very advanced level.
So I don't want to say anything else to prepare you for the music, I just want to say thank you, Hermeto Pascoal, for opening my mind to new concepts and for making your music so available to those who are eager to learn and share."

Original post: 11-2008