Fingers (album)

Fingers
Studio album by Airto
Released	1973
Recorded	April 1973
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre	Jazz rock, samba jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, brazillian music
Length	37:23
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Airto Moreira chronology
Free (1972) Fingers (1973) Virgin Land (1974)

Fingers is a studio album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira, credited simply as Airto. It was released on CTI Records in 1973. ^[1] It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "consistently enriching." ^[1] He added, "Fingers is an album to savor." ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fingers (El Rada)"	Ruben Rada Eduardo Uzeta	4:30
2.	"Romance of Death"	Hugo Fattoruso	5:35
3.	"Merry-Go-Round"	Airto Moreira Flora Purim	2:40
4.	"Wind Chant"	Fattoruso	5:45
5.	"Parana"	Fattoruso	6:00
6.	"San Francisco River"	Purim	4:05
7.	"Tombo in 7/4"	Moreira Fattoruso	6:20
Total length:			37:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Airto – drums, percussion, vocals
• Hugo Fattoruso – keyboards, harmonica, vocals
• David Amaro – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Ringo Thielmann – double bass, vocals
• Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso – drums, vocals
• Flora Purim – percussion, vocals
• Creed Taylor – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineering
• Pete Turner – photography
• Alen MacWeeney – photography
• Rob Ciano – design

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2]	18

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Fingers - Airto, Airto Moreira". AllMusic . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
2. "Fingers - Airto, Airto Moreira - Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved November 1, 2013.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 6. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.

External links

• Fingers at Discogs (list of releases)