Slaves Mass

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Slaves mass
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Studio album by
Hermeto Pascoal
Released1977
Genre Jazz, Experimental music
Length42:43
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Airto Moreira, Flora Purim
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Slaves Mass is a 1977 album by Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal. Recorded for Warner Bros. Records, the album featured some of the most beloved Brazilian musicians of the time.

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP records played at ​33 13 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format widely used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.

Brazil Federal republic in South America

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Composer person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition

A composer is a musician who is an author of music in any form, including vocal music, instrumental music, electronic music, and music which combines multiple forms. A composer may create music in any music genre, including, for example, classical music, musical theatre, blues, folk music, jazz, and popular music. Composers often express their works in a written musical score using musical notation.

Contents

Track listing

#TitleSongwritersLength
1."Mixing pot" ("Tacho")Hermeto Pascoal9:18
2."Slaves mass" ("Missa dos escravos")Hermeto Pascoal4:19
3."Little cry for him" ("Chorinho para ele")Hermeto Pascoal2:11
4."Cannon (Dedicated to Cannonball Adderley)"Hermeto Pascoal5:20
5."Just listen" ("Escuta meu piano")Hermeto Pascoal7:08
6."That waltz" ("Aquela valsa")Hermeto Pascoal2:46
7."Cherry jam" ("Geléia de cereja")Hermeto Pascoal11:45
Bonus tracks
8."Open field" ("Campo aberto")Hermeto Pascoal4:25
9."Pica pau (Take 1)"Hermeto Pascoal14:20
10."Star trap (Part 2)"Hermeto Pascoal15:45

The bonus tracks were included in 2004, when the album was released on CD.

Personnel

Hermeto Pascoal Brazilian composer, arranger, multi-instumentalist

Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a beloved figure in the history of Brazilian music, known for his abilities in orchestration and improvisation, as well as being a record producer and contributor to many Brazilian and international albums by other artists.

Flora Purim Brazilian jazz singer

Flora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, George Duke, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira.

Airto Moreira Brazilian musician

Airto Moreira is a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer.

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References

  1. Thom Jurek, Alvaro Neder. "Slaves Mass" . Retrieved 29 December 2011.