Stories to Tell (Flora Purim album)

Stories to Tell
Studio album by Flora Purim
Released	1974 (1974)
Recorded	May–July 1974
Studio	Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
Genre	Latin jazz jazz fusion
Length	40:17
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Flora Purim chronology
500 Miles High (1974) Stories to Tell (1974) Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Stories to Tell is the fourth solo studio album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was released in 1974 on Milestone Records.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Jim Newsom states: "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 up tempo percussion-driven workouts to beautiful ballads". ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stories to Tell"	Miroslav Vitouš, Flora Purim, Mario Capolla	3:42
2.	"Search for Peace"	Purim, McCoy Tyner	5:55
3.	"Casa Forte"	Edu Lobo	3:54
4.	"Insensatez"	Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim	2:46
5.	"Mountain Train"	Purim, Ernest Hood	3:16
6.	"To Say Goodbye"	Lani Hall, Lobo, Neto De Aruajo	4:05
7.	"Silver Sword" (featuring Carlos Santana)	Vitouš	5:40
8.	"Vera Cruz (Empty Faces)"	Milton Nascimento	5:50
9.	"O Cantador / I Just Want to Be Here"	Filho Motta, Dori Caymmi / Purim, Airto Moreira, King Errison, George Duke, Vitouš	6:42
Total length:			40:17

Personnel

• Flora Purim – vocals
• George Duke – keyboards, ARP synthesizer
• Earl Klugh – guitar
• Airto Moreira – drums, percussion
• King Errisson – conga drums
• Carlos Santana – guitar (track: 7)
• Miroslav Vitouš – bass and Moog synthesizer (track: 1), ARP synthesizer (track: 7)
• Ron Carter – bass (tracks: 2, 3 and 8)
• Raul de Souza – trombone solo (tracks: 3, 6 and 8)
• Oscar Brashear – flugelhorn (tracks: 3 and 8)
• George Bohanon – trombone (tracks: 3 and 8)
• Hadley Caliman – flute, alto flute (tracks: 3 and 8)
• Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (tracks: 4, 5, 6 and 8)
• Ernie Hood – zithers, vocals (track: 5)
• Larry Dunlap – piano (track: 5)

References

1. Newson, Jim. "Stories to Tell – Flora Purim". AllMusic . Retrieved Jan 26, 2019.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . US: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  164. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Newsom, Jim Allmusic Review: Flora Purim - Stories to Tell AllMusic, accessed 25 Jan 2019