Stories to Tell (Flora Purim album)

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Stories to Tell
Flora Purim Stories to Tell.jpg
Studio album by
Released1974 (1974)
RecordedMay–July 1974
Studio Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
Genre
Length40:17
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
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C [2]
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Stories to Tell is the fourth solo studio album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was released in 1974 on Milestone Records.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stories to Tell" Miroslav Vitouš, Flora Purim, Mario Capolla3:42
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 Hood3:16
6."To Say Goodbye"Lani Hall, Lobo, Neto De Aruajo4:05
7."Silver Sword" (featuring Carlos Santana)Vitouš5:40
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, Vitouš6:42
Total length:40:17

Personnel

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