| Surprises | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–76 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion, rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1682 | |||
| Producer | Herbie Mann | |||
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Surprises is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring singer Cissy Houston which was released on the Atlantic label in 1976. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs | 178 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs | 56 |
| US Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 32 |
From the liner notes: "Cissy Houston. Only now is she beginning to emerge from her cocoon after so many years with the Drinkards and the Sweet Inspirations. Cissy...is showcased here like a star-in-waiting."
Let Me in Your Life is the twentieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on February 25, 1974, by Atlantic Records.
Patrick Earl "Pat" Rebillot is an American jazz pianist and composer.
This is a Herbie Mann discography. Mann spent his early years recording for a number of jazz oriented record labels, and signed with Atlantic Records in 1961. He recorded with them through the 1960s and 1970s, including their subsidiary Cotillion Records, where he ran his own imprint, Embryo Records, in the 1970s, for his records as well as other musicians. Mann also ran two independent record labels, Herbie Mann Music in the 1980s, and during the 1990s, Kokopelli Records. Minor reissues are not noted.
Memphis Two-Step is a 1971 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. It was released on Mann's Embryo Records label, and distributed by Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic Records.
Second Movement is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris and pianist/vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label. The album was a follow-up to the duo's highly successful live collaboration Swiss Movement.
Stone Flute is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1969 and becoming the first release on Mann's Embryo label.
Hold On, I'm Comin' is a live album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1973 at the New York Jazz Festival, with one track from the Montreux Jazz Festival, and released on the Atlantic label.
My Kinda Groove is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1965.
The Herbie Mann String Album is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.
Our Mann Flute is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann released on the Atlantic label in 1966. The album features tracks from sessions that produced the albums The Common Ground (1960), My Kinda Groove (1964) along with more recent recordings.
Impressions of the Middle East is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.
Turtle Bay is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1971 and 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.
London Underground is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in London in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label. The album features Mann with British rock musicians performing versions of contemporary British hit singles.
Reggae is an album by flautist Herbie Mann with the Tommy McCook Band recorded in London in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.
First Light is an album by flautist Herbie Mann's group The Family of Mann recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.
Waterbed is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1975 and released on the Atlantic label.
Discothèque is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1975 and released on the Atlantic label.
Gagaku & Beyond is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring shakuhachi player Minoru Muraoka which was recorded in Japan in 1974 but only released on Atlantic Records' subsidiary label, Finnadar, in 1976.
Reggae II is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label in 1976 in New Zealand and Europe. The album follows up Mann's Reggae from 1973 featuring Tommy McCook's band with Albert Lee and Mick Taylor featured on one track.
Brazil: Once Again is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Atlantic label. The album marks Mann's return to the Brazilian influences that first emerged on his early 1960s albums like Right Now, Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues, Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann and Herbie Mann Live at Newport.
