Virgin Land (album)

Virgin Land
Studio album by Airto
Released	1974
Recorded	February 4 & 19, 1974 Los Angeles, California and New York City
Genre	Jazz, jazz rock, samba jazz, Brazilian music
Length	39:48
Label	Salvation SAL 701
Producer	Billy Cobham
Airto Moreira chronology
Fingers (1973) Virgin Land (1974) Identity (1975)

Virgin Land is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira (who was credited simply as "Airto") featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released on the Salvation label. ^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "An all-star cast accompanies Brazilian percussion master Airto Moreira on this percolating collection of jazz fusion pieces". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Airto Moreira except as indicated

1. "Stanley's Tune" (Stanley Clarke) – 4:34
2. "Musikana" (Gabriel DeLorme) – 7:08
3. "Virgin Land" – 8:19
4. "Peasant Dance" (Milcho Leviev) – 3:33
5. "Lydian Riff" (Leviev) – 7:22
6. "Hot Sand" – 5:35
7. "I Don't Have To Do What I Don't Want To Do" (DeLorme, Moreira) – 3:17

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on February 4, 1974 and in New York City on February 19, 1974

Personnel

• Airto – drums, percussion, vocals
• George Duke – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
• Milcho Leviev – keyboards
• Kenny Ascher – piano, mellotron
• David Amaro, Gabriel DeLorme – electric guitar
• Alex Blake, Stanley Clarke – electric bass
• Flora Purim – vocals
• Eddie Daniels – clarinet
• George Marge – oboe, piccolo
• Jane Taylor – bassoon

References

1. CTI Records discography accessed February 23, 2012
2. Newsome, J. Allmusic Review accessed February 23, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 6. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.