Speak No Evil (Flora Purim album)

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Speak no evil
Album speak no evil cover.jpg
Studio album by Flora Purim
Released 2003
Genre Jazz, Latin music
Length 50:23
Label Narada Jazz
Producer Gary Meek, Geoff Gillette, Yutaka Yokokura
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]

Speak no evil is a 2003 album by the Brazilian singer Flora Purim. The name of the album is a tribute to a 1965 album and song by Wayne Shorter, which was recorded in this CD.

The album presents a fusion of jazz, samba and other latin rhythms. It counts on contribution of some famous artists, such as Airto Moreira, Flora's husband, and Oscar Castro Neves. It also counts on the participation of Diana Booker, her daughter.[2]

Speak no evil was very acclaimed by the critics as the return of Flora Purim to jazz music.[2][3] The album reached number fifteen in the Billboard charts of Top Jazz albums.[4]

Track listing[5]

# Title Songwriters Length
1. "This magic" Don Grusin, Diana Booker 5:06
2. "You got to my head" Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots 3:54
3. "Speak no evil (All for one)" Vanessa Kay Rubin, Wayne Shorter 5:13
4. "I've got you under my skin" Cole Porter 2:52
5. "Tamanco no samba" Orlan Divo, Helton Menezes 5:05
6. "Don't say a word" Bill Cantos 6:28
7. "Primeira estrela" Airto Moreira, Yutaka Yokokura 5:01
8. "It ain't necessarily so" Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin 5:22
9. "I feel you" Bill Cantos 4:37
10. "O sonho (Moon Dreams)" Egberto Gismonti 6:41

Personnel

  • Flora Purim: vocals.
  • Airto Moreira: drums (except "This magic"), percussion (except "Speak no evil) and vocals (in "Primeira estrela").
  • Michito Sanchez: percussion (in "This magic" and "Speak no evil").
  • Jimmy Branly: drums (in "This magic") and percussion (in "Speak no evil").
  • Gary Meek: flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet.
  • Jimmy Haslip: bass (in "This magic" and "Speak no evil").
  • Trey Henry: bass (in "You go to my head", "Don't say a word", "Ain't necessarily so" and "I feel you").
  • Gary Brown: bass (in "Tamanco no samba", "Primeira estrela" and "O sonho").
  • Russell Ferrante: keyboards (in "This magic" and "Speak no evil").
  • Christian Jacob: keyboards (in "You go to my head" and "Ain't necessarily so").
  • Oscar Castro Neves: keyboards (in "I've got you under my skin") and acoustic guitar.
  • Marcos Silva: keyboards (in "Tamanco no samba" and "O sonho").
  • Bill Cantos: keyboards (in "Don't say a word" and "I feel you").
  • Yutaka Yokokura: keyboards (in "Primeira estrela").
  • Diana Booker: vocals (in "Primeira estrela").

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
2003 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 15[4]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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