Airto Moreira - Fingers (1973/2013) [DSD64] DSF

The 1970s were banner years for Airto Moreira - not only because of his association with Chick Corea's Return to Forever & his work on wife Flora Purim's Milestone dates, but also, because of the generally superb work he did under Creed Taylor's supervision at CTI from 1972-74. One of the 5-star gems that the Brazilian percussionist recorded for CTI was Fingers, which employs Purim on percussion & vocals, David Amaro on guitar, Hugo Fattoruso on keyboards & harmonica, Jorge Fattoruso on drums & Ringo Thielmann on electric bass. Produced by Taylor & recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's famous New Jersey studio, this album demonstrates just how exciting & creative 1970s fusion could be. When Moreira & his colleagues blend jazz with Brazilian music, rock & funk on such cuts as "Wind Chant," "Tombo in 7/4" & "Romance of Death," the results are consistently enriching. Fingers is an album to savour.

Tracks:

01. Fingers (El Rada) (Rada-Uzeta) - 4:33
02. Romance of Death (Fattoruso) - 5:36
03. Merry-Go-Round (Moreira) - 2:47
04. Wind Chant (Fattoruso) - 5:51
05. Parana (Fattoruso) - 6:04
06. San Francisco River (Purim) - 4:11
07. Tombo in 7/4 (Moreira) - 6:24

Personnel:

Airto Moreira - percussion, drums, vocals
Flora Purim - percussion, vocals
David Amaro - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
Hugo Fattoruso - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Jorge Fattoruso - drums, vocals
Ringo Thielmann - bass, vocals