Surprises (Herbie Mann album)

Surprises
Surprises
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released	1976
Recorded	1973–76
Studio	Dynamic, Kingston, Jamaica; Mori, Tokyo, Japan; Mediasound, New York City; Atlantic, New York City;
Genre	Jazz fusion, rhythm and blues
Length	39:44
Label	Atlantic; SD 1682
Producer	Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology

Surprises is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring singer Cissy Houston which was released on the Atlantic label in 1976.^[1]

Reception

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

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

"Draw Your Breaks" (Derrick Harriott, David Scott) – 4:50
"Cajun Moon" (JJ Cale) – 6:17
"Creepin" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:00
"Easter Rising" (Pat Rebillot, Pat Kirby) – 4:40
"Asa Branca" (Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira, Divina Eulália Oliveira) – 3:55
"The Sound of Windwood" – 2:34
"Cricket Dance" – 4:17
"The Butterfly in a Stone Garden" – 5:19
"Anata (I Wish You Were Here with Me)" (Akiko Kosaka) – 3:07

Personnel

Herbie Mann – flute
Minoru Muraoka – shakuhachi (track 6)
Yosei Sato – shō (tracks 6 & 8)
David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3)
Pat Rebillot – keyboards
Gladstone Anderson – piano (track 1)
Winston Wright – organ (track 1)
Hux Brown (track 1), Sam Brown (track 6), Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan (track 1), Jerry Friedman (tracks 2–4, 7 & 9), Bob Mann (track 3–5, 7 & 8), Hugh McCracken (track 2), Jeff Mironov (track 5) – guitar
Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamaru, Kazuko Tsubamoto – koto (tracks 6 & 8)
Somei Sasaki – shamisen (tracks 6 & 8)
Bob Babbitt (track 4), Jackie Jackson (track 1) Tony Levin (tracks 2, 3 & 5–9) – bass
Steve Gadd (tracks 2, 3 & 6–9), Rick Marotta (tracks 4 & 5), Michael Richards (track 1) – drums
Raphael Cruz (track 5), Sammy Figueroa (track 5), Armen Halburian (tracks 2–9), Ralph MacDonald (tracks 2 & 3) – percussion
Seiko Fujisya, Kisaku Katada, Hiromitsu Katada – taiko (tracks 6 & 8)
Cissy Houston (tracks 1–5), Akiko Kosaka (track 9) – vocals
Eunice Peterson, Rannelle Braxton – backing vocals (track 1)
David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme – violin (track 4)
Emanuel Vardi, Richard Maximoff – viola (track 4)
Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy – cello (track 4)

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs	178
US Billboard Top Soul LPs	56
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums	32

Liner notes

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."

References

^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015
^ ^a ^b Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Surprises, Herbie Mann. Atlantic Records SD 1682 (1976) (album cover and liner notes)

External links

Surprises at Allmusic.com

[1] Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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