Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer

Flora Purim Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with nu ...

, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of the Brazilian ensemble

Quarteto Novo Quarteto Novo was a group formed in São Paulo, Brazil in 1966 which released one landmark instrumental album and launched the careers of some of the band's members. The eponymous 1967 album has been influential in jazz and pop music. Originally ...

, he moved to the United States and worked in

jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, ...

with

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

and

Return to Forever Return to Forever was an American jazz fusion band that was founded by pianist Chick Corea in 1972. The band has had many members, with the only consistent bandmate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report, The Headhun ...

Biography

Airto Moreira was born in

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, Brazil, into a family of folk healers, and raised in

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and

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

. Showing an extraordinary talent for music at a young age, he became a professional musician at age 13, noticed first as a member of the

samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

jazz pioneers

Sambalanço Trio Sambalanço Trio was a Brazilian samba-jazz group formed by Cesar Camargo Mariano (piano), Humberto Clayber (bass) and Airto Moreira (drums). The band started to play in 1964 and lasted for about two years. Their albums are considered some of th ...

and for his landmark recording with

Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a significant figure in the history of Brazilian music, mainly known for his abilities in orches ...

in 1967. Shortly after, he followed his wife

to the

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. After moving to the US, Moreira studied with

Moacir Santos Moacir Santos (26 July 1926 – 6 August 2006) was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator. Musicians such as Baden Powell, Bola Sete and Wilson das Neves studied under him. As a composer, Santos worked with Nara Leão, Rob ...

in Los Angeles. He then moved to

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where he began playing regularly with jazz musicians, including the bassist

Walter Booker Walter Booker (December 17, 1933 – November 24, 2006) was an American jazz musician. A native of Prairie View, Texas, Booker was a reliable bass player and an underrated stylist. His playing was marked by voice-like inflections, glissandos and ...

. Through Booker, Moreira began playing with

Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to bec ...

, who in turn introduced him to

. At this time Davis was experimenting with electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms, a form which would soon come to be called

. Moreira was to participate in several of the most important projects of this emerging musical form. He stayed with Davis for about two years. Shortly after leaving Davis, Moreira joined other Davis alumni Zawinul,

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davi ...

and

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in their group

Weather Report Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian virtuoso keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer and vocali ...

, playing percussion on their first album (1971). He left Weather Report (replaced by

Dom Um Romão Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão also recorded with varied notable artists such as Cannonball Adderley, ...

and

Muruga Booker Steven Bookvich known as Muruga Booker (born December 27, 1942) is an American drummer, composer, inventor, artist, recording artist, and an autonomous Eastern Orthodox priest. Biography Booker was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 27, 1 ...

for their ''

Sweetnighter ''Sweetnighter'' is the third studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report, released by Columbia Records in 1973. Writing and recording The group had recorded the songs in a five-day stretch during February of the same year. It was ...

'' album) to join fellow Davis alumnus

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

's new band

. He played drums on Return to Forever's first two albums: ''

'' and ''

Light as a Feather ''Light as a Feather'' is the second studio album by jazz fusion band Return to Forever led by pianist Chick Corea. Content The style of the music remains mostly the same as the first album, though vocals were given a larger role. Corea prod ...

'' in 1972. Moreira was a contributor to many of

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percussionist

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

's world music/percussion albums in

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's The World collection, including ''The Apocalypse Now Sessions'', '' Däfos'', ''

Supralingua ''Supralingua'' is an album by former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and his percussion ensemble Planet Drum. It was released on CD by Rykodisc Records on August 4, 1998. Like the band's previous album, '' Planet Drum'', ''Supralingua'' sh ...

'', and ''

Planet Drum ''Planet Drum'' is a world music album by Mickey Hart, a musician and musicologist who was a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead. Hart's concept for ''Planet Drum'' was to play drum music with percussionists from around the world, and i ...

'', which won a World Music Grammy in 1991. He can be heard playing congas on

Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, ...

's 1970s space-funk hit "

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Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " ...

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, ...

John McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra * Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * John McLaug ...

Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American jazz and classical music pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a ...

Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...

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George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

and

. In addition to jazz concerts and recordings, he has composed and contributed music to film and television (including scores for ''

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'' and ''

Last Tango in Paris ''Last Tango in Paris'' ( it, Ultimo tango a Parigi; french: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently w ...

''), played at the re-opening of the

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(along with fellow professor of ethnomusicology

Halim El-Dabh Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh ( ar, حليم عبد المسيح الضبع, ''Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍab''ʻ; March 4, 1921 – September 2, 2017) was an Egyptian-American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who ha ...

), and taught at

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

and the California Brazil Camp. In 1996, Moreira and his wife

collaborated with P.M. Dawn on the song "Non-Fiction Burning" for the AIDS benefit album ''

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'', produced by the

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Awards

* Moreira was voted the number one percussionist in "''

Down Beat ' (styled in all caps) is an American music magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chi ...

'' Magazine's Critics Poll" for the years 1975 through 1982 and most recently in 1993. * In September 2002, Brazil's President

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added Moreira and Purim to the "

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", one of Brazil's highest honors.

Discography

As leader

* ''Natural Feelings'' (Buddah, 1970) * ''Seeds On the Ground'' (Buddah, 1971) * '' Free'' (CTI, 1972) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1973) * ''

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'' (Salvation, 1974) * ''In Concert'' with

(CTI, 1974) * ''Identity'' (Arista, 1975) * ''Promises of the Sun'' (Arista, 1976) * '' I'm Fine, How Are You?'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Touching You...Touching Me'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * '' Däfos'' with

(Reference, 1983) * ''Misa Espiritual'' (Harmonia Mundi, 1983) * ''Latino/Aqui Se Puede'' (Sobocode, 1984) * ''Three-Way Mirror'' (Reference, 1985) * ''Humble People'' with

(Concord Jazz, 1985) * ''The Magicians'' with Flora Purim (Crossover, 1986) * ''The Colours of Life'' with Flora Purim (In+Out, 1988) * ''Samba de Flora'' (Montuno, 1989) * ''The Sun Is Out'' with Flora Purim (Crossover, 1987) * ''Struck by Lightning'' (Venture, 1989) * ''The Other Side of This'' (Rykodisc, 1992) * ''Killer Bees'' (B&W Music, 1993) * ''Homeless'' (M.E.L.T., 2000) * ''Revenge of the Killer Bees'' (M.E.L.T., 2000) * ''Life After That'' (Narada, 2003) * ''The Boston Three Party'' with

, Eddie Gomez (Stretch, 2007) * ''Alue'' (Selo 2017) With Sambalanco Trio * ''

'' (Audio Fidelity, 1964) * ''

Improviso Negro ''Improviso Negro'' is an album by Brazilian samba-jazz group Sambalanço Trio released in 1965. Reception Writing for Allmusic, John Bush states that the album "showed them expanding their dynamic range over their early LPs, ranging from tende ...

'' (Ubatuqui, 1965) * ''

Reencontro com Sambalanço Trio ''Reencontro com Sambalanço Trio'' is the fourth album recorded by Sambalanço Trio. It was released on an LP in 1965 and presents a fusion of samba and jazz. In 2006 this album was reissued on CD as part of the Som Livre Masters series organize ...

'' (Som Maior, 1965) * With the band "Fourth World" "Recorded Live At Ronnie Scott's Club" (Ronnie Scotts Jazz House 1992) "Fourth World" (B and W Music 1993) "Encounters of the Fourth World" (B and W Music 1995) "Live in South Africa 1993" (Bootleg.net 1996) "Last Journey" (M.E.L.T. 2000) "Return Journey" (Electro M.E.L.T. 2000)

As sideman

With

* ''

The Black Messiah ''The Black Messiah'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1971 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duk ...

'' (Capitol, 1971) * '' The Happy People'' (Capitol, 1972) * '' Phenix'' (Fantasy, 1975) * ''Big Man: The Legend of John Henry'' (Fantasy, 1975) * '' Music You All'' (Capitol, 1976) * '' Lovers'' (Fantasy, 1976) With

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

* '' El Pampero'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) * ''

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'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) * '' Under Fire'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) * ''El Gato'' (Flying Dutchman, 1975) With

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jaz ...

* ''

'' (Nemperor, 1974) * ''I Wanna Play for You'' (Nemperor, 1979) * ''Shieldstone'' (Bellaphon, 1987) With

* ''

'' (ECM, 1972) * ''

'' (Polydor, 1973) * ''

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'' (Polydor, 1978) * ''

Tap Step ''Tap Step'' is a studio album recorded by Chick Corea in 1979 & 1980. It features previous Corea collaborators Flora Purim, Joe Farrell, Stanley Clarke and Gayle Moran, along with percussionists Airto, Don Alias and Laudir de Oliveira. Recording ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * '' The Ultimate Adventure'' (Stretch, 2006) With

* ''

Miles Davis at Fillmore ''Miles Davis at Fillmore'' is a 1970 live album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and band, recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City on four consecutive days, June 17 through June 20, 1970, originally released as a double vinyl LP. The performanc ...

'' (Columbia, 1970) * '' Live-Evil'' (Columbia, 1971) * '' Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West'' (CBS/Sony, 1973) * ''

Get Up with It ''Get Up with It'' is a compilation album by American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis. Released by Columbia Records on November 22, 1974, it compiled songs Davis had recorded in sessions between 1970 and 1974, including those f ...

'' (Columbia, 1974) * '' Big Fun'' (Columbia, 1974) * ''

Circle in the Round ''Circle in the Round'' is a 1979 compilation album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It compiled outtakes from sessions across fifteen years of Davis's career that, with one exception, had been previously unreleased. All of its tracks have since been ...

'' (Columbia, 1979) * '' Directions'' (Columbia, 1981) With

* ''

From the Hot Afternoon ''From the Hot Afternoon'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label.

'' (A&M, 1969) * '' Summertime'' (A&M, 1969) * '' Bridge Over Troubled Water'' (A&M, 1970) With

* ''

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'' (MPS/BASF, 1974) * ''

I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry ''I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry'' is the seventh studio album by American keyboardist George Duke. It was released in 1975 through MPS Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Califo ...

'' (MPS/BASF, 1975) * ''

The Aura Will Prevail ''The Aura Will Prevail'' is the sixth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke. It was released in 1975 through MPS Records. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. The album features contr ...

'' (MPS/BASF, 1975) * ''

Liberated Fantasies ''Liberated Fantasies'' is the eighth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke. It was recorded and mixed by Kerry McNabb at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California in 1976 and released through MPS Records, making it Duke's ...

'' (MPS, 1976) * '' A Brazilian Love Affair'' (Epic, 1980) * ''Night After Night'' (Elektra, 1989) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1992) * ''Is Love Enough?'' (Warner Bros., 1997) * ''

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'' (BPM, 2005) * ''In a Mellow Tone'' (BPM, 2006) With

David Friesen David Friesen (born May 6, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American jazz bassist. He plays double bass and electric upright bass. Career Friesen began playing bass while serving in the United States Army in Germany. He played with John Hand ...

* ''Amber Skies'' (Palo Alto, 1984) * ''Other Times Other Places'' (Global Pacific, 1989) * ''Departure'' (Global Pacific, 1990) * ''Ancient Kings'' (Shamrock, 1994) With

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

* '' Captain Marvel'' (Columbia, 1975) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1976) With

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilbert ...

* '' I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do'' (Verve, 1969) * ''

Gilberto with Turrentine ''Gilberto with Turrentine'' is an album by Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto and American saxophonist Stanley Turrentine featuring performances recorded in 1971 released on the CTI label. Reception The AllMusic review calls ...

'' (CTI, 1971) * ''Now'' (Perception, 1972) With Johnny Hammond * '' Breakout'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''

Wild Horses Rock Steady ''Wild Horses Rock Steady'' is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Johnny Hammond recorded for the Kudu label (a subsidiary of CTI Records) in 1971.

'' (Kudu, 1972) * '' The Prophet'' (Kudu, 1972) With

* '' The Apocalypse Now Sessions'' (Passport, 1980) * ''

At the Edge ''At the Edge'' is a percussion-based world music album by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. It was released on CD and cassette by Rykodisc Records on September 18, 1990. It was Hart's first album with the multi-national percussion ensemble ...

'' (Rykodisc, 1990) * ''

'' (Rykodisc, 1991) * ''

Mickey Hart's Mystery Box ''Mickey Hart's Mystery Box'' is an album by former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. It was released on Compact Disc, CD and Compact Cassette, cassette by Rykodisc, Rykodisc Records on June 11, 1996. The album combines Hart's percussion instru ...

'' (1996) * ''

'' (Rykodisc, 1998) With

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

* '' First Light'' (CTI, 1971) * ''Sky Dive'' (CTI, 1972) * ''The Baddest Hubbard'' (CTI, 1972) * ''Polar AC'' (CTI, 1975) With Bob James (musician), Bob James * ''H (Bob James album), H'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * ''Snowbird'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1980) * ''Sign of the Times (Bob James album), Sign of the Times'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) With Antonio Carlos Jobim * ''Stone Flower (album), Stone Flower'' (CTI, 1970) * ''Jobim'' (MCA, 1973) With Hubert Laws * ''Afro-Classic'' (CTI, 1970) * ''The Rite of Spring (Hubert Laws album), The Rite of Spring'' (CTI, 1972) * ''Wild Flower (Hubert Laws album), Wild Flower'' (Atlantic, 1972) With Duke Pearson * ''How Insensitive (album), How Insensitive'' (Blue Note, 1969) * ''Merry Ole Soul'' (Blue Note, 1969) * ''I Don't Care Who Knows It'' (Blue Note, 1996) With

* ''Butterfly Dreams'' (Milestone, 1973) * ''Stories to Tell (Flora Purim album), Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) * ''500 Miles High (album), 500 Miles High'' (Milestone, 1976) * ''Open Your Eyes You Can Fly'' (Milestone, 1976) * ''Encounter (Flora Purim album), Encounter'' (Milestone, 1977) * ''Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''That's What She Said'' (Milestone, 1978) * ''Everyday Everynight'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Carry On'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''The Midnight Sun'' (Venture, 1988) * ''Speed of Light'' (B&W Music, 1995) * ''Welcome Back '95'' (B&W Music, 1995) * ''Perpetual Emotion'' (Narada, 2001) * ''If You Will'' (Strut, 2022) With

* ''Super Nova (Wayne Shorter album), Super Nova'' (Blue Note, 1969) * ''Native Dancer (album), Native Dancer'' (Columbia, 1975) * ''High Life (Wayne Shorter album), High Life'' (Verve, 1995) With Paul Simon * ''Paul Simon (album), Paul Simon'' (Columbia, 1971) * ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (Columbia, 1973) * ''Hearts and Bones'' (Warner Bros., 1983) With Stanley Turrentine * ''Salt Song'' (CTI, 1971) * ''The Baddest Turrentine'' (CTI, 1973) * ''The Sugar Man'' (CTI, 1975) With Grover Washington Jr. * ''Inner City Blues (Grover Washington Jr. album), Inner City Blues'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''All the King's Horses (Grover Washington Jr. album), All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''Soul Box'' (Kudu, 1973) With others * Average White Band, ''Feel No Fret'' (Atlantic, 1979) * George Benson, ''White Rabbit (George Benson album), White Rabbit'' (CTI, 1972) * George Benson, ''Take Five'' (Columbia, 1993) * Luiz Bonfa, ''Jacaranda'' (Ranwood, 1973) * Luiz Bonfa, ''Sanctuary'' (Sony, 2000) * Soledad Bravo, ''Soledad Bravo'' (Sono-Rodven, 1985) * Brecker Brothers, ''Detente'' (Arista, 1980) * Dee Dee Bridgewater, ''Just Family'' (Elektra, 1978) * Kenny Burrell, ''God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell album), God Bless the Child'' (CBS, 1971) * Charlie Byrd, ''For All We Know'' (Columbia, 1971) * Donald Byrd, ''Electric Byrd'' (Blue Note, 1970) * Donald Byrd, ''Kofi (album), Kofi'' (Blue Note, 1995) * The Carpenters, ''Lovelines'' (A&M, 1989) * Karen Carpenter, ''Karen Carpenter (album), Karen Carpenter'' (A&M, 1996) * Oscar Castro-Neves, ''Live at Blue Note Tokyo'' (CT Music 2009) * Danilo Caymmi, ''Cheiro Verde Ana'' (Terra, 1977) * Chicago (band), Chicago, ''Chicago 13'' (Columbia, 1979) * Billy Cobham, ''Drum 'n' Voice 2'' (Nicolosi, 2006) * Michel Colombier, ''Michel Colombier'' (Chrysalis, 1979) * Norman Connors, ''Dance of Magic'' (Cobblestone, 1972) * Hank Crawford, ''Help Me Make it Through the Night (Hank Crawford album), Help Me Make it Through the Night'' (Kudu, 1972) *

, ''Cielo e Terra (album), Cielo e Terra'' (Manhattan, 1985) * Al Di Meola, ''Soaring Through a Dream'' (Manhattan, 1985) *

, '' Prelude'' (CBS, 1973) * Eumir Deodato, ''The Crossing'' (Soul Trade, 2011) * Depeche Mode, ''Exciter (Depeche Mode album), Exciter'' (Mute, 2001) * Depeche Mode, ''Freelove'' (Mute, 2001) * Joao Donato, ''Donato Deodato'' (Muse, 1973) * Christy Doran, ''Shaman'' (M.E.L.T., 2000) * Gil Evans, ''Where Flamingos Fly'' (Artists House, 1981) * Joe Farrell, ''Outback (album), Outback'' (CTI, 1971) * Joe Farrell, ''Night Dancing'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * Reinhard Flatischler, ''Layers of Time'' (Intuition, 1996) * Frank Foster (jazz musician), Frank Foster, ''The Loud Minority'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Dizzy Gillespie album), Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (Enja, 1990) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''Rhythmstick'' (CTI, 1990) * Egberto Gismonti, ''Trem Caipira'' (EMI, 1985) * Jim Hall (musician), Jim Hall, ''Where Would I Be?'' (Milestone, 1972) * Lani Hall, ''Double or Nothing (Lani Hall album), Double or Nothing'' (A&M, 1979) * Herbie Hancock, ''Dis Is da Drum'' (Mercury, 1994) * Joe Henderson, ''Black Is the Color (album), Black Is the Color'' (Milestone, 1972) * Terumasa Hino, ''Double Rainbow'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) * Paul Horn (musician), Paul Horn, ''Brazilian Images'' (Black Sun, 1991) * Toninho Horta, ''Terra Dos Passaros'' (EMI, 1980) * Bobby Hutcherson, ''Color Schemes (album), Color Schemes'' (Landmark, 1986) * Jackie & Roy, ''Time & Love'' (CTI, 1972) *

, ''Expectations (Keith Jarrett album), Expectations'' (Columbia, 1972) * Alphonso Johnson, ''Moonshadows'' (Epic, 1976) * Alphonso Johnson, ''Metaphors'' (Embamba Music, 2017) * J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding, ''Betwixt & Between'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * Chaka Khan, ''Chaka (album), Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * Masabumi Kikuchi, ''Susto (album), Susto'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) * Masabumi Kikuchi, ''One-Way Traveller'' (CBS/Sony, 1982) * John Klemmer, ''Arabesque'' (ABC, 1978) * John Klemmer, ''Brazilia'' (ABC, 1979) * Steve Kuhn, ''Steve Kuhn'' (Buddah, 1971) * Madala Kunene, ''Kon'Ko Man'' (B&W Music, 1996) * Nils Landgren (musician), Nils Landgren, ''Paint It Blue'' (ACT 1996) * Indra Lesmana, ''For Earth and Heaven'' (Zebra, 1986) * Edu Lobo, ''Sergio Mendes Presents Lobo'' (A&M, 1970) * The Manhattan Transfer, ''The Chick Corea Songbook'' (2009) * Rick Margitza, ''Color'' (Blue Note, 1989) * Rick Margitza, ''Hope'' (Blue Note, 1991) * Tania Maria, ''Forbidden Colors'' (Capitol, 1988) * Cesar Camargo Mariano, ''Octeto De Cesar Camargo Mariano'' (Som Maior, 1965) * Charlie Mariano, ''Mirror'' (Atlantic, 1972) * Gary McFarland, ''Today'' (Skye, 1970) *

, ''My Goal's Beyond'' (Douglas, 1971) * Gary Meek, ''Gary Meek'' (Lipstick, 1991) * Sergio Mendes, ''Primal Roots'' (A&M, 1972) * Joni Mitchell, ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' (Asylum, 1977) * Milton Nascimento, ''Courage (Milton Nascimento album), Courage'' (A&M, 1969) * Milton Nascimento, ''Milton'' (A&M, 1976) * José Neto (musician), Jose Neto, ''Mountains and the Sea'' (Water Lily, 1986) * Jose Neto, ''In Memory of Thunder'' (B&W Music, 1996) * Lee Oskar, ''My Road Our Road'' (Avenue, 1981) * Lee Oskar, ''Reflections'' (Tokuma, 1999) * Babatunde Olatunji, ''Dance to the Beat of My Drum'' (Blue Heron, 1986) * Babatunde Olatunji, ''Drums of Passion'' (Rykodisc, 1988) *

, ''Hermeto'' (Cobblestone, 1970) * Hermeto Pascoal, ''Slaves Mass'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * Annette Peacock, ''I'm the One (Annette Peacock album), I'm the One'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * Ivo Perelman, ''Ivo'' (King, 1989) * Esther Phillips, ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) * David Pomeranz, ''Time to Fly'' (Decca, 1971) * Michel Portal, ''Birdwatcher'' (Sunnyside, 2007) *

, ''Quarteto Novo (album), Quarteto Novo'' (EMI, 1993) * Dianne Reeves, ''Dianne Reeves (album), Dianne Reeves'' (Blue Note, 1987) * Dianne Reeves, ''Quiet After the Storm'' (Blue Note, 1994) * Lawson Rollins, ''Infinita'' (Infinita 2008) * Lawson Rollins, ''Espirito'' (2010) * Charlie Rouse, ''Two Is One'' (Strata-East, 1974) * Santana (band), Santana, ''Borboletta'' (Columbia, 1974) * Santana, ''Dance of the Rainbow Serpent'' (Columbia, 1995) * Seawind (band), Seawind, ''Seawind'' (A&M, 1980) * Don Sebesky, ''Giant Box'' (CTI, 1973) * Lonnie Smith (organist), Lonnie Smith, ''Mama Wailer'' (Kudu, 1971) * Raul de Souza, ''Sweet Lucy'' (Capitol, 1977) * Raul de Souza, ''Don't Ask My Neighbors'' (Capitol, 1978) * James Taylor, ''That's Why I'm Here'' (Columbia, 1985) * Buddy Terry, ''Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry album), Pure Dynamite'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Leon Thomas, ''Blues and the Soulful Truth'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) * McCoy Tyner, ''13th House'' (Milestone, 1982) * Tina Turner, ''Rough (album), Rough'' (United Artists, 1978) * Marcos Valle, ''Vontade de Rever Voce'' (Som Livre 1981) * Geraldo Vandre, ''5 Anos De Cancao'' (Som Maior, 1966) *

, ''Magical Shepherd'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * Narada Michael Walden, ''Awakening (Narada Michael Walden album), Awakening'' (Atlantic, 1979) * Walter Wanderley, ''Moondreams'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * Leon Ware, ''Leon Ware (1982 album), Leon Ware'' (Be With 2014) *

, ''Weather Report (1971 album), Weather Report'' (Columbia, 1971) * Randy Weston, ''Blue Moses'' (CTI, 1972) * Michael White (clarinetist), Michael White, ''The X Factor'' (Elektra, 1978) * Lauren Wood, ''Cat Trick'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * Peter Yarrow, ''Peter'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * Brian Bromberg, ''In the Spirit of Jobim'' (Mack Avenue, 2012)

Filmography

* 2006: ''Airto & Flora Purim: The Latin Jazz All-Stars''

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