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

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 Flora Purim 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 New York 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, 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 Dav ...

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 voca ...

, 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

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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's new band

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

'' and ''

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'' 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'', 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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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 saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " Take Five". He ...

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, Jack DeJohnette,

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, Keith Jarrett, Al Di Meola,

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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 ''

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''), 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 had ...

), and taught at

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

Order of Rio Branco The Order of Rio Branco (''Ordem de Rio Branco'') is an honorific order of Brazil instituted by decree 51.697 of February 5, 1963. It is named in honor of the Brazilian diplomat José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco. The President of Brazil serves ...

", 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 Flora Purim (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 Chick Corea, 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 Cannonball Adderley * ''

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 Chick Corea * ''

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

* ''

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

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'' (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 Han ...

* ''Amber Skies'' (Palo Alto, 1984) * ''Other Times Other Places'' (Global Pacific, 1989) * ''Departure'' (Global Pacific, 1990) * ''Ancient Kings'' (Shamrock, 1994) With Stan Getz * '' Captain Marvel'' (Columbia, 1975) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1976) With

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* '' I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do'' (Verve, 1969) * '' Gilberto with Turrentine'' (CTI, 1971) * ''Now'' (Perception, 1972) With Johnny Hammond * '' Breakout'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''

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

* '' The Apocalypse Now Sessions'' (Passport, 1980) * '' At the Edge'' (Rykodisc, 1990) * '' Planet Drum'' (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 * '' First Light'' (CTI, 1971) * ''

Sky Dive ''Sky Dive'' is the twentieth album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded in 1972. It was his fourth album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, George Benson, Ron Carter, Billy Cobh ...

'' (CTI, 1972) * ''The Baddest Hubbard'' (CTI, 1972) * ''

Polar AC ''Polar AC'' is a compilation album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was his final album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Hubert Laws, George Benson, Junior Cook, and Ron Carter. It was put toget ...

'' (CTI, 1975) With Bob James * '' H'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * ''Snowbird'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1980) * '' Sign of the Times'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) With

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* '' Stone Flower'' (CTI, 1970) * '' Jobim'' (MCA, 1973) With

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* '' Afro-Classic'' (CTI, 1970) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1972) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) With Duke Pearson * '' How Insensitive'' (Blue Note, 1969) * '' Merry Ole Soul'' (Blue Note, 1969) * ''

I Don't Care Who Knows It ''I Don't Care Who Knows It'' is an album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded between 1968 and 1970.

'' (Blue Note, 1996) With Flora Purim * ''

Butterfly Dreams ''Butterfly Dreams'' is the second studio album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim. It was released in 1973 via Milestone Records. Recording sessions took place at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in December 1973. Reception In a revi ...

'' (Milestone, 1973) * '' Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) * '' 500 Miles High'' (Milestone, 1976) * '' Open Your Eyes You Can Fly'' (Milestone, 1976) * ''

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'' (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

* ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1969) * '' Native Dancer'' (Columbia, 1975) * '' High Life'' (Verve, 1995) With

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* ''

'' (Columbia, 1971) * ''

There Goes Rhymin' Simon ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel (" Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland (" Take Me to the ...

'' (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) * Al Di Meola, ''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) * Keith Jarrett, ''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)

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

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