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 ...

, 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, 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 improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and ke ...

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.

Biography

Airto Moreira was born in Itaiópolis, Brazil, into a family of folk healers, and raised in

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and

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. 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

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jazz pioneers Sambalanço Trio and for his landmark recording with Hermeto Pascoal in Quarteto Novo in 1967. Shortly after, he followed his wife

to the

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. After moving to the US, Moreira studied with Moacir Santos in Los Angeles. He then moved to New York where he began playing regularly with jazz musicians, including the bassist Walter Booker. 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,

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and Miroslav Vitous in their group

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

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and Muruga Booker for their '' Sweetnighter'' album) to join fellow Davis alumnus Chick Corea's new band Return to Forever. He played drums on Return to Forever's first two albums: '' Return to Forever'' and '' Light as a Feather'' in 1972. Moreira was a contributor to many of

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percussionist

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's world music/percussion albums in Rykodisc's The World collection, including ''The Apocalypse Now Sessions'', ''

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'', '' Supralingua'', and '' Planet Drum'', which won a World Music Grammy in 1991. He can be heard playing congas on Eumir Deodato's 1970s space-funk hit " Also sprach Zarathustra" on the album '' Prelude''. Moreira has played with many of the greatest names in jazz including

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, Paul Desmond, Dave Holland,

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, John McLaughlin,

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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 '' Apocalypse Now'' and '' Last Tango in Paris''), played at the re-opening of the

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(along with fellow professor of ethnomusicology Halim El-Dabh), and taught at

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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 '' Red Hot + Rio'', produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Awards

* Moreira was voted the number one percussionist in "'' Down Beat'' Magazine's Critics Poll" for the years 1975 through 1982 and most recently in 1993. * In September 2002, Brazil's President Fernando Henrique Cardoso 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) * '' Fingers'' (CTI, 1973) * ''

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

'' 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 Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez (Stretch, 2007) * ''Alue'' (Selo 2017) With Sambalanco Trio * '' Sambalanço Trio'' (Audio Fidelity, 1964) * '' Improviso Negro'' (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 organized ...

'' (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'' (Capitol, 1971) * '' The Happy People'' (Capitol, 1972) * ''

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'' (Fantasy, 1975) * ''Big Man: The Legend of John Henry'' (Fantasy, 1975) * '' Music You All'' (Capitol, 1976) * '' Lovers'' (Fantasy, 1976) With Gato Barbieri * '' 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'' (Nemperor, 1974) * ''I Wanna Play for You'' (Nemperor, 1979) * ''Shieldstone'' (Bellaphon, 1987) With Chick Corea * '' Return to Forever'' (ECM, 1972) * '' Light as a Feather'' (Polydor, 1973) * '' Secret Agent'' (Polydor, 1978) * '' Tap Step'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * '' The Ultimate Adventure'' (Stretch, 2006) With

* ''

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'' (Columbia, 1970) * '' Live-Evil'' (Columbia, 1971) * '' Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West'' (CBS/Sony, 1973) * '' Get Up with It'' (Columbia, 1974) * '' Big Fun'' (Columbia, 1974) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1979) * '' Directions'' (Columbia, 1981) With Paul Desmond * '' From the Hot Afternoon'' (A&M, 1969) * '' Summertime'' (A&M, 1969) * '' Bridge Over Troubled Water'' (A&M, 1970) With

* '' Feel'' (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, Califor ...

'' (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 cont ...

'' (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 s ...

'' (MPS, 1976) * '' A Brazilian Love Affair'' (Epic, 1980) * ''Night After Night'' (Elektra, 1989) * '' Snapshot'' (Warner Bros., 1992) * ''Is Love Enough?'' (Warner Bros., 1997) * ''

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

* '' Captain Marvel'' (Columbia, 1975) * '' The Best of Two Worlds'' (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 Gilber ...

* ''

I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do ''I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do'' is a studio album by Brazilian bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto, released on Verve Records in 1969. In the liner notes Gilberto calls the album her "fireplace album". Reception The AllMusic review calls ...

'' (Verve, 1969) * ''

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'' (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 recorded for the Kudu label (a subsidiary of CTI Records) in 1971.

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

* ''

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'' (Passport, 1980) * ''

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'' (Rykodisc, 1990) * '' Planet Drum'' (Rykodisc, 1991) * '' Mickey Hart's Mystery Box'' (1996) * '' Supralingua'' (Rykodisc, 1998) With

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* '' First Light'' (CTI, 1971) * ''

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'' (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 tog ...

'' (CTI, 1975) With Bob James * '' H'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * ''Snowbird'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1980) * '' Sign of the Times'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) With Antonio Carlos Jobim * '' Stone Flower'' (CTI, 1970) * '' Jobim'' (MCA, 1973) With Hubert Laws * ''

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'' (CTI, 1970) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1972) * '' Wild Flower'' (Atlantic, 1972) With

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* '' How Insensitive'' (Blue Note, 1969) * '' Merry Ole Soul'' (Blue Note, 1969) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1996) With

* '' Butterfly Dreams'' (Milestone, 1973) * '' Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) * '' 500 Miles High'' (Milestone, 1976) * '' Open Your Eyes You Can Fly'' (Milestone, 1976) * '' 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'' (Blue Note, 1969) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1975) * '' High Life'' (Verve, 1995) With Paul Simon * '' 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. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He w ...

* '' Inner City Blues'' (Kudu, 1971) * '' All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''

Soul Box ''Soul Box'' is the third studio album by American saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. The project was originally divided in two LPs, both released in 1973 on Kudu Records with quite identical covers as ''Soul Box Vol. 1'' (KU-12) and ''Soul Box ...

'' (Kudu, 1973) With others * Average White Band, '' Feel No Fret'' (Atlantic, 1979) * George Benson, '' 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) *

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, ''Detente'' (Arista, 1980) * Dee Dee Bridgewater, '' Just Family'' (Elektra, 1978) * Kenny Burrell, '' God Bless the Child'' (CBS, 1971) *

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, ''For All We Know'' (Columbia, 1971) *

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'' (Blue Note, 1970) * Donald Byrd, '' Kofi'' (Blue Note, 1995) * The Carpenters, ''

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'' (A&M, 1989) * Karen Carpenter, '' Karen Carpenter'' (A&M, 1996) * Oscar Castro-Neves, ''Live at Blue Note Tokyo'' (CT Music 2009) * Danilo Caymmi, ''Cheiro Verde Ana'' (Terra, 1977) *

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'' (Columbia, 1979) * Billy Cobham, ''Drum 'n' Voice 2'' (Nicolosi, 2006) * Michel Colombier, ''Michel Colombier'' (Chrysalis, 1979) * Norman Connors, ''Dance of Magic'' (Cobblestone, 1972) *

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, '' Help Me Make it Through the Night'' (Kudu, 1972) *

, ''

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'' (Manhattan, 1985) * Al Di Meola, '' Soaring Through a Dream'' (Manhattan, 1985) * Eumir Deodato, '' Prelude'' (CBS, 1973) * Eumir Deodato, ''The Crossing'' (Soul Trade, 2011) *

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, '' Exciter'' (Mute, 2001) * Depeche Mode, ''

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'' (Mute, 2001) * Joao Donato, ''Donato Deodato'' (Muse, 1973) * Christy Doran, ''Shaman'' (M.E.L.T., 2000) * Gil Evans, ''

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'' (Artists House, 1981) * Joe Farrell, '' Outback'' (CTI, 1971) * Joe Farrell, '' Night Dancing'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

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, ''Layers of Time'' (Intuition, 1996) * Frank Foster, ''

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'' (Mainstream, 1972) *

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, '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (Enja, 1990) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''

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'' (CTI, 1990) * Egberto Gismonti, ''Trem Caipira'' (EMI, 1985) * Jim Hall, '' Where Would I Be?'' (Milestone, 1972) * Lani Hall, ''

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'' (A&M, 1979) *

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, '' Dis Is da Drum'' (Mercury, 1994) *

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'' (Milestone, 1972) * Terumasa Hino, ''Double Rainbow'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) * Paul Horn, ''Brazilian Images'' (Black Sun, 1991) * Toninho Horta, ''Terra Dos Passaros'' (EMI, 1980) *

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'' (Landmark, 1986) *

Jackie & Roy Jackie and Roy was an American jazz vocal team consisting of husband and wife singer Jackie Cain (1928-2014) and singer/pianist Roy Kral (1921-2002). They sang together for 56 years and made almost 40 albums. Kral's 2002 obituary in '' The N ...

, ''

Time & Love ''Time & Love'' is an album by American vocalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.

'' (CTI, 1972) *

, '' Expectations'' (Columbia, 1972) *

Alphonso Johnson Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock and ...

, ''Moonshadows'' (Epic, 1976) * Alphonso Johnson, ''Metaphors'' (Embamba Music, 2017) *

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

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Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie '' Mondo Ca ...

, '' Betwixt & Between'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) *

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Q ...

, '' Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * Masabumi Kikuchi, ''

Susto Susto (, ) is a cultural illness primarily among Latin American cultures. It is described as a condition of "chronic somatic suffering stemming from emotional trauma or from witnessing traumatic experiences lived by others". Symptoms Among the ...

'' (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 Madala Kunene (born 3 April 1951) is a South African musician born in Kwa-Mashu, near Durban. Kunene started busking on Durban’s beach-front at the age of 7, making his first guitar out of a cooking oil tin and fish gut for the strings, soon ...

, ''Kon'Ko Man'' (B&W Music, 1996) * 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 ''The Chick Corea Songbook'' is the twenty-second studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer on September 29, 2009. The album features The Manhattan Transfer's interpretations of several Chick Corea compositions, including a song written by ...

'' (2009) *

Rick Margitza Rick Margitza (born October 24, 1961) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Margitza's paternal grandfather, a Hungarian Gypsy violinist, taught him to play the violin at the age of four. His father also played violin with the Detroi ...

, ''Color'' (Blue Note, 1989) * Rick Margitza, ''Hope'' (Blue Note, 1991) *

Tania Maria Tania Maria (born May 9, 1948) is a Brazilian artist, singer, composer, bandleader and piano player, singing mostly in Portuguese or English. Her Brazilian-style music is mostly vocal, sometimes pop, often jazzy, and includes samba, bossa, Afro ...

, ''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) * John McLaughlin, ''

My Goal's Beyond ''My Goal's Beyond'' is the third solo album (after ''Extrapolation'' and ''Devotion'') by guitarist John McLaughlin. The album was originally released in 1971 on Douglas Records in the US. It was later reissued by Douglas/Casablanca (1976), El ...

'' (Douglas, 1971) *

Gary Meek Gary Meek (born March 16, 1961) is an American jazz and fusion saxophone and keyboard artist. As a featured artist or session musician he has contributed to more than 150 albums. Biography Gary Meek was born in 1961 in Encino, California. His fat ...

, ''Gary Meek'' (Lipstick, 1991) * Sergio Mendes, ''Primal Roots'' (A&M, 1972) *

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her st ...

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Don Juan's Reckless Daughter ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' is a 1977 double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Her ninth album, it is unusual for its experimental style, expanding even further on the jazz-influenced sound of Mitchell's previous recordings. ...

'' (Asylum, 1977) * Milton Nascimento, ''

Courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, ...

'' (A&M, 1969) * Milton Nascimento, ''Milton'' (A&M, 1976) * 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 Pascoal, ''Hermeto'' (Cobblestone, 1970) * Hermeto Pascoal, ''

Slaves Mass ''Slaves Mass'' is a 1977 album by Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal. Recorded for Warner Bros. Records, the album featured some of the most beloved Brazilian musicians of the time. Track listing The bonus tracks ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1977) *

Annette Peacock Annette Peacock is an American composer, musician, songwriter, producer, and arranger. She is a pioneer in electronic music who combined her voice with one of the first Moog synthesizers in the late 1960s. Biography Annette Peacock was writing ...

, '' I'm the One'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * Ivo Perelman, ''Ivo'' (King, 1989) *

Esther Phillips Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). ''The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia''. Penguin Books. p. 376. . She ...

, ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) *

David Pomeranz David Pomeranz (born February 9, 1951) is an American singer, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theatre. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile. Solo career Born and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from ...

, ''Time to Fly'' (Decca, 1971) *

Michel Portal Michel Portal (born 27 November 1935) is a French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He plays both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz". Early life Portal was born in Bayonne on 2 ...

, ''Birdwatcher'' (Sunnyside, 2007) * Quarteto Novo, '' Quarteto Novo'' (EMI, 1993) * Dianne Reeves, '' Dianne Reeves'' (Blue Note, 1987) * Dianne Reeves, ''Quiet After the Storm'' (Blue Note, 1994) *

Lawson Rollins Lawson Rollins is an American guitarist from North Carolina noted for his virtuoso fingerstyle technique and melodic compositional skills. Guitar Player magazine ranked him as one of the "50 Best Acoustic Guitarists of All Time". His music is ge ...

, ''Infinita'' (Infinita 2008) * Lawson Rollins, '' Espirito'' (2010) * Charlie Rouse, ''

Two Is One ''Two Is One'' is an album by American saxophonist Charles Rouse recorded in 1974 and released on the Strata-East label. Reception The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Given his discography, this record is ...

'' (Strata-East, 1974) * Santana, '' Borboletta'' (Columbia, 1974) * Santana, '' Dance of the Rainbow Serpent'' (Columbia, 1995) * Seawind, ''Seawind'' (A&M, 1980) * Don Sebesky, '' Giant Box'' (CTI, 1973) *

Lonnie Smith Lonnie Smith may refer to: * Lonnie Smith (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball player * Lonnie Smith (boxer) (born 1962), American boxer * Lonnie Smith (organist) (1942–2021), American organist * Lonnie Liston Smith Lonnie Liston Smi ...

, ''

Mama Wailer ''Mama Wailer'' is an album by American jazz organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1971 and released on the Kudu label.

'' (Kudu, 1971) *

Raul de Souza Raul de Souza (23 August 1934 -– 23 June 2021), also known as Raulzinho, was a Brazilian trombonist who recorded with Sérgio Mendes, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Milton Nascimento, Sonny Rollins, Hermeto Pascoal, Cal Tjader and the jazz/fusion ...

, ''Sweet Lucy'' (Capitol, 1977) * Raul de Souza, ''Don't Ask My Neighbors'' (Capitol, 1978) *

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-sell ...

, ''

That's Why I'm Here ''That's Why I'm Here'' is the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1985, four years after his previous effort, ''Dad Loves His Work''. The album contains a version of Buddy Holly's "Everyday", as well as the parti ...

'' (Columbia, 1985) * Buddy Terry, '' Pure Dynamite'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Leon Thomas, ''

Blues and the Soulful Truth Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afric ...

'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) * McCoy Tyner, '' 13th House'' (Milestone, 1982) *

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...

, '' Rough'' (United Artists, 1978) * Marcos Valle, ''Vontade de Rever Voce'' (Som Livre 1981) * Geraldo Vandre, ''5 Anos De Cancao'' (Som Maior, 1966) * Miroslav Vitous, ''Magical Shepherd'' (Warner Bros., 1976) *

Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jaz ...

, '' Awakening'' (Atlantic, 1979) * Walter Wanderley, ''Moondreams'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * Leon Ware, '' Leon Ware'' (Be With 2014) *

, ''

'' (Columbia, 1971) * Randy Weston, '' Blue Moses'' (CTI, 1972) * 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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