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

Surprises
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1973-76
Studio
  • Dynamic (Kingston, Jamaica)
  • Mori (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Mediasound (New York City)
  • Atlantic (New York City)
GenreJazz fusion, rhythm and blues
Length39:44
LabelAtlantic
SD 1682
ProducerHerbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology
Waterbed
(1975)
Surprises
(1976)
Reggae II
(1976)

Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

Personnel



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."


See also



References


  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 1, 2015
  2. Allmusic listing accessed September 1, 2015
  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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