Flora PurimOpen Your Eyes You Can Fly

Label:

Milestone (4) – M-9065

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Latin Jazz

Tracklist

A1 Open Your Eyes You Can Fly
Backing VocalsHermeto Pascoal
Electric BassAlphonso Johnson
Electric GuitarDavid Amaro
Electric PianoGeorge Duke
Lyrics ByNeville Potter
Music ByChick Corea
PercussionAirto Moreira
SoloistAmaro*
4:29
A2 Time's Lie
Acoustic GuitarDavid Amaro
DrumsNdugu*
Electric Bass, Acoustic BassAlphonso Johnson
Electric Piano, Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]George Duke
FluteHermeto Pascoal
Lyrics ByNeville Potter
Music ByChick Corea
PercussionAirto Moreira
SoloistNdugu*
5:09
A3 Sometime Ago
CongasLaudir de Oliveira
DrumsNdugu*
Electric BassAlphonso Johnson
Electric GuitarDavid Amaro
Electric Piano, Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]George Duke
FluteHermeto Pascoal
Lyrics ByNeville Potter
Music ByChick Corea
PercussionAirto Moreira
SoloistPascoal*
4:44
A4 San Francisco River
Acoustic BassRon Carter
Acoustic GuitarEgberto Gismonti
Arranged ByHermeto Pascoal
DrumsRoberto Silva*
Electric BassAlphonso Johnson
Electric GuitarDavid Amaro
Flute, Electric PianoHermeto Pascoal
Lyrics ByNeville Potter
Music ByFlora Purim
PercussionAirto*
Soloist [Duet]Pascoal*
Synthesizer [Moog]George Duke
4:06
B1 Andei (I Walked)
Arranged ByHermeto Pascoal
Drums, BerimbauRoberto Silva*
Electric BassAlphonso Johnson
Electric GuitarDavid Amaro
Flute, Electric PianoHermeto Pascoal
Music ByHermeto Pascoal
PercussionAirto*
SoloistPascoal*
Synthesizer [Moog], ClavinetGeorge Duke
Vocals [Duet]Flora*
6:11
Ina's Song (Trip To Bahia) / Transition (4:14)
B2a Ina's Song (Trip To Bahia)
CongasLaudir de Oliveira
Arranged ByFlora Purim
Lyrics By, Music ByFlora Purim
Electric PianoHermeto Pascoal
Synthesizer [Moog, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble]George Duke
Electric GuitarDavid Amaro
Electric Bass, Acoustic BassAlphonso Johnson
Drums, PercussionRoberto Silva*
PercussionAirto*
SoloistDuke*
B2b Transition
Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble], Electric PianoGeorge Duke
PercussionAirto*
Music ByMoreira*
B3 Conversation
Acoustic BassAlphonso Johnson
Arranged ByHermeto Pascoal
DrumsAirto Moreira
Drums, PercussionAirto*
Electric GuitarDavid Amaro
Electric PianoHermeto Pascoal
Music ByHermeto Pascoal
Synthesizer [Moog, ARP String Ensemble]George Duke
2:34
Medley: White Wing / Black Wing
Acoustic BassRon Carter
Acoustic GuitarEgberto Gismonti
Arranged ByHermeto Pascoal
Berimbau, PercussionRoberto Silva*
Drums, Berimbau, PercussionAirto*
Electric BassAlphonso Johnson
Harpsichord, Percussion, Whistling, Electric Piano, FluteHermeto Pascoal
SoloistPascoal*
Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic]David Amaro
Vocals [Duet]Flora Purim
(5:49)
B4a White Wing
Composed ByL. Gonzaga*
B4b Black Wing
Lyrics ByFlora Purim
Music ByHermeto Pascoal

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByFantasy Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Milestone Records
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
  • Engineered AtParamount Recording Studios
  • Mastered AtKendun Recorders
  • Mastered AtColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
  • Lacquer Cut AtKendun Recorders
  • Published ByLitha Music
  • Published ByGood Morning Music
  • Published ByIlza Music
  • Published ByParker Music
  • Published ByNecessity Music
  • Published ByMycenae Music
  • Published ByAddaf Publishing

Credits

  • Art DirectionJimmy Wachtel
  • Engineer, Recorded By [Additional], RemixKerry McNabb
  • Mastered ByJohn Golden
  • Mastered By [Special Cooperation]Kerry McNabb
  • Photography By [Cover]Lorrie Sullivan
  • Photography By [Liner]Bruce W. Talamon*
  • ProducerOrrin Keepnews
  • Sleeve NotesOrrin Keepnews

Notes

Etched runouts with KENDUN stamp

Publishers:
- A1: Litha Music - ASCAP
- A2, A3: Litha - ASCAP
- A4: Good Morning Music - BMI
- B1: Ilza Music - BMI
- B2a: Parker Music / Necessity Music - BMI
- B2b: Mycenae Music - ASCAP
- B3, B4b: Parker / Necessity - BMI
- B4a: Addaf Publishing

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to A3, B2b): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (A4 to B2a, B3, B4b): BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (Etched in run-outs): SXT
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): M-9065-A-1A SXT KENDUN-A A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): M-9065-B-1C SXT KENDUN-A B

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (LP, Album, Gatefold) Milestone (4) MSM 9065 Italy 1976
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Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (LP, Album) Milestone (4) 204.5024 Brazil 1976
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Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (Cassette, Album) Milestone (4) 5161-9065 H US 1976
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Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (LP, Album, Gatefold) Milestone (4) 9102 1976
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Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (LP, Album) Milestone (4) 2C 066-97461 1976

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Reviews

  • dean.monti's avatar
    dean.monti
    A high water mark in Flora's career, in jazz, and in the mid-seventies surge in contributions from Brazilian musicians. The mid-seventies saw records featuring Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Raul de Souza, Robertinho Silva, and others... It was an amazing time.
    • leon328's avatar
      leon328
      can't stop playing over and over... all super musicians in one package and Flora at her best...
      (lp from our local thrift store in mind condition, no cd needed!)
      • tranzyd's avatar
        tranzyd
        Some top musicians from back in the day on this LP, glad this is preserved too with CD re-issues
        • smoothjazzaxe's avatar
          smoothjazzaxe
          Flora Purim's vocalese is quite extraordinary. This album is proof of it

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