FLORA PURIM WITH FRIENDS / LIVE AT TERMINAL ISLAND FEDERAL PRISON 1975 (1CDR)

Flora Purim - vocals
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - saxophone
Raul De Souza - trombone
George Duke - keyboards
Miroslav Vitous - bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
Airto Moreira - percussion

1. FUNKY THINGS (Including LIGHT AS A FEATHER)
2. 500 MILES HIGH
3. CASA FORTE
4. O CANTADOR
5. Airto talks about Pandeiro - Pandeiro Solo
6. Airto talks about Cuica - Cuica Solo
7. Airto talks about Berimbau - Berimbau Solo
8. MENINO DE JACANA - JIVE TALK
9. TOMBO IN 7/4
Bonus Track
10. Flora Purim Interview

Recorded live at Island Federal Penitentiary in 1975 by Flora Purim. Flora Purim is a jazz fusion vocalist and the wife of Airto Moreira, a well-known percussionist. She has also participated in fusion groups such as Return to Forever. The group she leads boasts a lineup that will make fusion fans drool. It features the son-and-son duo of Cannonball Adderley and George Duke, Mirosolav Vitous, a founding member of Weather Report, and Leon Chancler, who lays down incredibly skillful funk rhythms. Of course, her husband Airto also participates. There is a lot of talking, especially in tracks 5 through 7, where Airto explains percussion instruments before demonstrating them. A friendly and relaxed atmosphere is conveyed. However, the performances themselves are outstanding and breathtakingly cool. Chapters are placed at the beginning of each song, so if you just want to enjoy the music, please skip to the chapters. The soundboard recording already had decent sound quality, but the remastering has improved it by about two levels.