Speak No Evil (Flora Purim album)

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Speak no evil
Album speak no evil cover.jpg
Studio album by
Flora Purim
Released2003
GenreJazz, Latin music
Length50:23
LabelNarada
ProducerGary Meek, Geoff Gillette, Yutaka Yokokura
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]

Speak no evil is a 2003 album by the Brazilian singer Flora Purim. The name of the album is a tribute to a 1965 album and song by Wayne Shorter.

The album is a fusion of jazz, samba, and other Latin rhythms, featuring Airto Moreira, Oscar Castro Neves, and her daughter, Diana Booker.[2]

The album reached number fifteen on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine.[3]

Track listing[]

# Title Songwriters Length
1. "This Magic" Don Grusin, Diana Booker 5:06
2. "You Go to My Head" Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots 3:54
3. "Speak No Evil (All for One)" Vanessa Rubin, Wayne Shorter 5:13
4. "I've Got You Under My Skin" Cole Porter 2:52
5. "Tamanco No Samba" Orlan Divo, Helton Menezes 5:05
6. "Don't Say a Word" Bill Cantos 6:28
7. "Primeira Estrela" Airto Moreira, Yutaka Yokokura 5:01
8. "It Ain't Necessarily So" Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin 5:22
9. "I Feel You" Bill Cantos 4:37
10. "O Sonho (Moon Dreams)" Egberto Gismonti 6:41

[4]

Personnel[]

  • Flora Purim – vocals
  • Gary Meek – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Bill Cantos – keyboards ("Don't Say a Word" and "I Feel You")
  • Oscar Castro-Neves – keyboards ("I've Got You Under My Skin") and acoustic guitar
  • Russell Ferrante – keyboards ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
  • Christian Jacob – keyboards ("You Go to My Head" and "Ain't Necessarily So")
  • Marcos Silva – keyboards (in "Tamanco no samba" and "O Sonho")
  • Yutaka Yokokura – keyboards ("Primeira Estrela")
  • Gary Brown – bass ("Tamanco No Samba", "Primeira Estrela" and "O Sonho"
  • Jimmy Haslip – bass ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
  • Trey Henry – bass ("You Go to My Head", "Don't Say a Word", "Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Feel You")
  • Jimmy Branly – drums ("This Magic") and percussion ("Speak No Evil")
  • Airto Moreira – drums (except "This Magic"), percussion (except "Speak No Evil) and vocals (in "Primeira Estrela")
  • Michito Sanchez – percussion ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
  • Diana Booker – vocals ("Primeira Estrela")

Chart performance[]

Year Chart Position
2003 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 15[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Almeida Filho, Luciano (23 April 2003). "Para redescobrir Flora Purim". O Povo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Speak No Evil - Flora Purim | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Speak no evil". All music. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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