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Antônio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower

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On July 7, 1970, “CTI” label released “Stone Flower”, the sixth Antônio Carlos Jobim studio album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Antônio Carlos Jobim – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
  • Eumir Deodato – guitar, arrangements
  • Ron Carter – double bass
  • João Palma – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Everaldo Ferreira – percussion
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Harry Lookofsky – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Antônio Carlos Jobim, except where noted.

  1. Tereza My Love
  2. Children’s Games
  3. Choro
  4. Brazil – Ary Barroso
  5. Stone Flower
  6. Amparo
  7. Andorinha
  8. God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun
  9. Sabiá – lyrics by Chico Buarque

John Surman: Coruscating

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On September 21, 2000, “ECM” label released “Coruscating”, the 25th John Surman album. It was recorded in January 1999, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Surman– soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
  • Chris Laurence– bass

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  • Rita Manning, Keith Pascoe– violins
  • Bill Hawkes – viola
  • Nick Cooper – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by John Surman.

  1. At Dusk
  2. Dark Corners
  3. Stone Flower
  4. Moonless Midnight
  5. Winding Passages
  6. An Illusive Shadow
  7. Crystal Walls
  8. For the Moment

Santana: Caravanserai

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Caravanserai

On October 11, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Caravanserai”, the fourth Santana studio album. It was recorded February –May, 1972 at “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carlos Santana and Mike Shrieve.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana– vocals, lead guitar, guitar, percussion
  • Neal Schon– guitar
  • Douglas Rodrigues– guitar
  • Wendy Haas– piano
  • Gregg Rolie– vocals, organ, electric piano, piano
  • Douglas Rauch– bass, guitar
  • Tom Rutley– acoustic bass
  • Michael Shrieve– drums, percussion
  • José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, congas, timbales, bongos
  • James Mingo Lewis– vocals, percussion, congas, bongos, acoustic piano
  • Armando Peraza– percussion, bongos
  • Hadley Caliman– saxophone intro, flute
  • Rico Reyes – vocals
  • Lenny White – castanets
  • Tom Coster– electric piano
  • Tom Harrell– orchestra arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation -Tom Rutley, Neal Schon,  Michael Shrieve
  2. Waves Within – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
  3. Look Up – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
  4. Just in Time to See the Sun – Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
  5. Song of the Wind – Greg Rolie,Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
  6. All the Love of the Universe – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
  7. Future Primitive – José Areas, Mingo Lewis
  8. Stone Flower – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
  9. La Fuente del Ritmo – Mingo Lewis
  10. Every Step of the Way – Michael Shrieve