Fingers (album)
| Fingers | ||||
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| Studio album by Airto | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded |
April 9, 17 and 18, 1973 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label |
CTI CTI 6028 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Airto Moreira chronology | ||||
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Fingers is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira (who was credited simply as "Airto") featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.[1] The album reached number 18 in the Billboard Jazz albums charts.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review states "the results are consistently enriching. Fingers is an album to savor".[3]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
Track listing
- "Fingers (El Rada)" (Ruben Rada, Eduardo Uzeta) - 4:30
- "Romance of Death" (Hugo Fattoruso) - 5:35
- "Merry-Go-Round" (Airto Moreira, Flora Purim) - 2:40
- "Wind Chant" (Fattoruso) - 5:45
- "Parana" (Fattoruso) - 6:00
- "San Francisco River" (Purim) - 4:05
- "Tombo in 7/4" (Moreira, Hugo Fattoruso) - 6:20
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 9, 17 and 18, 1973
Personnel
- Airto - drums, percussion, vocals
- Hugo Fattoruso - keyboards, harmonica, vocals, composer
- David Amaro - guitar, electric guitar
- Ringo Thielmann - bass, vocals
- Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso - drums, vocals
- Flora Purim - percussion, vocals
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Billboard's Jazz Albums | 18[2] |
References
- ↑ CTI Records discography accessed February 23, 2012
- 1 2 "Fingers - Airto,Airto Moreira | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- 1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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