Slaves Mass
by Hermeto Pascoal
- Type: Album
- Released: February 1977
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: Brazil
- Length: 1:17:21
- Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The idiosyncratic Brazilian multi-instrumentalist delivers a wild, kaleidoscopic fusion of complex jazz improvisation and deep Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Recorded in the United States featuring an all-star cast including Ron Carter and Airto Moreira, the compositions incorporate unconventional sound sources alongside staggering virtuosity. It is a dense, joyous, and profoundly unpredictable record that highlights Pascoal's reputation as a musical mad genius.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, improvisation, instrumental, nature
Tracklist
- Mixing Pot (Tacho) (9:15)
- Slaves Mass (Missa Dos Escravos) (4:22)
- Little Cry for Him (Chorinho Pra Ele) (2:11)
- Cannon (Dedicated to Cannonball Adderley) (5:17)
- Just Listen (Escuta Meu Piano) (7:10)
- That Waltz (Aquela Valsa) (2:46)
- Cherry Jam (Geleia De Cereja) (11:41)
- Open Field (Campo Aberto) - Outtake (4:30)
- Pica Pau - Take 1 (14:20)
- Star Trap - Pt. 2 (15:45)
Credits
- Ruy Pereira - artwork [inside art]
- Ron Carter - double bass [acoustic bass]
- Chester Thompson - drums
- Alphonso Johnson - electric bass
- David Amaro - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Raul De Souza - trombone, vocals
- Hugo Fattoruso - vocals
- Laudir de Oliveira - vocals