500 Miles High (album)

500 Miles High
Live album by
Flora Purim
Released1974 (1974)
RecordedJuly 6, 1974
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre
Length40:46
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Flora Purim chronology
Butterfly Dreams
(1973) 		500 Miles High
(1974) 		Stories to Tell
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

500 Miles High is a live album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival. It was released in 1974 on Milestone Records.

Release and reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Jim Newsom states: "the Brazilian songstress delivers a fiery performance that must have been a joy to behold".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O Cantador"Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta5:09
2."Bridge"Flora Purim1:45
3."500 Miles High"Chick Corea, Neville Potter5:30
4."Cravo E Canela (Cinnamon and Cloves)" (featuring Milton Nascimento)Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos6:46
5."Bahia"Ary Barroso4:20
6."Uri (The Wind)"Hermeto Pascoal, Googie Coppola6:06
7."Jive Talk"Pascoal9:13
Total length:40:46

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Newson, Jim. "500 Miles High". AllMusic. Retrieved Jan 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 164. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Newsom, Jim Allmusic Review: 500 Miles High AllMusic, accessed 25 Jan 2019
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