Track Listing

1. Mixing Pot (Tacho)
2. Slaves Mass (Missa Dos Escravos)
3. Little Cry for Him (Chorinho Pra Ele)
4. Cannon (Dedicated to Cannonball Adderley)
5. Just Listen (Escuta Meu Piano)
6. That Waltz (Aquela Valsa)
7. Cherry Jam (Geleia de Cereja)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #190857 in Music
• Brand: PASCOAL,HERMETO
• Released on: 2005-02-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Album Details
Remastered Reissue of 1977 Release from the Pioneer Brazilian Fusion Jazz Artist. Guests Include Airto, Flora Purim, Ron Carter and More..

Customer Reviews

Music for All Humans
I pondered for a bit about what to call this album. "Aclassic"? "A masterpiece of Brazilian Music"? "An Unknown Genius"? ... The best I can say about Hermeto's work is all of the above and more. I am convinced that if he was born in the United States, he would be as well regarded as Miles Davis himself. I know this is quite a ambitious statement, the kind I am prompt not to make and even disdain when made by others, yet Mr. Pascual deserves such company. Like Miles, Hermeto never stops re-inventing himself, reaching for the farthest shores of his own soul. Like Miles, it will render you speechless with the breadth of his musical vocabulary, and it may even annoy you, with his unwillingness to repeat himself and rest on the laurels of a "winning formula." This album is a universe onto itself. From the mystic to the bizarre in a single tune (check "Cannon, a lament for flute and two live pigs ... yes, really), or his virtuosity and inspiration on the piano on "Tacho."

If you honor the profound creativity of Miles Davis, the unexpected beauty of Monk's melodies, and the deep musical range of Zappa's parodies, you must buy this gem. One last warning ... don't expect a comfortable listening experience, this is only for those other humans who, like Hermeto, long to be transfixed and transformed by great art.

A musical journey with a Master!
I first listened to this album as a jazz major in college and it blew me away. I don't use the word "Master" very often but, Hermeto is a MASTER. This album will dazzle your ears and imagination. Not only does Hermeto play most of the instruments on this album, he plays them so well you have to wonder which one is his main axe. A seance to contact the soul of Cannonball Adderley with Hermeto playing muti-tracked saxaphone is a treasure. The title cut "Slaves Mass" scared the hell out of me when I was 18 and alone in the dark of my dorm. "Little Cry for Him" demonstrates how well he plays everything.

If you like music that breaks all the rules then you owe it to yourself to own this album.

Adventurous, Surprising and ... Tuneful!
Hermeto's music matches avant-garde inventiveness and jazz improvisation with the Brazilian tradition of colorful melodies and african-based rythms. Perhaps not his best album ("So' nao Toca Quem Nao Quer" is a stronger contender for this title), but still a marvellous showcase of his abilities as a composer and player. After less than a hour of pig squeals, tea pot whistles, screams and children - not to mntion great playing of more "traditional" instruments -, you will be surprised to find out that experimental music can stick to your ears as much as Britney Spears - the only difference being that Hermeto's music is a lot more pleasant.