1976 Herbie Mann feat. Cissy Houston – Surprises
Surprises is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring singer Cissy Houston which was released on the Atlantic label in 1976
Tracks
1 Draw Your Breaks (David Scott; Derrick Harriott) 04:47
2 Cajun Moon (JJ Cale) 06:15
3 Creepin’ (Stevie Wonder) 04:53
4 Easter Rising (Pat Kirby; Pat Rebillot) 04:36
5 Asa Branea (Divina Eulalia Oliviera; Humberto Teixeira; Luiz Gonzaga) 03:54
6 The Sound Of Windwood (Herbie Mann) 02:31
7 Cricket Dance (Herbie Mann) 04:16
8 The Butterfly In A Stone Garden (Herbie Mann) 05:20
9 Anata (I Wish You Were Here With Me) (Akiko Kosaka) 03:06
Biography
Musicians
1 Draw Your Breaks
| Bass | Jackie Jackson |
| Drums | Michael Richards |
| Guitar | Hux Brown |
| Guitar | Radcliffe Dougie Bryan |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Piano | Gladstone Anderson |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Sax | David Newman |
| Vocals | Eunice Peterson |
| Vocals | Rannelle Braxton |
| Vocals | Cissy Houston |
2 Cajun Moon
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Sax | David Newman |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Cissy Houston |
3 Creepin’
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Bob Mann |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Sax | David Newman |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Cissy Houston |
4 Easter Rising
| Bass | Bob Babbitt |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Bob Mann |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
| Background Vocals | Judy Clay |
| Vocals | Cissy Houston |
5 Asa Branea
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Bob Mann |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
| Percussion | Rafael Cruz |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Vocals | Cissy Houston |
6 The Sound Of Windwood
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Drums | Kisaku Katada |
| Drums | Seiko Fujisya |
| Drums | Hiromitsu Katada |
| Guitar | Samuel T Brown |
| Koto | Eriko Kuramoto |
| Koto | Kazuko Tsubamoto |
| Koto | Harumi Nakamaru |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Shakuhachi | Minoru Muraoka |
| Shamisen | Somei Sasaki |
| Sho | Yosei Sato |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
7 Cricket Dance
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar (solo) | Bob Mann |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
8 The Butterfly In A Stone Garden
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Drums | Kisaku Katada |
| Drums | Seiko Fujisya |
| Drums | Hiromitsu Katada |
| Guitar | Bob Mann |
| Koto | Eriko Kuramoto |
| Koto | Kazuko Tsubamoto |
| Koto | Harumi Nakamaru |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Shamisen | Somei Sasaki |
| Sho | Yosei Sato |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
9 Anata (I Wish You Were Here With Me)
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Flute | Herbie Mann |
| Percussion | Armen Halburian |
| Vocals | Akiko Kosaka |
Strings
Cello – Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy (Track 4)
Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Richard Maximoff (Track 4)
Violin – David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme (Track 4)
Liner Notes
Producer – Herbie Mann
Arranged By – Pat Rebillot
Engineer (Recording) – Jimmy Douglass (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
Engineer (Recording) – Tony Bongiovi (Tracks 4, 5)
Engineer (Recording) – Shima & Ishizuka (Tracks 6, 8, 9)
Engineer (Recording) – Lew Hahn (Tracks 7, 9)
Engineer (ReMix) – Jimmy Douglass (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
Engineer (ReMix) – Lew Hahn (Tracks 6, 7, 9)
Mastered By – George Piros
Art Direction, Design – Paula Bisacca
Illustration – Burt Groedel
Mastered At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Dynamic Sounds Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Mori Studio
Remixed At Atlantic Studios
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation