Slaves Mass is a 1977 album by Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal. Recorded for Warner Bros. Records, the album featured some of the most beloved Brazilian musicians of the time.
Track listing # Title Songwriters Length1. "Mixing Pot" ("Tacho") Hermeto Pascoal 9:182. "Slaves Mass" ("Missa Dos Escravos") Hermeto Pascoal 4:193. "Little Cry For Him" ("Chorinho Para Ele") Hermeto Pascoal 2:114. "Cannon (Dedicated To Cannonball Adderley)" Hermeto Pascoal 5:205. "Just Listen" ("Escuta Meu Piano") Hermeto Pascoal 7:086. "That Waltz" ("Aquela Valsa") Hermeto Pascoal 2:467. "Cherry Jam" ("Geléia De Cereja") Hermeto Pascoal 11:45Bonus tracks8. "Open Field" ("Campo Aberto") Hermeto Pascoal 4:259. "Pica Pau (Take 1)" Hermeto Pascoal 14:2010. "Star Trap (Part 2)" Hermeto Pascoal 15:45
The bonus tracks were included in 2004, when the album was released on CD.
Personnel Hermeto Pascoal: piano, keyboards, clavinet, melodica, soprano sax, flutes, acoustic guitar, twelve strings guitar and vocals (in "Cannon"), live pigs (in "Slaves Mass"). Flora Purim: vocals (in "Slaves mass" and "Cannon"). Airto Moreira: drums (all tracks except "Mixing pot", "Pica pau" and "Star trap"), percussion and vocals (in "Cannon"). Chester Thompson: drums (in "Mixing pot", "Pica pau" and "Star trap"). Ron Carter: acoustic bass (all tracks except "Mixing pot", "Pica pau" and "Star trap"). Alphonso Johnson: electric bass (in "Mixing pot", "Pica pau" and "Star trap"). Raul de Souza: trombone and vocals (in "Cannon") David Amaro: electric guitar, acoustic guitar and twelve strings guitar. Hugo Fattoruso: vocals (in "Cannon"). Laudir de Oliveira: vocals (in "Cannon").
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