Herbie Mann Featuring Cissy Houston – Surprises

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Label:	Atlantic – SD 1682
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, PR - Presswell Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1976
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Soul-Jazz

Tracklist

A1	Draw Your Breaks Alto Flute – Herbie Mann Bass – Jackie Jackson (3) Drums – Michael Richard* Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Guitar – Hux Brown, Rod Bryan* Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Organ – Winston Wright Piano – Gladstone Anderson Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* Vocals – Cissy Houston, Eunice Peterson, Rannelle Braxton Written-By – D. Scott, Derrick Harriot	4:50
A2	Cajun Moon Bass – Tony Levin Bass Flute, Flute – Herbie Mann Drums – Steve Gadd Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Guitar – Hugh McCracken, Jerry Friedman Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Percussion – Armen Halburian, Ralph MacDonald Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* Vocals – Cissy Houston Written-By – J.J. Cale	6:17
A3	Creepin' Bass – Tony Levin Drums – Steve Gadd Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Flute – Herbie Mann Guitar – Bob Mann, Jerry Friedman Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Percussion – Armen Halburian, Ralph MacDonald Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* Vocals – Cissy Houston Written-By – Stevie Wonder	5:00
A4	Easter Rising Backing Vocals – Judy Clay Bass – Bob Babbitt Cello – Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy Drums – Rick Marotta Engineer [Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Engineer [Recording] – Tony Bongiovi Flute – Herbie Mann Guitar – Bob Mann, Jerry Friedman Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston Percussion – Armen Halburian Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Richard Maximoff Violin – David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme Written-By – Pat Kirby Written-By, Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Backing Vocals – Judy Clay Bass – Bob Babbitt Cello – Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy Drums – Rick Marotta Engineer [Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Engineer [Recording] – Tony Bongiovi Flute – Herbie Mann Guitar – Bob Mann, Jerry Friedman Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston Percussion – Armen Halburian Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Richard Maximoff Violin – David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Richard Sortomme Written-By – Pat Kirby Written-By, Keyboards – Pat Rebillot	4:40
B1	Asa Branca Bass – Tony Levin Drums – Rick Marotta Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Engineer [Recording] – Tony Bongiovi Flute – Herbie Mann Guitar – Bob Mann, Jeff Mironov Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Percussion – Armen Halburian, Rafael Cruz, Sammy Figueroa Vocals – Cissy Houston Written-By – Oliverra, Teixeira, Gonzaga	3:55
B2	The Sound Of Windwood Bass – Tony Levin Drum [O-Daiko] – Kisuku Katada* Drum [Tzuzumi] – Seiko Fujisya Drums – Steve Gadd Drums [Wadaiko Sets] – Hiromitsu Katada Engineer [Re-Mix] – Lew Hahn Engineer [Recording] – Shima & Ishizuka Guitar – Sam Brown (2) Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Koto – Eriko Kuramoto, Kazuko Tsubamoto Koto [Koto & Modern Koto] – Harumi Nakamura* Percussion – Armen Halburian Shakuhachi – Minoru Muraoka Shamisen – Somei Sasaki Sho [Syo] – Yosei Sato Written-By, Flute – Herbie Mann Bass – Tony Levin Drum [O-Daiko] – Kisuku Katada* Drum [Tzuzumi] – Seiko Fujisya Drums – Steve Gadd Drums [Wadaiko Sets] – Hiromitsu Katada Engineer [Re-Mix] – Lew Hahn Engineer [Recording] – Shima & Ishizuka Guitar – Sam Brown (2) Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Koto – Eriko Kuramoto, Kazuko Tsubamoto Koto [Koto & Modern Koto] – Harumi Nakamura* Percussion – Armen Halburian Shakuhachi – Minoru Muraoka Shamisen – Somei Sasaki Sho [Syo] – Yosei Sato Written-By, Flute – Herbie Mann	2:34
B3	Cricket Dance Bass – Tony Levin Drums – Steve Gadd Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Lew Hahn Guitar – Jerry Friedman Guitar, Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Bob Mann Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Percussion – Armen Halburian Written-By, Flute – Herbie Mann	4:17
B4	The Butterfly In A Stone Garden Bass – Tony Levin Drum [O-Daiko] – Kisaku Katada Drum [Tsuzumi] – Seiko Fujisya Drums – Steve Gadd Drums [Wadaiko Sets] – Hiromitsu Katada Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Engineer [Recording] – Shima & Ishizuka Guitar – Bob Mann Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Koto – Eriko Kuramoto, Kazuko Tsubamoto Koto [Koto & Modern Koto] – Harumi Nakamura* Percussion – Armen Halburian Shamisen – Somei Sasaki Sho [Syo] – Yosei Sato Written-By, Flute – Herbie Mann Bass – Tony Levin Drum [O-Daiko] – Kisaku Katada Drum [Tsuzumi] – Seiko Fujisya Drums – Steve Gadd Drums [Wadaiko Sets] – Hiromitsu Katada Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Jimmy Douglass Engineer [Recording] – Shima & Ishizuka Guitar – Bob Mann Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Koto – Eriko Kuramoto, Kazuko Tsubamoto Koto [Koto & Modern Koto] – Harumi Nakamura* Percussion – Armen Halburian Shamisen – Somei Sasaki Sho [Syo] – Yosei Sato Written-By, Flute – Herbie Mann	5:19
B5	Anata (I Wish You Were Here With Me) Bass – Tony Levin Drums – Steve Gadd Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Lew Hahn Engineer [Recording] – Shima & Ishizuka Flute – Herbie Mann Guitar – Jerry Friedman Keyboards – Pat Rebillot Percussion – Armen Halburian Vocals – Akiko Kosaka Written-By – Akiko Kosaka	3:07

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Dynamic Sounds Studios
Recorded At – Mediasound
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Recorded At – Mori Studio
Remixed At – Atlantic Studios
Produced For – 5 Faces of Music Productions, Inc.
Pressed By – Presswell
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Record Company – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Record Company – Warner Communications

Credits

Arranged By – Pat Rebillot
Art Direction, Design – Paula Bisacca
Illustration [Cover] – Burt Groedel
Producer – Herbie Mann

Notes

Presswell pressing, indicated by "PR" suffix on label matrix.

A1 recorded at Dynamic Studios, Jamaica
A1, A4, B1, B4 recorded at Media Sound Studios N.Y.
A2, A3, B1, B3, B5 recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, N.Y.
B2, B4, B5 recorded at Mori Studios, Tokyo, Japan
B2 Re-Mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, N.Y.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Matrix side A, on label): ST-A-763543-PR
Matrix / Runout (Matrix side B, on label): ST-A-763544-PR

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Surprises (LP, Album)	Atlantic, Atlantic	ATL 50 268, SD 1682	Germany	1976
	Surprises (LP, Album)	Atlantic, Atlantic	ATL 50268, SD 1682	Netherlands	1976
	Surprises (LP, Album)	Atlantic	ATL 50 268	Italy	1976
	Surprises (LP, Album, RI)	Atlantic	SD 1682	US	1976
New Submission	Surprises (LP, Album, Stereo)	Atlantic	SD 1682	New Zealand	1976

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