| Artist | Hermeto Pascoal |
|---|---|
| Cover | Album_Slaves_Mass_cover.jpg |
| Released | 1977 |
| Genre | Jazz, Experimental music, Jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Baião music, Psychedelia |
| Length | 42:43 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Producer | Airto Moreira, Flora Purim |
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 | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mixing Pot" ("Tacho") | Hermeto Pascoal | 9:18 |
| 2. | "Slaves Mass" ("Missa Dos Escravos") | Hermeto Pascoal | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Little Cry For Him" ("Chorinho Para Ele") | Hermeto Pascoal | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Cannon (Dedicated To Cannonball Adderley)" | Hermeto Pascoal | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Just Listen" ("Escuta Meu Piano") | Hermeto Pascoal | 7:08 |
| 6. | "That Waltz" ("Aquela Valsa") | Hermeto Pascoal | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Cherry Jam" ("Geléia De Cereja") | Hermeto Pascoal | 11:45 |
| Bonus tracks | |||
| 8. | "Open Field" ("Campo Aberto") | Hermeto Pascoal | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Pica Pau (Take 1)" | Hermeto Pascoal | 14:20 |
| 10. | "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").