1. Dr. Jive, Pt. 1 
2. Butterfly Dreams 
3. Dindi 
4. Summer Night 
5. Love Reborn 
6. Moon Dreams 
7. Dr. Jive, Pt. 2 
8. Light as a Feather

Flora Purim - vocals
David Amaro  - Guitars
Stanley Clarke -	Arranger, Bass
George Duke -Clavinet, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer
Joe Henderson 	- Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
Ernie Hood - Zither
Airto Moreira - Drums, Percussion

This is the album that launched Flora Purim's solo career with great promise following her magnificent stint with Chick Corea's first incarnation of Return to Forever. Most of the tracks on this album sound like they would have fit very nicely onto one of RTF's first two LPs, with bandmate Stanley Clarke not only lending support on electric and acoustic bass, but also contributing original compositions and arrangements to the mix. The rest of the supporting cast is not too shabby either, including sax and flute man Joe Henderson, keyboard whiz kid George Duke, guitarist David Amaro, and Purim's other half, percussion legend Airto Moreira. Clarke's funky "Dr. Jive" and lyrical "Butterfly Dreams" are standout tracks here, as is the upbeat Egberto Gismonti composition "Moon Dreams." Duke shows his light Brazilian side on "Love Reborn," featuring Henderson's tenor sax solo and Amaro's lovely acoustic guitar. Purim delivers a gorgeous take on Jobim's well-known ballad "Dindi," and reshapes the standard "Summer Night" into a wordless vocal in her unmistakable style. The disc closes with a fine reworking of Clarke's now-classic "Light as a Feather," which strays not too far from the original RTF version. Neatly capturing Flora Purim's many vocal strengths, Butterfly Dreams delivered on the great expectations generated by her work with Corea and turned out to be a high point in her recording career. ---Jim Newsno, Rovi

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1 	Stories To Tell 	3:41
2 	Search For Peace 	5:53
3 	Casa Forte 	3:55
4 	Insensatez 	2:46
5 	Mountain Train 	3:14
6 	To Say Goodbye 	4:03
7 	Silver Sword	5:40
8 	Vera Cruz (Empty Faces) 	4:12
9 	O Cantador / I Just Want To Be Here 	6:45

Flora Purim (vocals)
Raul De Souza (trombone)
George Duke (piano, keyboards)
Earl Klugh (acoustic guitar)
Carlos Santana (electric guitar)
Miroslav Vitous, Ron Carter (bass)
Airto Moreira (drums, percussion)
King Errisson (percussion)

Though her recordings for Chick Corea's Return to Forever provide a better introduction to her vocal talents, Stories to Tell is an excellent outing by Flora Purim and friends. Assisted by a cast of jazz/fusion all-stars led by husband Airto Moreira, Purim shows off the wide range of her abilities: from wordless vocal soaring to songs with lyrics in English and Portuguese, from uptempo percussion-driven workouts to beautiful ballads. In addition to Airto, the assembled cast includes bassists Miroslav Vitous and Ron Carter, keyboard wunderkind George Duke, guitarists Earl Klugh and Oscar Castro-Neves, and trombonist Raul de Souza. Also, Carlos Santana turns in one of his patented sizzling guitar solos on "Silver Sword." With material from Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vitous, Milton Nascimento, McCoy Tyner, and Purim herself, this is an album worth savoring. --- Jim Newsom, Rovi

Released in 1974, Flora’s second Milestone set “Stories To Tell” was a bona fide classic. This time the group is based around the core of Duke, Moreira, guitarist Earl Klugh and conga player King Errisson, with Miroslav Vitous, Carlos Santana, Raul De Souza, Oscar Neves and others all playing important bit parts.

The opening title track is built on an incredibly funky groove over which Purim glides around the intricately beautiful melody improvising phrases lifted from songs written for Return To Forever. Cuts such as this and ‘Silver Sword’ with its fantastic guitar solo from Santana seem to define the funky fusion side of her musical vision. Her vocalisation of McCoy Tyner’s ‘Search For Peace’ shows an artist who can really sing jazz. The Brazilian songs on the album are fantastic, arranged in a fresh way that takes them apart from the original versions. ‘Vera Cruz’ has a distinctive arrangement that lifts the parts where the tempo is taken down, while Jobim’s ‘Insensatez’ is a million miles from the soft bossa standard it had become in the 1960s. The final track is a medley of the classic ‘O Cantador’ with ‘I Just Want To Be Here’, a number developed by the musicians in the studio that reflects how at ease they felt creating the music on this album. “Stories To Tell” cemented Flora’s reputation as one of the key vocalists of the era and she continued recording for Milestone throughout the 1970s, building up a body of work that continues to stand the test of time. ---Dean Rudland, acerecords.co.uk

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1 	Las Olas 	6:55
2 	Less Than Lovers 	5:04
3 	This Is Me 	4:51
4 	Flora's Song 	9:17
5 	É Preciso Perdoar 	4:06
6 	Silvia 	6:23
7 	Forbidden Love 	4:44
8 	Anjo De Mim 	4:26
9 	Lua Cheia 	5:56
10 	Anjo Do Amor 	4:38

Flora Purim - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Diana Moreira Booker - 	Arranger, Vocals (Background)
Krishna Booker - Arranger, Beat Box, Keyboard Programming, Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Branly - Drums, Timbales
Gary Brown - Bass
Grecco Buratto - Guitar
Adam Camardella - Vocals (Background)
Dominic Camardella - Organ (Hammond), Producer
Dori Caymmi - Guitar (Acoustic)
Andre De Santanna - Bass
George Duke - Piano
Mark Egan - Bas Bass Instrument, Guest Artist, Main Personnel
Rob Gardner - Vocals (Background)
Reggie Hamilton - Bass
Giovanni Hidalgo - Congas
Christian Jacob - Arranger, Piano
Gary Meek - Flute, Flute (Alto)
Airto Moreira - Drums,Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Andy Narell - Arranger, Keyboards, Steel Pan 
José Neto - Guitar
Marcos Silva - Arranger, Keyboards
Harvey Wainapel - Saxophone 

Throughout Flora's Song, the veteran Brazilian singer Flora Purim is heard in prime form. The ten compositions fit her style well; she swings in her own fashion and puts plenty of feeling into her vocals. In addition, there are many fine solos along the way, with the standouts including Harvey Wainapel's flute solo on "Flora's Song" and the steel drums of Andy Narrell on "E Precisa Perdoar" and "Forbidden Love." Whether any of the songs eventually become standards is open to question, but they are welcome additions to Flora Purim's repertoire. This is her most rewarding recording in several years, and she sounds quite happy throughout the excellent set. ---Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review

There’s a hazy grandeur, an earthy exuberance that very nearly overwhelms this ump-teenth album from Brazil’s legendary songstress. But, some 40 years into her brilliant career, Purim is too assured, too keenly in tune with every inch of her rhythmic environment, to let that happen. Professionally, she has always been an astute world traveler, joyfully traversing any musical landscape she encounters while soaking up everything she can from such diverse jazz influences as Duke Pearson, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, her husband and perennial playmate Airto Moreira and the Caribbean Jazz Project’s Andy Narell (who, along with Moreira, George Duke and Marcos Silva, guests on this disc). Cacophonously cross-cultural yet assertively organic, Flora’s Song is perhaps best-described as jazz-driven world pop (or is it pop-savvy world jazz?) Either way, from the sensual moaning at the center of the title track and jungle passion of “This Is Me” to the native, volcanic ebullience of “Forbidden Love” and techno-pop blister of “Silvia” (akin to being locked inside an august cathedral equipped with a killer sound system), it’s clear the Queen of Brazilian jazz has a fever, and it’s catching. ---Christopher Loudon, jazztimes.com

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1   This Magic    5:06
2   You Go to My Head  3:54
3   Speak No Evil (All for One) 5:13
4   I've Got You Under My Skin  2:52
5   Tamanco No Samba  5:05
6   Don't Say a Word  6:28
7   Primeira Estrela  5:01
8   It Ain't Necessarily So  5:22
9   I Feel You  4:37
10  O Sonho (Moon Dreams)  6:39

Flora Purim - vocals
Jimmy Branley - Percussion
Gary Brown - Bass
Bill Cantos - Keyboards
Oscar Castro-Neves - Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards
Russell Ferrante - Keyboards
Jimmy Haslip - Bass
Trey Henry - Bass
Christian Jacob 	- Keyboards
Gary Meek - Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Airto Moreira - Drums, Leader, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Michito Sánchez - Percussion
Yutaka Yokokura - Keyboards, Vocal Treatments

Two realities are abundantly clear from listening to this Brazilian songstress legend's latest mix of standards and originals -- she swings magnificently with great jazz company (including her husband, percussion legend Airto Moreira) and she's far more emotionally effective singing in her native Portuguese than in her heavily accented English. Her phrasing is solid on classics like "You Go To My Head" and the samba flavored "I've Got You Under My Skin," but her thick accent keeps the ears distracted somewhat from the message her heart seeks to convey. Fortunately, on these and other English language tunes by Don Grusin, Wayne Shorter and the vastly underrated L.A. keyboardist/songwriter Bill Cantos, she's surrounded by bandmates that propel her to great heights. On the opener "This Magic," that includes Moreira's jamming with flutist Gary Meek and members of The Yellowjackets. The same crowd turns "Speak No Evil" into a similarly wild trad-jazz affair. But compare her strained vocals on those tracks with her effortless vocal magic on Brazilian classics like "Tamanco no Samba" and "O Sonho" and the distinction between mere very good and close to perfection is clear. Another gem is the samba-lite tune written by Airto and Yutaka Yokokura, "Primeira Estrela," which rolls along on the strength of Purim's vocal harmonies with Yutaka and Oscar Castro Neves' beautiful acoustic guitar. To truly speak no musical evil, Purim should concentrate on mas Portugues. ---Jonathan Widran, Rovi

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