🎷 AotW: Jazz Airto - TOUCHING YOU...TOUCHING ME

[Captain Bacardi]

Airto
TOUCHING YOU...TOUCHING ME
Warner Brothers Records BSK 3279

Released 1979

Peaked at #47 on the Jazz Albums chart (1979)

Produced by Bob Monaco and Airto Moreira

Songs & Musicians:

1. Amajour (George Sopuch) - 4:54

Airto - Percussion & Lead Vocal
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Laudir de Oliveira - Congas
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
George Sopuch - Electric Guitar
Al Ciner - Rhythm Guitar
George Duke - Fender Rhodes
Michael Boddicker - Synthesizers
Herb Alpert - Trumpet
Joe Farrell - Tenor Sax
The Sweet Inspirations - Background Vocals
Arranged by Marcos Valle & Airto
​

2. Partido Alto (Jose Bertrame/Alexandre Malheiros) - 5:36

Airto - Tap Drums & Percussion
Laudir de Oliveira - Percussion
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
George Sopuch - Electric Guitar
Jose Bertrame - Rhodes
Joe Farrell - Soprano Sax
Flora Purim - Vocals
Arranged by Jose Bertrame & Airto
​

3. Open Space (Hugo Fattoruso/Airto Moreira) - 3:06

Airto - Percussion & Vocals
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Laudir de Oliveira - Congas
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
Al Ciner - Rhythm Guitar
Marcos Valle - Rhodes
Hugo Fattoruso - Freeman & Arp Synthesizer
Bayete - Acoustic Piano
George Duke - Piano solo
Flora Purim - Vocals
Arranged by Marcos Valle & Airto
​

4. Heartbeat (Michel Colombier/Airto Moreira) - 4:20

Airto - Percussion, Congas, Lead Vocal
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
Al Ciner - Electric Guitar
Michel Colombier - Acoustic Piano
Marcos Valle - Electric Piano
Hugo Fattoruso - Freeman & Arp Synthesizer
Arranged by Michel Colombier & Airto
​

5. Toque De Cuica (Jose Bertrame) - 3:54

Airto - Percussion, Congas, Lead Vocal
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
Al Ciner - Electric Guitar
George Duke - Clavinet
Marcos Valle - Rhodes
Bayete - Acoustic Piano
Arranged by marcos Valle & Airto
​

6. Move It On Up (G.T. Moore) - 3:36

Airto - Percussion & Lead Vocal
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
Al Ciner - Lead Guitar
Richard Feldman - Rhythm Guitar
Bayete - Acoustic Piano
W.D. Smith - Organ
Joe Farrell - Tenor Sax
The Sweet Inspirations - Background Vocals
Arranged by Marcos Valle & Airto
​

7. And Then We Touched The Sky (Alphonso Johnson) - 4:39

Airto - Percussion
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Laudir de Oliveira - Congas
Alphonso Johnson - Bass & Stick
Bob Robles - Lead Guitar
Al Ciner - Rhythm Guitar
Bayete - Acoustic Piano
Arranged by Alphonso Johnson
​

8. Tempos Atras (Dreams Are Real) (Jose Bertrame) - 5:38

Airto - Percussion & Vocal solo
Peter Bunetta - Drums
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
Al Ciner - Electric Guitar
George Duke - Clavinet
Hugo Fattoruso - Harmony Clavinet, Acoustic Piano melody, Freeman & Arp Synthesizer
Marcos Valle - Rhodes
Bayete - Acoustic Piano
The Sweet Inspirations - Vocal Effects
Arranged by Marcos Valle & Airto
​

9. It's Not A Ballad (Jose Bertrame) - 4:15

Airto - Percussion
Jose Bertrame - Rhodes
Nivaldo Ornellas - Soprano Sax
Flora Purim - Vocals
Arranged by Flora Purim, Airto, Jose Bertrame and Nivaldo Ornellas
​

10. Introduction To The End (Airto Moreira) - 1:41

Airto - Drums & Percussion
​

Recorded at Conway Recording, Hollywood; The Village Recorder, West L.A.; and Record Plant, L.A.
Recorded by: Roger Harris - Basic Tracks and Overdubs; Kevin Beamish - Overdubs; Denis Degher - Overdubs and Mixing
Assistant Engineers: Chris Gordon and Phil Moores
Mastered by Jeff Sanders at Crystal Recording Studios, Hollywood
Art Direction: John Cabalka
Photography: Jim McCrary

Available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Touching-You-...&qid=1418776163&sr=1-3&keywords=airto+moreira




Capt. Bacardi

 

[Dave]

With few exceptions, most anything Airto did outside of his session work w/ other artists, onto his own solo LP's has been preachy (when anything with singing was involved--his own voice or hired vocalists) sophomoric (though relying on grooves from his best work, gives things a bit of a lift) and dull (despite some good appearances by such stalwart musicians such as Laudir de Oliveira, Joe Farrell and George Duke--and here, Herb Alpert, on the lead-off track, "Amajour"!)...

Is it because of his decision to work with mediocrities such as Peter Bunetta, Michael Boddicker, Alphonso Johnson and Al Ciner? Partly... But mainly the decision to merge, fuse, and mindlessly just MIX his native Brasilian forte as a percussionist with bland, white-washed generic American pop just doesn't universally work...

To get up from the percussive action of what his hands can do, stepping up to the mic, or (Gasp!) including Flora, his wife, only demonstrates rather fey, semi-committal, complacent and limited entertaining abilities as his own master of his art and craft, at best...


-- Dave

 

[Captain Bacardi]

First of all, just how does Airto's albums become "preachy" when most of the time they are wordless vocals??? There aren't any political or religious overtones on this or any of his earlier albums. so where are you getting this "preachy" thing from?

Is it because of his decision to work with mediocrities such as Peter Bunetta, Michael Boddicker, Alphonso Johnson and Al Ciner?

Really? Mediocre? Alphonso Johnson was the driving force behind the early Weather Report albums. Michael Boddicker was the synth guru throughout the 70's and 80's and was on everybody's albums.

Granted, this wasn't his best effort but there is plenty to enjoy. The first side was pretty strong. Sure, it's a bit more of a commercial Brazilian feel to it and for the most part it worked. The second side (tracks 6-9) is a mess. Airto seemed as if he didn't know what direction to go. First he went reggae, then pop. At least he ended the album with a thunderous percussion blast.



Capt. Bacardi