Speak No Evil (Flora Purim album)

Speak no evil is a 2003 album by the Brazilian singer Flora Purim. The name of the album is a tribute to a 1965 album and song by Wayne Shorter.

Speak no evil
Studio album by Flora Purim
Released	2003
Genre	Jazz, Latin music
Length	50:23
Label	Narada
Producer	Gary Meek, Geoff Gillette, Yutaka Yokokura

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album is a fusion of jazz, samba, and other Latin rhythms, featuring Airto Moreira, Oscar Castro Neves, and her daughter, Diana Booker.[2]

The album reached number fifteen on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine.[3]

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Length
1.	"This Magic"	Don Grusin, Diana Booker	5:06
2.	"You Go to My Head"	Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots	3:54
3.	"Speak No Evil (All for One)"	Vanessa Rubin, Wayne Shorter	5:13
4.	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Cole Porter	2:52
5.	"Tamanco No Samba"	Orlan Divo, Helton Menezes	5:05
6.	"Don't Say a Word"	Bill Cantos	6:28
7.	"Primeira Estrela"	Airto Moreira, Yutaka Yokokura	5:01
8.	"It Ain't Necessarily So"	Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin	5:22
9.	"I Feel You"	Bill Cantos	4:37
10.	"O Sonho (Moon Dreams)"	Egberto Gismonti	6:41

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Personnel

• Flora Purim – vocals
• Gary Meek – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Bill Cantos – keyboards ("Don't Say a Word" and "I Feel You")
• Oscar Castro-Neves – keyboards ("I've Got You Under My Skin") and acoustic guitar
• Russell Ferrante – keyboards ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
• Christian Jacob – keyboards ("You Go to My Head" and "Ain't Necessarily So")
• Marcos Silva – keyboards (in "Tamanco no samba" and "O Sonho")
• Yutaka Yokokura – keyboards ("Primeira Estrela")
• Gary Brown – bass ("Tamanco No Samba", "Primeira Estrela" and "O Sonho"
• Jimmy Haslip – bass ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
• Trey Henry – bass ("You Go to My Head", "Don't Say a Word", "Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Feel You")
• Jimmy Branly – drums ("This Magic") and percussion ("Speak No Evil")
• Airto Moreira – drums (except "This Magic"), percussion (except "Speak No Evil) and vocals (in "Primeira Estrela")
• Michito Sanchez – percussion ("This Magic" and "Speak No Evil")
• Diana Booker – vocals ("Primeira Estrela")

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	15[3]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Almeida Filho, Luciano (23 April 2003). "Para redescobrir Flora Purim". O Povo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2010.
3. "Speak No Evil - Flora Purim | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
4. Widran, Jonathan. "Speak no evil". All music. Retrieved 16 January 2010.