Fingers (album)

Fingers is a studio album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira, credited simply as Airto. It was released on CTI Records in 1973.^[1] It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Fingers
Studio album by Airto
Released	1973
Recorded	April 1973
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:23
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Airto Moreira chronology
Free (1972) Fingers (1973) Virgin Land (1974)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "consistently enriching."^[1] He added, "Fingers is an album to savor."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fingers (El Rada)"	Ruben Rada Eduardo Uzeta	4:30
2.	"Romance of Death"	Hugo Fattoruso	5:35
3.	"Merry-Go-Round"	Airto Moreira Flora Purim	2:40
4.	"Wind Chant"	Fattoruso	5:45
5.	"Parana"	Fattoruso	6:00
6.	"San Francisco River"	Purim	4:05
7.	"Tombo in 7/4"	Moreira	6:20
Total length:			37:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Airto – drums, percussion, vocals
• Hugo Fattoruso – keyboards, harmonica, vocals
• David Amaro – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Ringo Thielmann – double bass, vocals
• Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso – drums, vocals
• Flora Purim – percussion, vocals
• Creed Taylor – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineering
• Pete Turner – photography
• Alen MacWeeney – photography
• Rob Ciano – design

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[2]	18

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Fingers - Airto, Airto Moreira". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
2. "Fingers - Airto, Airto Moreira - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

External links

• Fingers at Discogs (list of releases)