Airto Moreira

percussion, drums, producer, vocal, arranger, shakers, flute, triangle, performer, caxixi, congas, surdo, berimbau, tambourine, instrument arranger, bell tree, wood block, gongs, hi-hat, effects, cuíca, bells, wind chime, vibraphone, cowbell

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Flora Purim performer, vocal Free, Hot Sand, Lydian Riff, Musikana, Peasant Dance, Return to Forever, Samba Do Cantor, Struck by Lightning
Steve Beltran
Hubert Laws flute Flora’s Song, Free, Jequie, Lucky Southern, So Tender
Chick Corea electric piano, keyboard, piano Creek (Arroio), Jequie, Return to Forever, Samba Louco (Crazy Samba), Seven Dwarfs
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Flora Purim performer, vocal Free, Hot Sand, Lydian Riff, Musikana, Peasant Dance, Return to Forever, Samba Do Cantor, Struck by Lightning
Hubert Laws flute Flora’s Song, Free, Jequie, Lucky Southern, So Tender
Chick Corea electric piano, keyboard, piano Creek (Arroio), Jequie, Return to Forever, Samba Louco (Crazy Samba), Seven Dwarfs
Raul de Souza trombone Promises of the Sun
Creed Taylor producer Creek (Arroio), Flora’s Song, Free, Jequie, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever, So Tender
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) guitar Lucky Southern, So Tender
Don Sebesky arranger Creek (Arroio), Flora’s Song, Free, Jequie, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever, So Tender
Rudy van Gelder engineer Creek (Arroio), Flora’s Song, Free, Jequie, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever, So Tender
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) bass Creek (Arroio), Flora’s Song, Free, Jequie, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever, So Tender
George Duke keyboard, piano Hot Sand, Stanley's Tune, Virgin Land
Randy Tico fretless bass Burning Money (Queim Ando Dinheiro), It's Time for Carnival, Sea Horse
Gary Meek EWI, flute, keyboard, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, wind synthesizer Burning Money (Queim Ando Dinheiro), Samba Louco (Crazy Samba), Samba Nosso (Our Samba), Sea Horse, Seven Dwarfs
Stanley Clarke bass, electric upright bass Hot Sand, Musikana, Samba Nosso (Our Samba), Stanley's Tune, Virgin Land
Novelli acoustic guitar, bass Candango, La de casa, Promises of the Sun, Zuei
Hugo Fattoruso keyboard Candango, Nativity, Promises of the Sun, Zuei
Wayne Andre trombone Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever
Toninho Horta electric guitar Candango, Promises of the Sun, Zuei
Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) flugelhorn, trumpet Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever
Keith Jarrett electric piano, piano Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, So Tender
José Neto 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Burning Money (Queim Ando Dinheiro), It's Time for Carnival, Sea Horse
Garnett Brown trombone Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever
Al Rubin flugelhorn, trumpet Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever
Alex Blake bass I Don't Have to Do What I Don't Want to Do, Lydian Riff, Peasant Dance
Gabriel DeLorme guitar Hot Sand, I Don't Have to Do What I Don't Want to Do, Lydian Riff
Joe Wallace trombone Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever
Burt Collins flugelhorn, trumpet Flora’s Song, Lucky Southern, Return to Forever
David Amaro guitar Musikana, Stanley's Tune, Virgin Land
Ashley Beedle remixer City Sushi Man (New '98 mix), City Sushi Man (New 98 Mix By Ashley Beedle)
Jay Berliner guitar Flora’s Song, Jequie
Mark Egan electric upright bass Samba Louco (Crazy Samba), Seven Dwarfs
Eddie Daniels clarinet Lydian Riff, Peasant Dance
Milcho Leviev keyboard Lydian Riff, Peasant Dance
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) keyboard, piano Samba Nosso (Our Samba)
Kenny Ascher mellotron, piano I Don't Have to Do What I Don't Want to Do
Junior Homrich percussion It's Time for Carnival
Justice (drum & bass producer Anthony Bowes) remixer Killer Bees (New '98 mix)
Bob Monaco producer Toque De Cuica
Marcos Silva keyboard Struck by Lightning
Marcos Valle arranger Toque De Cuica
Mike Shapiro drums Struck by Lightning
Jaco Pastorius electric bass guitar Nativity
Milton Nascimento vocal, acoustic guitar Promises of the Sun
Nelson Ayres electric piano, piano Creek (Arroio)
Jane Taylor (bassoonist) bassoon Lydian Riff
Rob Harrison electric upright bass Struck by Lightning
Charles Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus) guitar Nativity

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Flora Purim arranger, vocal, bell tree, berimbau, congas, cowbell, cuíca, drums, percussion, shakers, tambourine, triangle, wood block 500 Miles High, Above the Rainbow, Andei (I Walked), Beijo Partido (Broken Kiss), Black Narcissus, Blues Ballad, Bridge, Butterfly Dreams, Carry On, Conversation, Corine, Dedicated to Bruce, Dindi, Dr. Jive (Part 1), Dr. Jive (Part 2), Encounter, Everyday, Everynight, Five-Four, From the Lonely Afternoon, Hope, I Just Don't Know, In Brasil, Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) / Transition, Island in the Sun Interlude, Jive Talk, Las Olas, Latinas, Light as a Feather, Love Reborn, Moon Dreams, Niura Is Coming Back, O Cantador, Open Your Eyes You Can Fly, Overture, Samba Michel, San Francisco River, Sarara, Sometime Ago, Summer Night, Times Lie, Tomara (I Wish), Uri (The Wind), Walking Away, White Wing / Black Wing, Why I'm Alone, Windows
Steve Beltran percussion Amparo, Ana Luiza, Andorinha, Brazil, Caribe, Carinhoso, Children's Games, Choro, Cronica da Casa Assassinada: Trem para Cordisburgo / chora Coracão / Jardim abandonado / Milagre e palhaços, God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun, Mantiqueira Range, Matita Perê, Nuvens douradas, Rockanalia, Sabia, Stone Flower, Sue Ann, Takatanga, Tema Jazz, Tema Jazz - alternative take 1, Tema Jazz - alternative take 2, Tema Jazz - master take in full, Tempo do mar, Tereza My Love, The Girl From Ipanema, Tide, Tide - alternative take, Um rancho nas nuvens, Waters of March (Águas de março), Águas de março
Hubert Laws percussion Airegin, Allegro from Concerto No. 3 in D, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: First Movement, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Second Movement, Come Ye Disconsolate, Fire and Rain, Flute Sonata in F, Gymnopedie #1, In the Beginning, Mean Lene, Moment's Notice, Passacaglia in C minor, Pavane, Reconciliation, Restoration, Syrinx, The Rite of Spring, Theme from Love Story, Yoruba
Chick Corea bells, drums, hi-hat, percussion, shakers Captain Marvel, Central Park, Crystal Silence, Drifting, Fickle Funk, Moseb the Executioner, Part 1, Moseb the Executioner, Part 2, Moseb the Executioner, Part 3, North Africa, Return to Forever, Slinky, Sometime Ago / La Fiesta, Three Ghouls, Part 1, Three Ghouls, Part 2, Three Ghouls, Part 3, What Game Shall We Play Today
Wayne Shorter percussion Ana Maria, At the Fair, Beauty and the Beast, Black Swan (In Memory of Susan Portlynn Romeo), Capricorn, Children of the Night, Diana, Dindi, High Life, Lilia, Maya, Midnight In Carlotta's Hair, Miracle of the Fishes, More Than Human, On the Milky Way Express, Pandora Awakened, Super Nova, Swee-Pea, Virgo Rising, Water Babies
Duke Pearson vocal, drums, percussion Canto Ossanha, Captain Bacardi, Clara, Cristo Redentor, Give Me Your Love, How Insensitive, I Don't Know, Lamento, Little Drummer Boy, Little Song, My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera), Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz), Sandalia Dela, Stella by Starlight, Tears, Upa Neguinho, Xibaba
Freddie Hubbard percussion Betcha by Golly, Wow, Fantasy in D, First Light, In a Mist, Lonely Town, Moment to Moment, Naturally, Naturally (alternate take), People Make the World Go Round, Povo, Red Clay (live), Sky Dive, The Godfather, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Yesterday's Dreams
Miles Davis percussion Bitches Brew, Directions, Funky Tonk, Inamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts, It's About That Time, Little Church, Medley: Gemini / Double Image, Nem Um Talvez, Sanctuary, Selim, Sivad, Spanish Key, The Theme, What I Say
Grover Washington, Jr. percussion Ain't No Sunshine / theme From "Man and Boy" ("Better Days"), Aubrey, Don't Explain, Easy Living/Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Georgia on My Mind, I Loves You Porgy, Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler), Masterpiece, Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Taurian Matador, Trouble Man, Until It's Time for You to Go, You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Jesús María de Arozamena producer Ajaja, Akiwowo, Akiwowo (a cappella), Ife L'Oju L'Aiye, Kori, Loyin Loyin, Oba Igbo, Ogun La / Ka Aiye, Orere, Sango, Se Eni A Fe L'Amo - Kere Kere, The Beat of My Drum
Brian Bromberg vocal, percussion Coastline Drive, Corcovado, Ellen, Isn't It Beautiful?, Little Tune, One Note Samba, Ray of Sunshine, Talia, The Girl From Ipanema, Tristefinado, Wave
Raul de Souza producer, percussion A Song of Love, At Will, Bottom Heat, Canto de Ossanha (feat. Cannonball Adderley), Chants to Burn (feat. Cannonball Adderley), Crystal Silence, Dr. Honoris Causa, Festival, Nannã, Water Buffalo
Hermeto Pascoal producer, vocal, drums, percussion Cannon (Dedicated to Cannonbal Adderley), Cherry Jam (Geleia de cereja), Just Listen (Escuta meu piano), Little Cry for Him (Chorinho pra ele), Mixing Pot (Tacho), Open Field (Campo aberto), Pica Pau (take 1), Slaves Mass (Missa dos escravos), Star Trap, Part 2, That Waltz (Aquela valsa)
Stan Getz percussion Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel (alternate version), Crystal Silence, Day Waves, Five Hundred Miles High, Five Hundred Miles High (alternate version), La Fiesta, Lush Life, Times Lie
Inner Fire instrument arranger, vocal, drums, percussion Bird of Paradise, Esquinas, Garimpo, Jennifer, Jump, Love Reborn, Sweet Baby Blues, The Magicians, Two Minutes of Peace
Donald Byrd drums, percussion Elmina, Essence, Estavanico, Fufu, Kofi, Perpetual Love, The Dude, The Loud Minority, Xibaba
Weather Report percussion Eurydice, Milky Way, Morning Lake, Orange Lady, Seventh Arrow, Tears, Umbrellas, Waterfall
Jim Hall drums Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Careful, Goodbye, My Love, I Should Care, Minotaur, Simple Samba, Vera Cruz, Where Would I Be?
Rüzgar percussion Days of Old, Early Morning Rises, Islands, Jenelle, Let's Pretend, Long Trip Home, Rooftops, Song for My Sons
George Benson vocal, percussion California Dreaming, El Mar, Little Train, Theme From Summer of '42, White Rabbit
David Friesen percussion Amber Skies, Blue and Green, In the Place of Calling, Jenelle Number Four, Sitka in the Woods, Underlying, Voices
Joe Farrell percussion Another Star, Bleeding Orchid, Casa de los sospensos, November 68th, Outback, Silver Lace, Sound Down
Michel Portal percussion Calicot vanity, Distira lanoan, Impatience, Lake Street, Nada mas, Tadorna, The Sandpiper
Dizzy Gillespie percussion A Night in Tunisia, And Then She Stopped, Dizzy Shells, Kush, Seresta / Samba for Carmen, Tanga, Tin Tin Deo
Stanley Turrentine drums, percussion Gibraltar, I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do, I Told Jesus, Salt Song, Storm, Vera Cruz
Dee Dee Bridgewater percussion Children Are the Spirit (of the World), Just Family, Melody Maker, Open Up Your Eyes, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Sweet Rain
George Duke percussion Dawn, Look Into Her Eyes, That's What She Said
Indra Lesmana percussion Corrobores, First Glance, L.A., Morro Rock, Song for..., Stephanie
Depeche Mode percussion Freelove, Freelove (Bertrand Burgalat version), Freelove (DJ Muggs remix), Freelove (Flood mix), Freelove (Schlammpeitziger 'Little Rocking Suction Pump' version), I Feel Loved
Randy Tico vocal, caxixi, triangle, vibraphone, wind chime Beyond This Day (Forever Friends), In Amorata (For Robin), Persian Dance
Paul Simon percussion Allergies, Hearts and Bones, Think Too Much (b), Train in the Distance, When Numbers Get Serious
Gato Barbieri drums, percussion Antonico, El parana, El sertao, Maria domingas, Yo le canto a la luna
X-Maleya percussion Blues Selah, Breakout, It's Too Late, Never Can Say Goodbye, Workin' on a Groovy Thing
McCoy Tyner percussion 13th House, Leo Rising, Love Samba, Search For Peace, Short Suite
Santana vocal, drums, effects, percussion, triangle Borboletta, Flor de canela, Promise of a Fisherman, Spring Manifestations
Pauline Wilson drums Good Morning Heartache, Never Let Me Go, Sentimental Mood, The Nearness of You
Frank Foster percussion E.W.-Beautiful People, J.P.'s Thing, Requiem For Dusty, The Loud Minority
Al Di Meola percussion Cielo E Terra, Solace, Traces (Of a Tear), When You're Gone
Bobby Hutcherson percussion Color Scheme, Never Let Me Go, Recorda-Me, Second-Hand Brown
Nils Landgren Funk Unit percussion Cannonball, Love All, Serve All, Mother Fonk, Primitivo
Fabiola Socas percussion Garden Of Leisure, Summer Of Our Love, Way Up On The Mountain
Billy Cobham vocal, percussion Amazon, Ozone Part 1, Ozone Part 2
The Special Five percussion Hopscotch, In His Presence Searching, Two Is One
日野皓正 percussion Aboriginal, Cherry Hill Angel, Merry-Go-Round
Gil Evans vocal, percussion El Matatdor, Naña, Zee Zee
Joe Henderson congas, percussion Black Is the Color (Of My True Love's Mind), Forgone Conclusion
Astrud Gilberto percussion Brazilian Tapestry, Zazueita
Joni Mitchell surdo Dreamland, The Tenth World
Herbie Hancock arranger, percussion Shooz
Dr. Lonnie Smith caxixi, percussion I Feel The Earth Move, Mama Wailer
Average White Band percussion Atlantic Avenue, Feel No Fret
Pompadour Pussycat performer Outro Lado (live at the Paradiso)
Paul Desmond drums, percussion Faithful Brother
MYLK drums Menina flor
Bock Andrews vocal Ponteio
Leon Thomas drums Gypsy Queen
Lani Hall vocal, percussion Meni Devol
A Heavy Feather vocal, percussion Montanhas No Céu