Everyday Everynight: Flora's Fusion Snapshot
A confident step into fusion territory, built on session-room chemistry and Purim's gift for transforming any groove.
Everyday Everynight arrived as Flora Purim was settling into her stride as a fusion bandleader rather than a supporting voice. The session brought together an unusually deep bench of session players — Michael Brecker and David Sanborn on saxophones, Lee Ritenour and Oscar Castro-Neves on guitars, George Duke on electric piano, and a rhythm section anchored by Jaco Pastorius on bass and Harvey Mason on drums. That lineup alone signals ambition: these were working players at the top of their game in 1978, the kind who could nail a part in one or two takes and move on.
Purim's voice remains the thread throughout — she scats, solos, and anchors the melodies with that distinctive blend of precision and airiness that made her invaluable to Return to Forever. The album sits comfortably in the fusion pocket of the late seventies: electric, groove-centered, technically assured without sounding cold. Duke and Ritenour carry much of the harmonic weight, while Pastorius's bass work has that walking-then-darting quality that defined his studio session style. These aren't experimental tracks; they're well-constructed fusion vehicles, the kind that found steady play on FM radio and in smooth-jazz sets.
It's neither a peak moment nor a departure — more a solid professional statement from a singer who had earned the platform to lead a band of this caliber. The material doesn't linger long after the needle lifts, but in the room and on tape, everything locks. For listeners curious about Purim beyond her Return to Forever work, this shows her leading rather than supporting, comfortable enough in fusion grammar to let her voice do what it does best.
Who's playing
Alphonso Johnsonbass
Byron Millerbass
Jaco Pastoriusbass
Michel Colombierelectric piano
George Dukeelectric piano
David Walter Fosterpiano
Lee Ritenourguitar
Oscar Castro‐Nevesacoustic guitar
Jay Graydonguitar
Michael Breckersaxophone
Randy Breckersaxophone
David Sanbornsaxophone
Raul de Souzatrombone
Michael Boddickersynthesizer
Harvey Masondrums
Chester Thompsondrums
Airto Moreirapercussion
Laudir de Oliveirapercussion
Where next?
More by Flora Purim
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The musicians on this record
Word Of Mouth 1981
Jaco Pastorius
plays bass here
plays bass here
A Brazilian Love Affair 1980
George Duke
plays electric piano here
plays electric piano here
Pilgrimage 2007
Michael Brecker
plays saxophone here
plays saxophone here
Taking Off 1975
David Sanborn
plays saxophone here
plays saxophone here
