I'm Fine, How Are You?

I'm Fine, How Are You? is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira released in 1977 produced by Flora Purim and Airto Moreira for Zara Productions and co-produced by Kerry McNabb.

I'm Fine, How Are You?
Studio album by
Airto
Released1977
RecordedJuly/August 1977
Paramount Studios, Hollywood,
Kendun Recorders, Burbank
GenreJazz
Length38:49
LabelWarner Bros.
WB 56413
ProducerFlora Purim & Airto Moreira
for Zara Productions
Co-producer: Kerry McNabb
Airto Moreira chronology
Promises of the Sun
(1976)		 I'm Fine, How Are You?
(1977)		 Touching You… Touching Me
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "I'm fine. How are you?" (Airto Moreira) – 5:11
  2. "Meni Devol" (Ruben Rada, Hugo Fattoruso) – 5:11
  3. "La Tumbadora" (Rada, Fattoruso) – 3:39
  4. "The Happy People" (Moreira) – 3:48

Side two
  1. "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)" (Flora Purim) – 5:32
  2. "La Cumbia De Andres" (Rada, Fattoruso) – 4:24
  3. "Celebration Suite" (Moreira) – 4:16
  4. "Nativity" (feat. Jaco Pastorius) – 6:44

Personnel
Musicians
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Laudir de Oliveira – percussion on "The Happy People" and "Celebration Suite"
  • Manolo Badrena – percussion on "La Tumbadora"
  • Hugo Fattoruso – keyboards
  • Byron Miller – bass on all tracks except "The Road Is Hard (We We're Going To Make It)"
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass on "The Road Is Hard (We We're Going To Make It)"
  • Jaco Pastorius – bass on "Nativity"
  • Tom Scott – sax, flute on "I'm fine. How are you?" and "The Road Is Hard (We We're Going To Make It)"
  • Raul de Souza – trombone on "The Happy People" and "Celebration Suite"
  • Charles (Icarus) Johnson – guitar
  • Oscar C. Neves – guitar on "The Happy People" and "Celebration Suite"
  • Ruben Rada – vocals on "Meni Devol" and "La Tumbadora"
  • Flora Purim – vocals on "The Road Is Hard (But We're Going To Make It)"
  • Maria Fattoruso – background vocals
Production
  • Kerry McNabb – engineering
  • John Cabalka – art direction, design
  • Brad Kanawyer – design
  • Claude Mougin – photography
  • Julian Falk – kite design

References
  1. "I'm Fine, How Are You - Airto Moreira : Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012. Maria Fattoruso
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