Flora Purim

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Love Reborn 00:00 Tools
From The Lonely Afternoon 00:00 Tools
Dindi 00:00 Tools
Moon Dreams 00:00 Tools
Butterfly Dreams 00:00 Tools
Las Olas 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive (Part 1) 00:00 Tools
Samba do Carioca 00:00 Tools
Light As A Feather 00:00 Tools
Summer Night 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
Insensatez 00:00 Tools
A Morte De Um Deus De Sal 00:00 Tools
Reza 00:00 Tools
San Francisco River 00:00 Tools
Boranda 00:00 Tools
Saudade 00:00 Tools
I've Got You Under My Skin 00:00 Tools
Cartão De Visita 00:00 Tools
Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly 00:00 Tools
Preciso Aprender A Ser Só 00:00 Tools
Corine 00:00 Tools
Search For Peace 00:00 Tools
Overture 00:00 Tools
Niura Is Coming Back 00:00 Tools
Sometime Ago 00:00 Tools
Crystal Silence 00:00 Tools
Time's Lie 00:00 Tools
Love Lock 00:00 Tools
Sabe Voce 00:00 Tools
Maria Moita 00:00 Tools
Primavera 00:00 Tools
Andei (I Walked) 00:00 Tools
Nem O Mar Sabia 00:00 Tools
Casa Forte 00:00 Tools
Samba Michel 00:00 Tools
Sarara 00:00 Tools
Uri (The Wind) 00:00 Tools
Stories to Tell 00:00 Tools
The Hope 00:00 Tools
Conversation 00:00 Tools
Encounter 00:00 Tools
Five-Four 00:00 Tools
Carry On 00:00 Tools
Everyday, Everynight 00:00 Tools
Once I Ran Away 00:00 Tools
Angels 00:00 Tools
Gente 00:00 Tools
Escape 00:00 Tools
Definitivamente 00:00 Tools
Walking Away 00:00 Tools
Why I'm Alone 00:00 Tools
Open Your Eyes You Can Fly 00:00 Tools
Hava Nagila 00:00 Tools
Blues Ballad 00:00 Tools
Freeway Jam 00:00 Tools
In Brasil 00:00 Tools
I Just Don't Know 00:00 Tools
Windows 00:00 Tools
Beijo Partido (Broken Kiss) 00:00 Tools
My Ship 00:00 Tools
500 Miles High 00:00 Tools
Island In The Sun Interlude 00:00 Tools
Mountain Train 00:00 Tools
Black Narcissus 00:00 Tools
Island In The Sun -Interlude- 00:00 Tools
Bridge 00:00 Tools
You Love Me Only 00:00 Tools
Silver Sword 00:00 Tools
To Say Goodbye 00:00 Tools
Bahia 00:00 Tools
Above The Rainbow 00:00 Tools
Fotografia 00:00 Tools
Anjo De Mim 00:00 Tools
Vera Cruz (Empty Faces) 00:00 Tools
Dedicated To Bruce 00:00 Tools
Sweet Baby Blues 00:00 Tools
O Cantador 00:00 Tools
Sabe Você 00:00 Tools
Flora & Airto 00:00 Tools
Latinas 00:00 Tools
I Feel You 00:00 Tools
A esperan a 00:00 Tools
Carinhoso 00:00 Tools
Journey To Eden 00:00 Tools
You Go To My Head 00:00 Tools
Jeito Bom De Sofrer 00:00 Tools
Tamanco No Samba 00:00 Tools
This Magic 00:00 Tools
Esquinas 00:00 Tools
Angels (Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Speak No Evil (All For One) 00:00 Tools
Less Than Lovers 00:00 Tools
Bridges (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela 00:00 Tools
This Is Me 00:00 Tools
Se Fosse Com Voce 00:00 Tools
O Cantador/I Just Want to Be Here 00:00 Tools
Bridges 00:00 Tools
Se Fosse Com Você 00:00 Tools
Tomara (I Wish) 00:00 Tools
Jive Talk 00:00 Tools
E Preciso Perdoar 00:00 Tools
Encontros E Despedidas 00:00 Tools
Primeira Estrela 00:00 Tools
Airto's Jazz Dance 00:00 Tools
500 Miles High - Live 00:00 Tools
Look Into His Eyes 00:00 Tools
From The Lonely Afternoon (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Nuvem Cigana 00:00 Tools
Canto Latino 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela (Cinnamon and Cloves) 00:00 Tools
O Sonho (Moon Dreams) 00:00 Tools
Vera Cruz 00:00 Tools
Don't Say A Word 00:00 Tools
Maria Très Filhos 00:00 Tools
Nós Dois 00:00 Tools
Silvia 00:00 Tools
Flora's Song 00:00 Tools
Fairy Tale Song 00:00 Tools
Corre Nina 00:00 Tools
It Ain't Necessarily So 00:00 Tools
I'm Coming for Your Love 00:00 Tools
What Can I Say? 00:00 Tools
That's What She Said 00:00 Tools
Juicy 00:00 Tools
Cartao De Visita 00:00 Tools
Agua de Beber 00:00 Tools
Cais 00:00 Tools
Jazz Latin Vocal 00:00 Tools
Lua Cheia 00:00 Tools
Hidden Within 00:00 Tools
You On My Mind 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be As It Was/Nada Sera Sera Como Antes (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Forbidden Love 00:00 Tools
Gente (alternate take) 00:00 Tools
Angels (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser 00:00 Tools
Gira Girou 00:00 Tools
Anjo Do Amor 00:00 Tools
Corre Nina (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Preciso aprender a ser so (alternate take) 00:00 Tools
You Are My Heart 00:00 Tools
Nada Sera Como Antes, Amanhã 00:00 Tools
Islands in the sun 00:00 Tools
Love's The Way I Feel 'Bout Cha 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) 00:00 Tools
I'm Coming For Your Love (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Portal Da Cor 00:00 Tools
Preciso Aprender A Ser Só (Alternate Take) 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela - Live 00:00 Tools
A Secret From The Sea 00:00 Tools
Humble People 00:00 Tools
O Cantador - Live 00:00 Tools
Barquinho De Papel (For Lovers Only) 00:00 Tools
Barquinho De Paple (For Lovers Only) 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip To Bahia)/Transition - Medley 00:00 Tools
Bridge - Live 00:00 Tools
Fairy Tale Song (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Nothing will be as it was 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia); Transition 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive - Part 1 00:00 Tools
Rhythm Runner 00:00 Tools
White Wing/Black Wing - Medley 00:00 Tools
Wings (ASAS) 00:00 Tools
Borandá 00:00 Tools
Good morning heartache 00:00 Tools
Samba Do Cantor 00:00 Tools
What You See 00:00 Tools
Gente (Alternate Track) 00:00 Tools
Barquinho De Papel 00:00 Tools
Bahia - Live 00:00 Tools
O Canto Da Sereia 00:00 Tools
Uri (The Wind) - Live 00:00 Tools
Light As My Flo' 05:42 Tools
Mojave Crossing 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Angel eyes 00:00 Tools
The Goddess Of Thunder 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be As It Was/Nada Sera Sera Como Antes 00:00 Tools
This World (Esse Mundo E Meu) 00:00 Tools
The midnight sun 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Bodas de prata 00:00 Tools
My Song for You 00:00 Tools
O Cantador / I Just Want To Be Here 00:00 Tools
Maria, Tres Filhos 00:00 Tools
Light as My Flo 00:00 Tools
Flora nova 00:00 Tools
Maiasta (Miraculous Bird) 00:00 Tools
É Preciso Perdoar 00:00 Tools
Beijo Partido 00:00 Tools
Overture (original version) 00:00 Tools
dr. jive (part i) 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will be as it Was (Nada Sera como Antes) 00:00 Tools
Anos Blue 00:00 Tools
祈り 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip To Bahia) / Transition 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Speak No Evil 00:00 Tools
Água de Beber 00:00 Tools
Hope 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing (aka Asa Branca); Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Encontros e Despididas 00:00 Tools
Aviao (Airplane) 00:00 Tools
From The Lonely Afternoon - LP Version 00:00 Tools
Raina De Noite 00:00 Tools
Overture [Original Version] 00:00 Tools
Maria Três Filhos 00:00 Tools
White Wing Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Tudo Que Você Podia Ser 06:18 Tools
What Can I Say 00:00 Tools
Beijo Paritido (Broken Kiss) 00:00 Tools
Angels - Reprise 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing (Asa Branca) Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Perfume de Cebola (Fragrance of Onion) 00:00 Tools
Maca (Apple) 00:00 Tools
Sabe voçê 00:00 Tools
Moon Dreams (Rasmus Faber Remix) 00:00 Tools
Only A Dream In Rio 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive 00:00 Tools
Finale 00:00 Tools
Jump 00:00 Tools
500 Miles High (Live) 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela (Live) 00:00 Tools
Fingertrack 845 00:00 Tools
01 - Dr. Jive (Part I) 00:00 Tools
White Wing/Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Meu Mestre Coracao (Tutor Heart) 00:00 Tools
Dois Irmaos (Two Brothers) 00:00 Tools
Branco e Preto (White and Black) 00:00 Tools
Preciso Aprender A Ser So 00:00 Tools
Dope Bust 00:00 Tools
Coracao Vagabundo 00:00 Tools
What You See (Attica Blues Remix) 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing (Aka Asa Branca) / Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive (Part One) 00:00 Tools
Jive Talk - Live 00:00 Tools
Uri (The Wind) (Live) 00:00 Tools
Times Lie 00:00 Tools
Dr Jive (part 1) 00:00 Tools
Waiting for Angela 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip To Bahia)/Transition (Medley) 00:00 Tools
03 - Dindi 00:00 Tools
Rainha da Noite (Queen of the Night) 00:00 Tools
Burnin' Up The Carnival 00:00 Tools
Midnight Sun 00:00 Tools
Bahia (Live) 00:00 Tools
Nada Será Como Antes, Amanhã 00:00 Tools
Beijo Paritido 00:00 Tools
E' Preciso Perdoar 00:00 Tools
06 - Moon dreams 00:00 Tools
From The Lonely Afternoon [LP Version] 00:00 Tools
Dona Olympia (Mrs Olympia) 00:00 Tools
Bridge (Live) 00:00 Tools
New Flora 00:00 Tools
O Cantador (Live) 00:00 Tools
White Wing, Black Wing 00:00 Tools
What You See (Ghost of Flora's Dream/A Guy Called Gerald Remix) 00:00 Tools
Nothing will be as it was - nada sera como antes 00:00 Tools
Bridge [Live] 00:00 Tools
I´ve got you under my skin 00:00 Tools
dr jive (part 1) 00:00 Tools
White Wing / Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Andei 00:00 Tools
Forever Friends 00:00 Tools
Viver De Amor 00:00 Tools
Cartăo De Visita 00:00 Tools
O Cantador [Live] 00:00 Tools
500 Miles High [Live] 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be As It Was ~ Nada Sera Como Antes 00:00 Tools
From The Lonely Afternoon (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Colo De Rio 00:00 Tools
Sabe vocę 00:00 Tools
Birds of Paradise 00:00 Tools
Se fosse com vocę 00:00 Tools
Welcome To Forever 00:00 Tools
Flora’s Song 00:00 Tools
Nana 00:00 Tools
Jive Talk (Live) 00:00 Tools
Jive Talk [Live] 00:00 Tools
Uri The Wind 00:00 Tools
I'm Comming For Your Love 00:00 Tools
Aguq De Beber 00:00 Tools
500 Miles High (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
White Wing/Black Wing (Medley) 00:00 Tools
Billy Taylor Introduction (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Uri (The Wind) [Live] 00:00 Tools
Tarde (Late Afternoon) 00:00 Tools
Aqua De Beber 00:00 Tools
Sad Song 00:00 Tools
Partido Alto 00:00 Tools
Aqua De Beber おいしい水 00:00 Tools
Sararar 00:00 Tools
Why I Am Alone 00:00 Tools
Midday Sun 00:00 Tools
Non-fiction Burning 00:00 Tools
Bahia [Live] 00:00 Tools
Tango Blues 00:00 Tools
Pablo Sereno 00:00 Tools
Preciso aprender a ser so (alt 00:00 Tools
Tarde (Late Afteroon) 00:00 Tools
Wings 00:00 Tools
Bahama Mama 00:00 Tools
Search To Peace 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing (aka Asa Branca)/Black Wing 00:00 Tools
06 - Ina's song (trip to Bahia) 00:00 Tools
08 - White wing black wing 00:00 Tools
Island In The Sun (Interlude) 00:00 Tools
Corre Niña 00:00 Tools
Lover Reborn 00:00 Tools
Band Introductions (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Sometime Ago (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Radio Experienca (Radio Experience) 00:00 Tools
What You See (Ghost Of Flora's Dream) 00:00 Tools
Tombo In 7/4 (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
I´M Coming For Your Love 00:00 Tools
Uri (The Wind) ['Cock the Hammer'] 00:00 Tools
Andei(I Walked) 00:00 Tools
Airto Tambourine Solo (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
dr jive (part 2) 00:00 Tools
The Sun Is Out 00:00 Tools
Bridge/500 Miles High 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing (aka Branca) / Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing/Blank Wing 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be As It Was - Nada Sera Sera Como Antes 00:00 Tools
Stormy 00:00 Tools
Quilombo 00:00 Tools
Perfume de Cebola 00:00 Tools
Amarteifio 00:00 Tools
Nem O Mar Sabio 00:00 Tools
Olivia (Changes) 00:00 Tools
Nos dios 00:00 Tools
Track 1 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela Cinnamon And Cloves 00:00 Tools
Andel ( I Walked) 00:00 Tools
Flora´s Song 00:00 Tools
Asas Da Imaginacao 00:00 Tools
What You See - Attica BLues Remix 00:00 Tools
Lua Flora 00:00 Tools
Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
䴀愀爀椀愀 吀爀猀 䘀椀氀栀漀猀 00:00 Tools
Dr.Jive (Part2) 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela (Cinnamon And Cloves) [Live] 00:00 Tools
O cantador - I just want to be free 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing (A.K.A. Asa Branca); Black Wing 00:00 Tools
04 - Insensatez 00:00 Tools
Dr Jive Part 1 00:00 Tools
Now Go Ahead And Open Your Eyes 00:00 Tools
Gravo e Canela 00:00 Tools
Radio Experiencia (Radio Experience) 00:00 Tools
Medley: Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) / Transition 00:00 Tools
The Hope by Flora Purim 00:00 Tools
Butterfly_Dreams-01-Dr_Jive_Part_1_ 00:00 Tools
Branco E Preto 00:00 Tools
Moon Dreams [Rasmus Faber Remix] 00:00 Tools
Open_Your_Eyes_You_Can_Fly-01-Open_Your_Eyes_You_Can_Fly 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing / Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Nós Dios 00:00 Tools
Flora Purim - "Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly" - Open Your Eyes (Milestone 1976) 00:00 Tools
Radio Experiencia 00:00 Tools
Cartäo de visita 00:00 Tools
Bird of Paradise 00:00 Tools
Bad Jive 00:00 Tools
Garimpo 00:00 Tools
203_flora_di_purim_-_insensatez 00:00 Tools
Gone With The Wind 00:00 Tools
Meu Mestre Coracao 00:00 Tools
Las-Olas 00:00 Tools
O Sonho 00:00 Tools
I Just Want To Be Here 00:00 Tools
01 - o cantador 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be As It Was Nada Sera Como Antes 00:00 Tools
Reunion I / Reunion II / Reunion III 00:00 Tools
Precisa aprender a ser só 00:00 Tools
Dr Jive Part 2 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song 00:00 Tools
Sabe vocé 00:00 Tools
08 - Vera Cruz 00:00 Tools
02 - Search to peace 00:00 Tools
Nada Sera Como Antes, Amanhau 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia): Transition 00:00 Tools
一愀搀愀 匀攀爀愀 䌀漀洀漀 䄀渀琀攀猀Ⰰ 䄀洀愀渀栀 00:00 Tools
Tarde 00:00 Tools
Dona Olympia 00:00 Tools
Cravo E Canela [Live] 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song Trip To Bahia 00:00 Tools
What You See (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Montanhas No Ceu 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive (Pt. 1) 00:00 Tools
Two Minutes Of Peace 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) - Transition 00:00 Tools
Tomara I Wish 00:00 Tools
Moon Dreams (Rasmus Faber Mix) 00:00 Tools
Switch 00:00 Tools
一猀 䐀漀椀猀 00:00 Tools
flora purim - agua de beber 00:00 Tools
500_Miles_High-01-O_Cantador 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip To Bahia)/Transition [Medley] 00:00 Tools
Moon Dreams (Rasmus Faber Rem 00:00 Tools
Butterfly_Dreams-07-Dr_Jive_Part_2_ 00:00 Tools
吀甀搀漀 儀甀攀 嘀漀挀 倀漀搀椀愀 匀攀爀 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be as It Was / Nada Sera Sera Como Antes 00:00 Tools
Flora Purim / Escape 00:00 Tools
The Magicians 00:00 Tools
Corine (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Carry On A 19minutes 00:00 Tools
Jennifer 00:00 Tools
Branco E Preto (White & Black) 00:00 Tools
Moon Beams 00:00 Tools
White Wing/Black Wing [Medley] 00:00 Tools
Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) Transition 00:00 Tools
09 - O cantador - I just want to be free 00:00 Tools
Medley White Wing Asa Branca Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Every Breath You Take 00:00 Tools
Andei ( I Walked) 00:00 Tools
Butterfly_Dreams-06-Moon_Dreams 00:00 Tools
Crava e Conela (Live) 00:00 Tools
Jorgal 00:00 Tools
Encounter-04-Dedicated_To_Bruce 00:00 Tools
01 - Everyday Everynight 00:00 Tools
Butterfly_Dreams-03-Dindi 00:00 Tools
Maria Trиs Filhos 00:00 Tools
Butterfly_Dreams-05-Love_Reborn 00:00 Tools
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Rainha da Noite 00:00 Tools
Avião 00:00 Tools
Maca 00:00 Tools
Dois Irmãos 00:00 Tools
10 - Overture 00:00 Tools
Captain Marvel 00:00 Tools
Uri 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive Part 1 00:00 Tools
Dr. Jive Part 2 00:00 Tools
Purim Medley 00:00 Tools
San Fransico River 00:00 Tools
Beijo Partido [Broken Kisses] 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be As It Was Tomorrow 00:00 Tools
Nothing Will Be as It Was / Nada Sera Como Antes 00:00 Tools
02 - Bridge 00:00 Tools
Tears 00:00 Tools
03 - 500 miles high 00:00 Tools
"Angels" by Flora Purim 00:00 Tools
O Cantador - I Just Want to Be Here 00:00 Tools
Airtos jazz dance 00:00 Tools
Saudaçao Popular 00:00 Tools
Rainha De Noite (Queen of the Night) 00:00 Tools
From Lonely Afternoon 00:00 Tools
05 - Baia 00:00 Tools
Now Go Ahead And Open Your Eyes (Radio Edit) 00:00 Tools
Flora Purim - Insensatez 00:00 Tools
Torn 00:00 Tools
11 - Why I am alone 00:00 Tools
08 - Las Olas 00:00 Tools
Blues Ballad/Flora Purim 00:00 Tools
Lovefool 00:00 Tools
500_Miles_High-02-Bridge 00:00 Tools
Anatelio 00:00 Tools
07 - Silver sword 00:00 Tools
Medley: White Wing/Black Wing 00:00 Tools
Ironic 00:00 Tools
03 - The hope 00:00 Tools
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Sarara (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Shoulder (Ombro) 00:00 Tools
Aviao 00:00 Tools
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Jungle Cry 00:00 Tools
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Move It All Up 00:00 Tools
20 Years Blues 00:00 Tools
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Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous critically acclaimed artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira. In 2002, Purim was the recipient of one of Brazil's highest awards, the 2002 Ordem do Rio Branco for Lifetime Achievement. She has been called "The Queen of Brazilian Jazz". Purim was born in Rio de Janeiro to parents who were both classical musicians: her Romanian-born father played violin and her Brazilian mother was a pianist. Flora discovered American jazz, when her mother played it while her husband was out of the house. She would bring home those 78 vinyl RPMs and when my father was at work, she would play them. That was how I got exposed to jazz music... basically listening to Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, and Frank Sinatra. But also a lot of piano players, such as Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner, those were my mother's favorites. Purim began her career in Brazil during the early 1960s. During this period, she made a recording, entitled Flora e M.P.M., in which she sang bossa nova standards of the day by Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal. Later in the 1960s, Purim was lead singer for the Quarteto Novo, led by Hermeto Pascoal and Airto Moreira. After reaching young adulthood, Purim mixed jazz with radical protest songs to defy the repressive Brazilian government of that time. A 1964 military coup in Brazil led to censorship of song lyrics, and she later commented on this period of her life as follows: "I wanted to leave Brazil. There's a river there called the San Francisco River. I used to sing to the river, that, as it flowed out to the ocean, it would take me to America." Shortly before leaving Brazil, Purim and Airto Moreira married. Around 1971, their daughter Diana Booker was born. In 1998, Diana married Krishna Booker, son of jazz bassist Walter Booker, nephew of saxophonist Wayne Shorter and godson of pianist Herbie Hancock. Diana later described life with her parents as "[growing] up on the road traveling the world like a gypsy". Arriving in New York in 1967, Purim and Moreira became immersed in the emerging Electric Jazz. They toured Europe with Stan Getz and Gil Evans. In 1972, alongside Stanley Clarke and Joe Farrell, they were, for the first two albums, members of Chick Corea's fusion band Return to Forever, which released first a self-titled album, Return to Forever, in 1972, followed the same year as Light as a Feather; both received glowing reviews. In 1973, Purim released her first solo album in the United States, titled Butterfly Dreams. It was well received, and soon after she was chosen by the Down Beat reader's poll as one of the top five jazz singers. Purim also worked with Carlos Santana and Mickey Hart at outdoor festivals and on jazz and classical albums through the 1970s. In the early 1970s, Purim was arrested and briefly incarcerated for cocaine possession. Throughout the 1970s, Purim released a string of albums for the Milestone label. She and her husband Airto were also involved with the Uruguayan band Opa (which means "hi" in Uruguay), Purim collaborated in vocals in the band's second album Magic Time, and in return, Opa played in "Corre Niña" on Flora's album Nothing Will Be as It Was... Tomorrow (Warner Bros. Records). On the other side of the globe, her biggest solo hit in Asia, particularly in the Philippines, is "Angels". In the 1980s Purim toured with Dizzy Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra, culminating with Gillespie's Grammy Award-winning album Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra – Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London (10 June 1989) released in 1990, and then in the 1990s sang on Grammy Award-winning album for Mickey Hart, the former Grateful Dead drummer. Later in the 1990s Purim released her own album and world tour, Speed of Light starting with a month at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho, London, with a new band with contributions from Billy Cobham, Freddie Ravel, George Duke, David Zeiher, Walfredo Reyes, Jr., Alphonso Johnson, Changuito, Freddie Santiago, and Giovanni Hidalgo, with important writing and performing contributions from Chill Factor and Purim's daughter Diana. Through the 1990s, Purim worked on a number of broader projects. One such project was a heavy Latin jazz group called "Fourth World", which consisted of her, her husband Airto Moreira, Gary Meek, Gary Brown, Jose Neto and Jovino Santos-Neto. They released a number of albums and 12" singles: "Fourth World", "Encounters With the Fourth World", "Last Journey" and an album featuring remixes to their songs by several popular electronic DJs from around the world called Return Journey. The band's last album release was in 2000. In 1996, Purim and her husband Airto collaborated with P.M. Dawn on the song "Non-Fiction Burning" for the AIDS-Benefit album Red Hot + Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization. The new millennium saw the release of two recordings: Perpetual Emotion (2001) and a crossover homage to one of Brazil's great composers, Flora sings Milton Nascimento (2000). In 2005, she reunited with her old Return to Forever bandleader, Chick Corea. As of 2010, Purim is still actively touring. One of her major musical influences is the Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal. Purim has said that Pascoal "play[ed] the Hammond B3 organ, flute, saxophone, percussion, and guitar. He is one of the most complete musicians that I ever met." He also helped train her voice. She also owes a great debt to Chick Corea, discovering the fusion jazz style for which she is best known when Corea asked her to add vocals to some recordings of his compositions. Purim has a rare six-octave voice. Her vocal style is influenced by Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, which drifts from lyrics to wordlessness without ever losing touch with the melody and rhythm. She expanded her vocal repertoire during early tours with Gil Evans. While touring the world for three years with Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra in the 1980s, she broadened her repertoire to include traditional mainstream jazz, bebop, and doing numbers in 4/4 time instead of the traditional Brazilian 2/4 beat. Purim has confided that, in recent decades, "There are two albums that are at my bedside. They are Miles Ahead, the first collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans and Blow by Blow, by Jeff Beck. They are with me every night." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.