Moondreams (Walter Wanderley album)

Moondreams
Studio album by Walter Wanderley Set
Released	1969
Recorded	March 11, 12 & 13, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:31
Label	A&M/CTI SP 3022
Producer	Creed Taylor
Walter Wanderley chronology
When It Was Done (1968) Moondreams (1969) Brazil's Greatest Hits (1972)

Moondreams is an album by Brazilian keyboardist Walter Wanderley featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Asa Branca" (Luiz Gonzaga) - 4:32
2. "L' Amore Dice Ciao" (Armando Trovajoli Giancarlo Guardagassi, Roger Greenaway) - 2:41
3. "Penha" (Vicente Paiva) - 2:45
4. "One of the Nicer Things" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:10
5. "Proton, Electron, Neutron" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 2:47
6. "5:30 Plane" (Webb) - 3:42
7. "Soulful Strut" (Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders) - 3:06
8. "Moondreams" (Egberto Gismonti) - 2:31
9. "Jackie, All" (Eumir Deodato) - 3:33
10. "Mirror of Love" (Deodato) - 2:44

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 11, 12 & 13, 1968

Personnel

• Walter Wanderley - organ, electronic harpsichord
• Bernie Glow - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn
• Danny Bank, Hubert Laws, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Joe Soldo - flute
• Jose Marino, Richard Davis, George Duvivier - bass
• João Palma - drums
• Lulu Ferreira, Airto Moreira - percussion
• Flora Purim, Linda November, Stella Stevens, Susan Manchester - vocals
• Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Theodore Israel, Archie Levin, David Mankovitz, Warren Tekula, Emanuel Vardi, Harry Zaratzian - viola
• Eumir Deodato - arranger

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic stated "The Wanderley sound is more carefully terraced than ever on this strikingly packaged album".^[2]

References