500 Miles High (album)

500 Miles High is a live album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival. It was released in 1974 on Milestone Records.

500 Miles High
Live album by Flora Purim
Released	1974 (1974)
Recorded	July 6, 1974
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre	Latin jazz jazz fusion
Length	40:46
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Flora Purim chronology
Butterfly Dreams (1973) 500 Miles High (1974) Stories to Tell (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Release and reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Jim Newsom states: "the Brazilian songstress delivers a fiery performance that must have been a joy to behold".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"O Cantador"	Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta	5:09
2.	"Bridge"	Flora Purim	1:45
3.	"500 Miles High"	Chick Corea, Neville Potter	5:30
4.	"Cravo E Canela (Cinnamon and Cloves)" (featuring Milton Nascimento)	Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos	6:46
5.	"Bahia"	Ary Barroso	4:20
6.	"Uri (The Wind)"	Hermeto Pascoal, Googie Coppola	6:06
7.	"Jive Talk"	Pascoal	9:13
Total length:			40:46

Personnel

• Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
• David Amaro – electric and acoustic guitars
• Pat Rebillot – electric piano, organ
• Wagner Tiso – electric piano, organ
• Ron Carter – bass
• Robertinho Silva – drums, percussion, berimbau
• Airto Moreira – drums, percussion, berimbau, vocals (percussion solos on tracks 4, 5 and 7)
• Milton Nascimento – vocal, acoustic guitar (track 4)