Photo insert from the first album (Prelude) - 1972

Eumir Deodato (born on 22 June 1943 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian musician, producer and arranger primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of rock/pop, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music. Image File history File links Deodato_1972. ... Image File history File links Deodato_1972. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ...

Mainly, his records can be categorized as pop jazz or crossover jazz. His successes as an original artist (keyboards) occurred mainly in the 1970s. Since then, he has produced more than 500 albums for acts ranging from Kool and the Gang to Björk and k.d. lang. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group. ... This article is about the musician. ... Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), best known by the stage name k. ...

History

Brazil

Deodato was born Eumir Deodato Almeida on 22 June 1943 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of Italian and Portuguese parents. He is a musical autodidact, starting with the accordion at age 12 but rapidly learning instrumental and orchestral skills that culminated in his first recording session at age 17. Originally working as pianist and arranger in the Rio bossa nova scene, he rapidly outgrew this and, along with many other Brazilian musicians during the military dictatorship in their country, moved to New York, working with composer Luiz Bonfá and later with producer Creed Taylor as an arranger. Additionally, he became keyboardist in Taylor's expanding group of backing artists. is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) is self-education or self-directed learning. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... For other uses, see Bossa nova (disambiguation). ... “NY” redirects here. ... Luiz Floriano Bonfá (October 17, 1922 - January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer most widely known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. ... Creed Taylor (b. ...

Recording career

His first album in the USA, Prelude, released in 1972, was of a big band Latin jazz style that immediately attracted a wide audience. His funky version of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and went No. 2 in the pop charts in the US and No. 7 in the UK. It was subsequently used to great effect in the 1979 film Being There, starring Peter Sellers and Shirley Maclaine. It was also covered extensively by the rock band Phish in their live performances and included in several of their live releases. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. ... Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... Also sprach Zarathustra, op. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the 1979 movie. ... Richard Henry Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show and later became a film star. ... Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. ... This article is about the band. ...

His second album, Deodato 2, despite being of the same style and quality, however failed to meet sales expectations, and practically led to the demise of the record label CTI (Creed Taylor Inc.). His early career records used guitarist John Tropea and quintessential jazz fusion flautist Hubert Laws. Deodato continued recording until the late 1980s on the Warner Bros label, but never reached the level of his early successes, although two singles, "SOS, Fire In The Sky" and "Are You For Real", were Top 20 Billboard Dance hits in 1985. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... CTI Records (Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a jazz record label fonded in 1967 by Creed Taylor. ... Jazz fusion (or jazz-rock fusion or fusion) is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly pop, rock, folk, reggae, funk, metal, R&B, hip hop, electronic music and world music. ... Hubert Laws is an American jazz flutist, who also studied classical music. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

Two of his songs, 'Latin Flute' and 'Super Strut' are featured in the video game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and on the subsequent soundtrack, titled "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 7 - Radio Espantoso". “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ... Radio Espantoso is a radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. ...

Producer and Arranger

Deodato has been in demand as a producer and arranger since the 1960s. In all, he has worked on over 500 albums, fifteen of which have reached platinum. His skills as an arranger provided entree to the American recording industry, writing charts for Wes Montgomery, fellow Brazilian chanteuse Astrud Gilberto, and most notably Frank Sinatra, the results of which were released as the bossa nova side of Sinatra's 1971 LP, Sinatra & Company. Other collaborations have included production duties for Kool and the Gang in the early 1980s, the first soloalbum by Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners in 1988 and orchestrations for Björk on her 1997 album Homogenic. Deodato had previously worked on Björk's song Isobel, making a mix which was later released on her album Telegram (album), produced by Björk, Nellee Hooper, Tricky, Howie B. and Deodato himself. He has also written scores for a number of films. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... John Leslie Wes Montgomery (6 March 1923 - 15 June 1968) was an American jazz guitarist and the grandfather of actor Anthony Montgomery. ... Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music, most famously as the vocalist on the Grammy Award winning song The Girl from Ipanema. // Astrud Gilberto was born Astrud Weinert the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a... “Sinatra” redirects here. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Sinatra & Company is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). ... Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Kevin Rowland in the music video of Come on Eileen. Kevin Rowland (born August 17, 1953, in Wolverhampton, England) is a singer, songwriter and former frontman of Dexys Midnight Runners. ... Too-Rye-Ay (1982) Dexys Midnight Runners – the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe [1] – were a British New Wave and Northern Soul band, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. ... This article is about the musician. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Singles from Homogenic Released: September 1997 Released: December 1997 Released: March 1998 Released: October 1998 Released: June 1999 Homogenic, released in September of 1997, is an album by Icelandic singer-songwriter/musician Björk. ... This article is about the musician. ... Isobel was the second single taken from the Bjork album Post. ... Telegram is a remix album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk. ... This article is about the musician. ... Nellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer/composer best-known for his work with Björk, No Doubt, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Garbage, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. ... For other uses, see Tricky (disambiguation). ...

Selected Discography

• (1964) Inútil Paisagem
• (1972) Percepção
• (1973) Prelude
• (1973) Deodato 2
• (1973) Deodato/Donato (With Joao Donato)
• (1974) Whirlwinds
• (1974) Deodato/Airto in Concert
• (1974) Artistry
• (1975) First Cuckoo
• (1976) Very Together
• (1978) Love Island
• (1979) Knights of Fantasy
• (1980) Night Cruiser
• (1982) Happy Hour
• (1985) Motion
• (1989) Somewhere Out There
• (2002) Summer Samba

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Selected Single Releases

• Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)/Spirit Of Summer
• Rhapsody In Blue/Super Strut
• Do It Again (LIVE)/Branches (LIVE) (B-Side is by Airto)
• Moonlight Serenade/Havana Strut
• Theme From Peter Gunn/Amani
• Watusi Strut/Watusi Strut (Disco Version) (In actuality, the flip side was just a longer version)
• Uncle Funk/Whistle Stop

Most of the songs are heavily edited from their very long album versions. Releases up to Peter Gunn/Amani are more Fusion Jazz oriented while follow ups were typically more Disco oriented.

References

• Sleeve text from the re-release of Deodato 2

External links

• The official Eumir Deodato website
• Eumir Deodato at the Internet Movie Database
• Eumir Deodato at All Music Guide