João Donato, né en 1934, pianiste et compositeur, mais également arrangeur et chef d'orchestre. Dans les années 70, il vivait à Los Angeles. La Bossa Nova passée de mode, le label américain Blue Thumb Records lui offrit la possibilité de réaliser l'album de son choix tout en s'inspirant des sonorités électriques en vogue à l'époque. Il découvre les claviers électriques, en particulier le Fender Rhodes, véritable jouet entre ses mains qu'il va dompter et façonner pour en extraire la substantifique moelle qu'est A Bad Donato (1970). Aux frontières du Funk, de la Pop Psychédélique et du Jazz Fusion, A Bad Donato est une oeuvre expérimentale délicieusement groovie qui garde toujours sa fraîcheur et sa spontanéité 45 ans plus tard. Un album "déganté" réalisé "sérieusement" grâce à la participation de musiciens de Jazz exceptionnels comme Bud Shank, Dom Um Romao e Oscar Castro Neves et des arrangements en collaboration avec Eumir Deodato. "The Frog" entendu maintes fois comme générique d'émissions radio restera bien ancré dans mon inconscient comme un objet intemporel. A Bad Donato est au 76ème rang du classement Rolling Stone des 100 meilleurs albums de la musique brésilienne. Dominique Deret
Tracklist :
1. The Frog 2:37
Written-By – João Donato
2. Celestial Showers 2:36
Written-By – João Donato
3. Bambu 2:20
Written-By – João Donato
4. Lunar Tune 4:55
Written-By – João Donato
5. Cadê Jodel? = The Beautiful One 2:07
Written-By – João Donato
6. Debutante's Ball 3:00
Written-By – João Donato
7. Straight Jacket 3:27
Written-By – João Donato
8. Mosquito = Fly 2:59
Written-By – João Donato
9. Almas Irmãs 1:53
Written-By – João Donato
10. Malandro 2:31
Written-By – João Donato
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves
Arranged By – Eumir Deodato, João Donato
Bass – Chuck Domanico
Drums – Dom Um Romão, Mark Stevens, Paulinho Magalhães
Electric Guitar – Warren Klein
Flute – Bud Shank
Organ, Piano – João Donato
Percussion – Emil Richards, Joe Porcardo
Reeds – Bill Hood, Don Menza, Ernie Watts, Jack Nimitz
Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Ken Shroyer
Trumpet – Conti Candoli, Jimmy Zito, Pete Candoli
30.6.25
JOÃO DONATO — A Bad Donato -João Donato's Psychedelic Funky Experience (1970-2004) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
25.6.25
DEODATO — Prelude (1972) Four Version | Vinyl LP 24-48Hz | The Master Series | Blu-spec CD | CTI Supreme Collection – 1 Series | CTI Records 40th Anniversary | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Eumir Deodato de Almeida, also known as Eumir Deodato, is a Brazilian pianist, composer, record 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.
Prior to Prelude, Eumir Deodato was primarily known, if at all, as a tasteful, lyrical, bossa nova-based sometime arranger for the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Wes Montgomery, and others. Enter Creed Taylor, who gave Deodato a chance to step out on his own as a pianist/leader, doing a few tunes of his own plus a healthy quota of CTI-patented jazz interpretations of classical pieces by Richard Strauss ("Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"), Debussy ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"), and bowdlerized Borodin ("Baubles, Bangles and Beads"). Well, "2001" -- a clever, up-tempo Latin-groove takeoff on the opening measures of Strauss' tone poem suddenly exploded and became an improbable hit single. In its wake, Prelude soared to number three on the pop LP charts, and Deodato was propelled out of the arranger-for-hire business. Though overshadowed by "2001," the other tracks also hold up well today, being mostly medium-tempo, sometimes lushly orchestrated, conga-accented affairs that provide velvety showcases for Deodato's lyrical electric piano solos. The record also made a temporary star out of John Tropea, whose electric guitar has a lot of rock & rolling zip and fire, and Hubert Laws, Stanley Clarke, and Marvin Stamm each get a little solo room too. This would be the biggest hit Deodato and CTI ever had, and though short on playing time (32 minutes), it still makes enjoyable listening. Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist :
1 Also Sprach Zarathustra 9:01
Arranged By, Adapted By – Eumir Deodato
Electric Guitar [Solo] – John Tropea
Written-By – Richard Strauss
2 Spirit Of Summer 4:14
Guitar [Solo] – Jay Berliner
Written-By – E. Deodato
3 Carly & Carole 3:41
Written-By – E. Deodato
4 Baubles, Bangles And Beads 5:20
Electric Bass – Ron Carter
Electric Guitar [Solo] – John Tropea
Written-By – A. Borodin, G .Forrest, R. Wright
5 Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun 5:13
Arranged By, Adapted By – Eumir Deodato
Flute [Solo] – Hubert Laws
Trumpet [Solo] – Marvin Stamm
Written-By – C. Debussy
6 September 13 5:56
Electric Guitar [Solo] – John Tropea
Written-By – B. Cobham, E. Deodato
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor, Electric Piano, Piano – Eumir Deodato
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – Charles McCracken, Harvey Shapiro, Seymour Barab
Congas – Ray Barretto
Drums – Billy Cobham
Electric Bass – Stanley Clarke
Electric Guitar – John Tropea
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Flute – George Marge, Hubert Laws, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque
French Horn – Jim Buffington, Peter Gordon
Guitar – Jay Berliner
Percussion – Airto
Producer – Creed Taylor
Trombone – Bill Watrous, Garnett Brown, George Strakey, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre
Trumpet – Joe Shepley, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Marvin Stamm
Viola – Al Brown, Emanuel Vardi
Violin – David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman

18.3.25
JOHN TROPEA — Tropea (1975) Two Version (1996, Fusion Super 1800 Series) + (2014, RM | Blu-spec CD | FLAC (image+tracks+.cue), lossless
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Tracklist :
1. Tambourine - 4:40
Arranged By, Orchestrated By – John TropeaBass Guitar – Will Lee
Drums [Left Drums] – Rick Marotta
Drums [Right Drums] – Stephen Gadd
Guitar [Guitars] – Tropea
Keyboards – Don Grolnick
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Written-By – J. Tropea
2. 7th Heaven - 4:13
Bass Guitar – Will Lee
Drums [Left Drums] – Rick Marotta
Drums [Right Drums] – Stephen Gadd
Guitar [Guitars] – John Tropea
Keyboards, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Don Grolnick
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Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Written-By – Don Grolnick
3. The Jingle - 4:39
Arranged By, Orchestrated By – John Tropea
Bass Guitar – Don Payne
Contrabass [Matracca] – C. Conrad
Drums – Alan Schwartzberg
Guitar [Guitars] – John Tropea
Keyboards – Kenny Ascher
Percussion – Nick Remo, Ron Tropea, Rubens Bassini
Written-By – John Tropea
4. Just Blue - 8:17
Alto Saxophone, Soloist – George Young
Arranged By, Orchestrated By – John Tropea
Bass Guitar – Will Lee
Drums [Left Drums] – Rick Marotta
Drums [Right Drums] – Stephen Gadd
Guitar [Guitars] – John Tropea
Keyboards – Don Grolnick
Written-By – John Tropea
5. Muff - 5:59
Arranged By – R. Marotta, W. Lee
Arranged By, Orchestrated By – John Tropea
Bass Guitar – Will Lee
Drums [Left Drums] – Rick Marotta
Drums [Right Drums] – Stephen Gadd
Keyboards – Don Grolnick
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Saxophone, Soloist – Dave Sanborn
Written-By – Marotta, Lee
Written-By, Guitar [Guitars] – John Tropea
6. Cisco Disco (Bob Mintzer) - 4:35
Arranged By, Orchestrated By – John Tropea
Bass Guitar – Will Lee
Drums [Left Drums] – Rick Marotta
Drums [Right Drums] – Stephen Gadd
Flute [Flutes] – Bob Mintzer
Guitar [Guitars] – John Tropea
Keyboards – Don Grolnick
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Written-By – Bob Mintzer
7. Tha Bratt (David Spinozza) - 5:07
Arranged By, Orchestrated By – John Tropea
Bass Guitar – Will Lee
Drums [Left Drums] – Rick Marotta
Drums [Right Drums] – Stephen Gadd
Keyboards – Don Grolnick
Lead Guitar – John Tropea
Rhythm Guitar, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – David Spinozza
Written-By – David Spinozza
8. Dreams - 4:46
Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Rick Marotta
Keyboards, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Eumir Deodato
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Trombone, Soloist – Sam Burtis
Written-By, Guitar [Guitars] – John Tropea

29.2.24
DEODATO — Deodato 2 (1973-1988) RM | Bonus Tracks | Serie The Original CTI Recordings Digitally Remastered For Compact Disc | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Deodato's debut for CTI, Prelude, earned him a genuine reputation for funky fusion with its groove-tight cover of "Thus Spake Zarathustra," the theme from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The rest of the album isn't quite as memorable, but it fit the bill and got nice reviews for its innovative read of Borodin and Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." On 2, the Brazilian composer and arranger dips into the funked-up fusion tank once again, and comes out with a more consistent disc than its predecessor. Arranged, conducted, and keyboarded by Deodato himself instead of CTI house arrangers Don Sebesky or Bob James, the maestro enlisted a fusion who's who of sidemen including drummer Billy Cobham, bassist Stanley Clarke, and flutist Hubert Laws, as well as rockers like John Tropea on guitar. The larger ensemble that provides brass, woodwind, and string support includes trumpeter Jon Faddis and Jim Buffington. "Super Strut" kicks it off. Deep-grooved lines of accented angular riffing and rim-shot syncopation by Cobham turn this simply notated four-stepper into a burning ball of greasy rock and souled-out jazz. This is followed by a wildly campy but nonetheless wondrous read of "Rhapsody in Blue" done Stevie Wonder-style. Deodato's keyboard work never lets the groove drop; he pulls the rhythm section down around him and hunkers his phrasing to punch up the long, sweeping horns and string lines. Less successful is a read of "Nights in White Satin," with its overwrought strings, and a "Pavane for a Dead Princess" that's a snore. The album officially closes with "Skyscrapers," another jazz-rock rave-up that blasts holes in the sonic sky with its dueling keyboard and guitar lines.
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Tracklist :
1. Super Strut 9:29
2. Rhapsody In Blue 8:43
3. Nights In White Satin 6:01
4. Pavane For A Dead Princess 4:24
5. Skyscrapers 7:00
6. Latin Flute 4:19
– BONUS TRACKS –
7. Venus 3:28
8. Do It Again 5:30
Credits :
Eumir Deodato - keyboards
Stanley Clarke, John Giulino - Bass
Billy Cobham, Rick Marotta - Drums
Rubens Bassini, Gilmore Degap - Percussion, Congas
John Tropea - Guitar
Hubert Laws, Jerry Gordon, Romeo Penque, George Marge - Flute
Jon Faddis, Burt Collins, Victor Paz, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Garnet Brown, Wayne Andre - Trombone
Tony Studd - Bass Trombone
Jim Buffington - French Horn
Joe Temperley - Baritone Sax
String Section - Violins, Violas, Cellos
1.4.21
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Tilde (1970-2000) RM / APE (image+.cue), lossless
On Jobim's second A&M album, Eumir Deodato takes over the chart-making tasks, and the difference between him and Claus Ogerman is quite apparent in the remake of "The Girl From Ipanema": the charts are heavier, more dramatic, and structured. Sometimes the arrangements roll back so one can hear, say, the dancing multi-phonic flute of wildman Hermeto Pascoal on "Tema Jazz," and the rhythms often veer away from the familiar ticking of the bossa nova. Jobim is his usual understated self, adding very subtle electric piano to his arsenal of acoustic piano and guitar, but the material sometimes falls short of Jobim's tip-top level (dead giveaway: "Tide" is a clever rewrite on the chord changes of "Wave"). Still, it's beautifully made and very musical at all times. by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist:
1 The Girl From Ipanema 4:50
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
Antônio Carlos Jobim feat: Stan Getz
2 Carinhoso 2:47
Joao Barro / João de Barro / Pedro Berrios / Carlos Braga / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Pixinguinha / Alfredo Vianna
3 Tema Jazz 4:34
Antônio Carlos Jobim
4 Sue Ann 3:02
Antônio Carlos Jobim
5 Remember 4:00
Irving Berlin / Antônio Carlos Jobim
6 Tide 4:03
Antônio Carlos Jobim
7 Takatanga 4:42
Antônio Carlos Jobim
8 Caribe 2:42
Antônio Carlos Jobim
9 Rockanalia 4:45
Antônio Carlos Jobim
10 Tema Jazz 2:49
Antônio Carlos Jobim
11 Tide 4:00
Antônio Carlos Jobim
12 Tema Jazz (alt. take) 5:43
Antônio Carlos Jobim
13 Tema Jazz [Master Take in Full] 8:11
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Soloist – Jerry Dodgion (faixas: 1)
Arranged By, Conductor – Eumir Deodato
Bass – Ron Carter
Bass Flute, Soloist – Joe Farrell (faixas: 2, 8)
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Flute, Soloist – Hermeto Pascoal (faixa: 3)
Guitar, Electric Piano, Piano – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – Joe Farrell (faixa: 8)
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM — Stone Flower (1970-2006) RM | Serie CTI Timeless Collection | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Recorded in 1970 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey under the production auspices of Creed Taylor, the arrangement and conducting skills of Deodato, and the engineering expertise of Van Gelder himself, Jobim's Stone Flower is quite simply one of his most quietly stunning works -- and certainly the high point of his time at Columbia. Nearly a decade after the paint peeled from the shine of bossa nova's domination of both the pop and jazz charts in the early '60s, Creed Taylor brought Jobim's tender hush of the bossa sound back into the limelight. With a band that included both Jobim and Deodato on guitars (Jobim also plays piano and sings in a couple of spots), Ron Carter on bass, João Palma on drums, Airto Moreira and Everaldo Ferreira on percussion, Urbie Green on trombone, Joe Farrell on soprano saxophone, and Harry Lookofsky laying down a soulful violin solo on the title track, Jobim created his own version of Kind of Blue. The set opens with the low, simmering "Tereza My Love," with its hushed, elongated trombone lines and shifting acoustic guitars floating on the evening breeze. It begins intimate and ends with a closeness that is almost uncomfortably sensual, even for bossa nova. And then there are the slippery piano melodies Jobim lets roll off his fingers against a backdrop of gauzy strings and syncopated rhythms in both "Choro" and "Brazil." The latter is a samba tune with a sprightly tempo brought to the fore by Jobim's sandy, smoky vocal hovering ghost-like about the instrumental shimmer in the mix. Take, for instance, the title track with its stuttered, near imperceptible percussion laid under a Jobim piano melody of such simplicity, it's harmonically deceptive. It isn't until Lookofsky enters for his solo that you realize just how sophisticated and dense both rhythm and the chromatic lyricism are. The album closes with a reprise of "Brazil," restating a theme that has, surprisingly been touched upon in every track since the original inception, making most of the disc a suite that is a lush, sense-altering mediation, not only on Jobim's music and the portraits it paints, but ON the sounds employed by Taylor to achieve this effect. Stone Flower is simply brilliant, a velvety, late-night snapshot of Jobim at his peak.
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Tracklist:
1. Tereza My Love – 4:20
Antônio Carlos Jobim
2. Children's Games – 3:25
Antônio Carlos Jobim
3. Choro – 2:06
Antônio Carlos Jobim
4. Brazil – 7:20
Ary Barroso
5. Stone Flower – 3:16
Antônio Carlos Jobim
6. Amparo – 3:38
Antônio Carlos Jobim
7. Andorinha – 3:29
Antônio Carlos Jobim
8. God And The Devil In The Land Of The Sun – 2:19
Antônio Carlos Jobim
9. Sabia – 3:56
C.Hollanda/A.C.Jobim
Personnel:
Antonio Carlos Jobim – piano, electric piano, guitar
Eumir Deodato – guitar, arranged
Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
Hubert Laws – flute
Urbie Green – trombone
Ron Carter – double bass
Airto Moreira - percussion
Everaldo Ferriera – percussion
João Palma – drums, percussion
Harry Lookofsky – violin
24.3.21
SYLVIA TELLES, LÚCIO ALVES, ROBERTO MENESCAL E SEU CONJUNTO - Bossa Session (1964-1998) Mp3
This 1964 mono release is a lovely snapshot of the latter-day bossa nova market in Brazil. Sylvia Telles and Lucio Alves had been popular for several years and still had great voices. Roberto Menescal and his band provide a younger-sounding instrumental muscle.
There are three Jobim originals and the rest from other upcoming Brazilian songwriters. Released on the legendary Elenco label. Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira. by Fran Coombs
Tracklist:
1 Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves – Baiãozinho 1:42
Written-By – Eumir Deodato
2 Lúcio Alves – Ela É Carioca 2:44
Written-By – Tom Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
3 Sylvia Telles – Vivo Sonhando 2:25
Written-By – Tom Jobim
4 Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – Amanhecendo 2:10
Written-By – Luiz Fernando Freire, Roberto Menescal
5 Lúcio Alves – Ainda Mais Lindo 2:17
Written-By – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
6 Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – Cinco Por Oito 1:33
Written-By – Ugo Marotta
7 Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves – Telefone 1:44
Written-By – Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Bôscoli
8 Sylvia Telles – Definitivamente 2:07
Written-By – Eduardo Lôbo
9 Lúcio Alves – Moça Da Praia 2:25
Written-By – Luiz Fernando Freire, Roberto Menescal
10 Roberto Menescal – Tempinho Bom 2:52
Written-By – Eumir Deodato
11 Sylvia Telles – Primavera 4:03
Written-By – Carlos Lyra, Vinicius De Moraes
12 Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves – Êsse Seu Olhar - Só Em Teus Braços 2:30
Written-By – Tom Jobim
Créditos
Bass – Sergio Barroso
Drums – João Palma
Flute – Henri Ackselrud
Guitar – Roberto Menescal
Piano, Arranged By – Eumir Deodato
Producer, Directed By – Aloysio De Oliveira
Vibraphone, Arranged By – Ugo Marotta
Vocals – Lúcio Alves, Sylvia Telles
7.5.17
Love, Strings & Jobim / The Eloquence Of Antônio Carlos Jobim [1966] FLAC


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