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Eumir Deodato 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.
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.
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.
(From wikipedia.org)
Visit Deodato's website for his full bio and
latest releases : www.eumirdeodato.com
"Night Cruiser" is available on CD.
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