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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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