Eumir Deodato
Prelude
Eumir Deodato,
Piano, Electric Piano
John Tropea, Electric Guitar
Jay Berliner, Guitar
Hubert Laws, Flute
Marvin Stamm, Trumpet
Ron Carter, Bass
Stanley Clarke, Electric Bass
Billy Cobham, Drums
Airto, Percussion
Ray Barretto, Percussion
GRAMMY BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL 1973
Arranged and Conducted
by Eumir Deodato
Produced by 
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded July 19, 1971
Catalog Number: K35Y 6011
Format: CD
Release Date: 1997
Label: CTI/Sony
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Producer's
Note
The defining moment in Stanley
Kubrick's film 2001 was Keir Dullea's trying to capture the pea that had
fallen from his plate. I found the scene arresting, particularly the notion
of a familiar event, or process, becoming unfamiliar, in this case because
of the absence of gravity. With this scene and the music from the movie,
"Also Sprach Zarathustra," running through my mind, I decided to see what
could be done to make this familiar music unfamiliar. I broached the idea
with Deodato, and the result was his Latin-influenced version of the classical
masterpiece.
–
Creed Taylor
An Odyssey
In 1972, jazz music hit another
milestone with the release of this classical/fusion/bossa/Brazilian best-seller.
Even the names associated with this leaves one in awe. Strauss ("Also Sprach
Zarathustra"), and Debussy ("Prelude to Afternoon...") compositions were
chosen for the jazzy interpolations. The stellar production of Creed Taylor
and the engineering of the best soundmeister anywhere, Rudy Van Gelder,
were employed. Stanley Clark, Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham and Tropea must've
had a blast up there in Englewood Cliffs being arranged by the great Eumir
Deodato... it truly shows. This still grooves after all these years. Columbia/CTI
ought to release Deodato II. To the shopper, if you can find any of the
great CTI recordings such as George Benson's White Rabbit, any CTI Hubert
Laws or Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington's Feel So Good or any of the
CTI “Fire Into Music” volumes then waste no time getting it!! You'll be
well-pleased.
–
yeargs, Crossroads
Deodato Shines
I actually like just about all
of Deodato's 70s releases. I felt he was at his musical best during those
times. I particularly like this album not only because it was in fact his
most popular, but for the songs alone. My favorite track on this album is
“Spirit of Summer.” Deodato also has great lineups on his albums. This album
includes such major jazz names as Stanley Clarke (bass), Billy Cobham (drums),
Ron Carter (bass) and Airto Moreira (percussion). The album also contains
a full orchestra as well. Check out Hubert Laws' flute solo on “Prelude
to the Afternoon of a Faun.” Released in 1972, this was his final album
to appear on the CTI label.
–
Roric Toomey
Did He Ever Make a Sub-Par
Album?
Well, this one certainly is above
par. I'm 22 years old and am now really starting to get into jazz from the
seventies, coming out of study in bebop and postbop and am enjoying the
journey. For some reason this album got me thinking about how much simpler
life was way before my teenage years. I also played “Also Sprach Zarathustra”
back in high school, so this takes me back.
-
jazzafinado
Review
The early '70s were a time of
musical transition and experimentation. Brazilian pianist and arranger Eumir
Deodato mixed classical music with funk and jazz on his cover of Richard
Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (better known as the theme from 2001:
A Space Odyssey). To purists, the combination seemed pretentious. However,
that didn't keep the track from running up the charts. In 1973, Deodato's
version won the Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental, and his career was
on its way.
Prelude marked Deodato's debut as a bandleader, and was the first of the
three albums that he recorded for Creed Taylor's CTI label. There were always
two things you could count on with a CTI release. The musicianship would
be superb and the then there was the ever-present groove. No one did it
better...
If you want to hear what made CTI such a great label, this is a great place
to start. If you want to hear a more diverse selection of what the label
has to offer, check out the new CTI sampler, Birth of the Groove.
– Steve
Marshall |
Deodato and Creed
Creed and Deodato
DEODATO
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