Biografía del artista por Alvaro Neder
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Review from AllMusic (by Paula Edelstein)
As the fourth release in the Colors of Latin Jazz series, From Samba to Bomba! will appeal to the Latin jazz connoisseur because of its exciting array of compositions that feature the diverse rhythms of a variety of Latin cultures. From the Brazilian samba to the Puerto Rican bomba -- and a number of styles in between, including the ChaChaCha, mambo, soca, charanga, maracatu, and more -- this CD includes the Mambo King himself, Tito Puento, playing his hit Mambo King from the award-winning Mambo of the Times album issued on Concord Picante. He is the full-on mambo master on this ballroom dance of Cuban origin that gained greater notoriety when it was featured in the movie Mambo Kings. Puento's work on this composition rivals much of his work of the '50s and early '60s in what critics have hailed as his most imaginative Latin musical period, a period that spawned Dancemania and Tambo. The Brazilian rush is realized Manhattan Style as Trio Da Paz kicks off this CD with special guests Joanne Brackeen and Claudio Roditi, an energetic composition issued originally on Brasil From the Inside. Tania Maria lends her breezy scats on Sangria. A very special Dutch-German favorite adds his innovative global mix to the Brazilian samba with brilliant jazz harmonica played by none other than the exciting Hendrik Muerkens on his Sambahia. Originally issued on Sambahia by Concord Picante, Hendrik plays with exceptional finesse on an instrument not found often in jazz ensembles. It's a very refreshing blend of harmonic pleasures! Monty Alexander's Ivory & Steel presents the excitement of reggae on Reggae-Later from his popular Jamboree. His mastery of this popular music of Jamaican origin that combines his native styles with elements of rock and soul is performed to reggae perfection with Alexander's very hip piano bop stylings accompanied by steel pans and hand drums. This track is a great jam. Ray Barretto, the highly inventive conguero and percussionist, is amazing as he fuels the bomba Bomba-Riquen. Poncho Sanchez is ablaze on La Familia and continues to work his magic on one of the best solos on the CD even though he is generous about sharing the solo limelight. The popular soca played richly by Mongo Santamaria on Soca Me Nice and the Afro-Cuban charanga is well imagined by Dave Samuels on Charanga, Si, Si with Dave Valentin. They impose no restrictions on your imagination with the sonority of their uncommon Latin flavors. Originally issued on New Horizons, the pair work The Colors of Latin Jazz into an exciting musical palette that is as beautifully vibrant as the rhythms they represent. This exciting CD is a Latin jazz collector's dream.
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Resena de AllMusic (por Paula Edelstein)
Como el cuarto lanzamiento en la serie Colors of Latin Jazz, From Samba to Bomba! apelara a los conocedores del jazz latino por su emocionante variedad de composiciones que presentan los diversos ritmos de una variedad de culturas latinas. Desde la samba brasilena hasta la bomba puertorriquena -- y una serie de estilos intermedios, incluyendo el ChaChaCha, mambo, soca, charanga, maracatu, y mas -- este CD incluye al propio Mambo King, Tito Puento, tocando su exito Mambo King del album ganador del premio Mambo of the Times lanzado en Concord Picante. Es el maestro completo del mambo en este baile de salon de origen cubano que gano mayor notoriedad cuando fue presentado en la pelicula Mambo Kings. El trabajo de Puento en esta composicion rivaliza con gran parte de su trabajo de los anos 50 y principios de los 60 en lo que los criticos han aclamado como su periodo musical latino mas imaginativo, un periodo que dio origen a Dancemania y Tambo. El flujo brasileno se realiza en Manhattan Style cuando Trio Da Paz abre este CD con los invitados especiales Joanne Brackeen y Claudio Roditi, una composicion energetica lanzada originalmente en Brasil From the Inside. Tania Maria presta sus suaves coros escatologicos en Sangria. Un favorito muy especial holandés-aleman anade su mezcla global innovadora a la samba brasilena con brillante armonica de jazz tocada por nada menos que el emocionante Hendrik Muerkens en su Sambahia. Originalmente lanzado en Sambahia por Concord Picante, Hendrik toca con excepcion fineza en un instrumento que no se encuentra frecuentemente en los ensambles de jazz. Es una mezcla muy refrescante de placeres armonicos! Monty Alexander's Ivory & Steel presenta la emocion del reggae en Reggae-Later de su popular Jamboree. Su maestria en esta musica popular de origen jamaicano que combina sus estilos nativos con elementos de rock y soul se interpreta a la perfeccion reggae con los estilos de piano bop muy hip de Alexander acompanados por sartenes de acero y tambores de mano. Esta pista es una gran sesion. Ray Barretto, el ingenioso conguero y percusionista, es asombroso mientras alimenta la bomba Bomba-Riquen. Poncho Sanchez esta en llamas en La Familia y continua trabajando su magia en uno de los mejores solos del CD aunque es generoso al compartir el acaparamiento del solo. La popular soca tocada ricamente por Mongo Santamaria en Soca Me Nice y la charanga Afro-Cubana esta bien imaginada por Dave Samuels en Charanga, Si, Si con Dave Valentin. No imponen restricciones en su imaginacion con la sonoridad de sus sabores latinos poco comunes. Originalmente lanzado en New Horizons, la pareja trabaja The Colors of Latin Jazz en una paleta musical emocionante que es tan vibrante y hermosa como los ritmos que representan. Este CD emocionante es el sueno de un coleccionista de jazz latino.
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Brazilian-born
Eumir Deodato has racked up 16 platinum records to his credit as
artist, arranger or producer with combined sales of well over 25 million
records in the USA alone. His discography, including compilations and
all his work as arranger, producer and keyboardist, surpasses 450
albums. He has also had the honor of performing with the St. Louis
Symphony (which backed him on his superb Artistry album), the Cincinnati
Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestra di Musica Leggera
dell'Unione Musicisti di Roma. In addition, several artists over the
years have covered his songs, including George Benson, Lee Ritenour,
Sarah Vaughan and The Emotions to mention just a few.
And yet, in
spite of all of his varied triumphs, honors and distinctions over the
years, the multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist will probably forever
be associated with one song - his innovative rendition of Richard
Strauss' classical opus “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (or more commonly
known as the theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey). That single compelling
song, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album for CTI “Prelude,”
sold at least five million copies and earned Deodato his first Grammy
Award, instantly moved him to international stardom and setting a course
for his remarkable ongoing career in music. Thirty years later, that
same tune has found its way into the repertoire of the jam band Phish, a
testament to Deodato's enduring influence.
Born in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, from Italian and Portuguese origin, Eumir Deodato got
his start by playing the accordion at age 12. Shortly thereafter, he
started studying piano as well as orchestration, arranging and
conducting. Strictly self-taught, he immersed himself in theory books
while spending countless evenings sitting behind orchestras and
carefully observing how each part was played. His first break came at
age 17 when he arranged and conducted his first recording session for a
28-piece orchestra. It wasn't long before Deodato became one of the most
active and respected arrangers and pianists in Rio's busy music scene,
recording for such artists as Milton Nascimento, Marcos Valle, Elis
Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
In 1968, Deodato moved to New
York and began working with Luiz Bonfa, the legendary composer of Black
Orpheus, while also doing extensive studio work for Astrud Gilberto,
Walter Wanderley, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marcos Valle and many other
Brazilian artists who were living in the Big Apple at the time. When
writing the arrangements for Astrud Gilberto's “Beach Samba,” he became
acquainted with producer Creed Taylor, who hired him to arrange for
other CTI artists like Wes Montgomery, Stanley Turrentine, George
Benson, Paul Desmond and Tom Jobim. His reputation in the fields of pop
and black music was strengthened by his arrangement work for Frank
Sinatra (Sinatra & Co.), Roberta Flack (Killing Me Softly, Chapter
Two, Quiet Fire) and Aretha Franklin (Let Me In Your Life).
Following
a performance at the Hollywood Bowl with the CTI All-Stars Band in
1972, Deodato started recording his record. His debut appearance as a
leader, billed as 2001 Space Concert, was held at the Madison Square
Garden in New York City in 1973.
After seven years of world-wide
touring (including Australia, Japan, Canada, South America, Europe) and
eight coast-to-coast tours of the States, Deodato decided to concentrate
on studio work once again. Besides highly successful solo albums for
the CTI, MCA, Warner And Atlantic labels, his work as a
producer/arranger earned him several more laurels. One of his first
productions was Kool & The Gang's #1 pop single Celebration. He
followed that success with production or arranging work for Earth, Wind
& Fire, Michael Franks, Gwen Guthrie, Chuck Mangione, Breakfast
Club, The Dazz Band, One Way, Con-Funk-Shun, Kleeer, Pretty Poison,
Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners), White Lion and Brenda K. Starr,
for whom he produced the pop hit I Still Believe in 1987. Deodato also
had three other multi-platinum albums for Kool & The Gang's Ladies'
Night, Something Special and As One.
In the 90's, Deodato
continued to be a vital force on the pop scene through his work with
Icelandic singer Bjork. In addition to arranging her last three albums:
1995's Post, 1996's Telegram and 1997's Homogenic, Deodato produced a
highly praised acoustic version of Bjork's “Isobel,” sub-titled Deodato
Mix, which became a club scene favorite. He has also produced material
for French singer Clementine (also touring Japan with her as a special
guest in 1994), arranged and produced a top 10 single for Brazilian
singer Gal Costa (1996) and has performed as guest conductor with Bjork
both in Brazil (1996), and in the States at the Tibetan Freedom Concerts
at Downing Stadium (1997). In 1998, Deodato arranged for Brazilian pop
acts Titans (Vol. II, with sales over 500,000 copies) and Carlinhos
Brown (Omelete Man) as well as for the latest album by pop-rock band
Penelope Charmosa (released in 1999). He was also special guest on a
project by Japanese pop star Akemi Kakihara, recorded in London during
the summer of 1998. In 1999, he scored Bossa Nova, a Bruno Barreto film
starring Amy Irving, and the following year produced the CD of that
score for Verve Records. His most recent projects including production
work for French rock singer Damien Saez, Brazilian-Japanese singer Lisa
Ono and for jazz singer Ann Hampton Callaway.
Deodato has also
worked on several movie scores, including The Onion Field, The Black
Pearl, Ghostbusters II, White Nights, The Girl From Ipanema, The
Adventurers (recorded with A.C. Jobim and the London Symphony
Orchestra), The Gentle Rain, Target Risk, The Reporter, Beat Street,
Body Rock and Bossa Nova. His recordings have also been widely used on
major movies such as Being There and The Exorcist.
In November
2001, Deodato participated in a benefit concert in New York City where
he played only 1 song (Also Sprach Zarathustra: 2001). The reaction was
so fantastic he got encouraged to go back doing concerts. By 2002 he
lined up a few selected presentations, starting with a concert at the
Vienna Opera House, as part of the Vienna Summer Jazz Festival. That was
followed by Villach (Austria), Pori (Finland), The Hague (North Sea
Jazz Festival), and many others that followed, like Capetown (South
Africa), Rome and Rimini (Italy), Amenia, NY (World Peace Organization),
Antigua, Guatemala etc.
Meanwhile, in 2002 he worked with Milton
Nascimento in Rio de Janeiro, which generated a Latin Grammy for the
song Tristesse as best Brazilian song of the year, then miscellaneous
work with different artists, including Barbara Mendes, Ana Carolina,
Fernanda Abreu and more recently, KD Lang for her record released in
2004.
In 2007 Brazilian Record company "Biscoito Fino", releases
the “Deodato Trio in Rio” CD and DVD (end of month), filmed and recorded
at the Sala Cecilia Meirelles in Rio last Summer, featuring Marcelo
Mariano on Bass and Renato Massa on Drums. It also includes performances
of some of the most memorable Antonio Carlos Jobim's songs and also
comemorates his postumous anniversary. Verve has also released “Do It
Again.”
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/eumir-deodato
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