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Prior to Prelude, Eumir Deodato was primarily known as a tasteful, lyrical, bossa nova and samba-based sometime arranger for 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 /TiVo
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Max Ellen, Violin - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Airto, Percussion - John Tropea, Electric Guitar - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - George Strakey, Trombone - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Harvey Shapiro, Acoustic Cello - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Emanuel Green, Violin - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Bill Watrous, Trombone - Garnett Brown, Trombone - Gene Orloff, Violin - Romeo Penque, Flute - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Eumir Deodato, Arranger - Eumir Deodato, Adaptor - Eumir Deodato, Conductor - Eumir Deodato, Piano - Jim Buffington, French Horn - Phil Bodner, Flute - David Nadien, Violin - George Marge, Flute - Richard Strauss, Composer - Richard Strauss, Lyricist - Deodato, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - John Frosk, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Al Brown, Viola - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Jay Berliner, Guitar - Elliot Rosoff, Violin - Paul Gershman, Violin - Marky Markowitz, Trumpet - Billy Cobham, Drums
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Max Ellen, Violin - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Airto, Percussion - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - John Tropea, Electric Guitar - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - George Strakey, Trombone - Tony Marshall, Executive Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Harvey Shapiro, Acoustic Cello - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Emanuel Green, Violin - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Bill Watrous, Trombone - Garnett Brown, Trombone - Gene Orloff, Violin - Romeo Penque, Flute - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Eumir Deodato, Lyricist - Eumir Deodato, Composer - Eumir Deodato, Conductor - Eumir Deodato, Arranger - Eumir Deodato, Piano - Jim Buffington, French Horn - Phil Bodner, Flute - David Nadien, Violin - George Marge, Flute - Deodato, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - John Frosk, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Al Brown, Viola - David Swope, 2nd Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Jay Berliner, Guitar - Elliot Rosoff, Violin - Paul Gershman, Violin - Marky Markowitz, Trumpet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Danny Kadar, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Max Ellen, Violin - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Airto, Percussion - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - John Tropea, Electric Guitar - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - George Strakey, Trombone - Tony Marshall, Executive Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Harvey Shapiro, Acoustic Cello - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Emanuel Green, Violin - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Bill Watrous, Trombone - Garnett Brown, Trombone - Gene Orloff, Violin - Romeo Penque, Flute - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Eumir Deodato, Lyricist - Eumir Deodato, Composer - Eumir Deodato, Conductor - Eumir Deodato, Arranger - Eumir Deodato, Piano - Jim Buffington, French Horn - Phil Bodner, Flute - David Nadien, Violin - George Marge, Flute - Deodato, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - John Frosk, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Al Brown, Viola - David Swope, 2nd Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Jay Berliner, Guitar - Elliot Rosoff, Violin - Paul Gershman, Violin - Marky Markowitz, Trumpet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Danny Kadar, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Max Ellen, Violin - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Airto, Percussion - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - John Tropea, Electric Guitar - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - George Strakey, Trombone - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - Tony Marshall, Executive Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Harvey Shapiro, Acoustic Cello - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Emanuel Green, Violin - R. WRIGHT, Lyricist - R. WRIGHT, Composer - Peter Gordon, French Horn - A. Borodin, Composer - A. Borodin, Lyricist - Bill Watrous, Trombone - Garnett Brown, Trombone - G. Forrest, Composer - G. Forrest, Lyricist - Gene Orloff, Violin - Romeo Penque, Flute - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Eumir Deodato, Arranger - Eumir Deodato, Piano - Eumir Deodato, Conductor - Jim Buffington, French Horn - Phil Bodner, Flute - David Nadien, Violin - George Marge, Flute - Deodato, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - John Frosk, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Al Brown, Viola - David Swope, 2nd Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Jay Berliner, Guitar - Elliot Rosoff, Violin - Paul Gershman, Violin - Marky Markowitz, Trumpet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Danny Kadar, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Max Ellen, Violin - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Airto, Percussion - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - John Tropea, Electric Guitar - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - George Strakey, Trombone - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - Tony Marshall, Executive Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Harvey Shapiro, Acoustic Cello - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Emanuel Green, Violin - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Bill Watrous, Trombone - Garnett Brown, Trombone - Gene Orloff, Violin - Romeo Penque, Flute - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Eumir Deodato, Arranger - Eumir Deodato, Adaptor - Eumir Deodato, Conductor - Eumir Deodato, Piano - Jim Buffington, French Horn - Claude Debussy, Composer - Claude Debussy, Lyricist - Phil Bodner, Flute - David Nadien, Violin - George Marge, Flute - Deodato, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - John Frosk, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Al Brown, Viola - David Swope, 2nd Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Jay Berliner, Guitar - Elliot Rosoff, Violin - Paul Gershman, Violin - Marky Markowitz, Trumpet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Danny Kadar, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Max Ellen, Violin - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Airto, Percussion - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - John Tropea, Electric Guitar - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - Seymour Barab, Acoustic Cello - George Strakey, Trombone - Tony Marshall, Executive Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Harvey Shapiro, Acoustic Cello - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - B. Cobham, Composer - B. Cobham, Lyricist - Joe Shepley, Trumpet - Emanuel Green, Violin - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Bill Watrous, Trombone - Garnett Brown, Trombone - Gene Orloff, Violin - Romeo Penque, Flute - Wayne Andre, Trombone - Eumir Deodato, Lyricist - Eumir Deodato, Composer - Eumir Deodato, Conductor - Eumir Deodato, Arranger - Eumir Deodato, Piano - Jim Buffington, French Horn - Phil Bodner, Flute - David Nadien, Violin - George Marge, Flute - Deodato, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - John Frosk, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Al Brown, Viola - David Swope, 2nd Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Jay Berliner, Guitar - Elliot Rosoff, Violin - Paul Gershman, Violin - Marky Markowitz, Trumpet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Danny Kadar, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Prior to Prelude, Eumir Deodato was primarily known as a tasteful, lyrical, bossa nova and samba-based sometime arranger for 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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:25
- Main artists: Deodato
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Associated - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock
1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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