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Eumir Deodato

Eumir (* 1942) is a pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin and bossa nova. He began his musical life on accordion when he was 12 years old, then piano two years later. He studied orchestration, conducting, and arranging. He played bossa nova in bands with Durval Ferreira and Roberto Menescal, then formed his own band with Menescal in 1962.

He became successful as a keyboard player in the 1970s. Since then, he has produced and arranged music on more than 500 albums for artists such as Kool and the Gang, Con Funk Shun, Björk, Christophe, and k.d. lang. Guitarist John Tropea and flautist Hubert Laws appeared on his early albums.

Since the 1960s, Eumir has been in demand as a producer and arranger, he worked as a freelance arranger for Odeon Records. He wrote arrangements for Wilson Simonal, Marcos Valle, and for his debut album, Inútil Paisagem (1964), which was dedicated to the work of Antônio Carlos Jobim and recorded in Rio when Deodato was twenty-two. Eumir played piano alongside guitarists Oscar Castro-Neves and Roberto Menescal.

He moved to New York City in 1967 to work with guitarist Luiz Bonfá and vocalist Astrud Gilberto. He met record producer Creed Taylor, who hired him to write arrangements for musicians at CTI Records. This included Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Paul Desmond. Deodato worked with Joao Donato (1970), Youg, Holt Unlimited (1973) and Luiz Bonfá (1973) also. He had other collaborations, including producing Kool and the Gang from the late 70s to the early 80s, the first solo album by Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners in 1988, and arranging Björk's albums Post, Telegram and Homogenic.

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Accordion My Way-Olé! RCA Victor LSP-3861 released 1967	Milton DeLugg, accordion Milton Delugg, conductor Al Casamenti, guitar Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar Eumir Deodato, organ Phil Kraus, vibes Giulio Ruggiero, bass Bobby Rosengarden, drums Johnny Pacheco, bongos Johnny Pacheco, percussion
Night Cruiser Warner Bros. WB 56 848 released 1980 recorded February through June 1980 in New Jersey/USA	Eumir Deodato, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass drum Khalis Bayyan, tenor sax Ronald Bell, tenor sax Keith O'Quinn, trombone Jon Faddis, trumpet Louis Marini, sax George Marge, flute Harvey Esterin, flute George Parrish jr., guitar Sergio Dias, guitar Victor Jones, guitar Ray Gomez, guitar David Bravo, Fender Rhodes string section Gary Granger, bass Skipp Ingram, bass Stephen Daniels, drums Jimmy Maelen, percussion Platinum Hook, vocals
Os Catedráticos 73 original LP Equipe 100.001, released 1973 UBCD 105 (reissue) also reissued as Skyscapers IRMA 509563-2 recorded 1965 in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil	Eumir Deodato, piano, organ Phil Bodner, sax, flute Romeo Penque, sax, flute Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn John Frosk, trumpet, flugelhorn Wayne Andre, trombone Zé Menezes, guitar Durval Ferreira, guitar Sérgio Barroso, bass Mamao, drums Bebeto, congas Helcio Milito, percussion Orlandivo, percussion
Also sprach Zarathustra Starline 80043 compilation	Eumir Deodato, conductor, piano, organ, synthesizer Jay Berliner, guitar John Tropea, guitar John Giulino, bass Rick Marotta, drums Airto, percussion Ray Barretto, congas Rubens Bassini, bongos, congas, tambourine

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