Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian-born artist, producer and arranger, primarily … Read Full Bio ↴Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian-born artist, producer and arranger, primarily based in the jazz realm, but also 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.
Born "Eumir Deodato Almeida" in 1943, he recorded under the stage name "Deodato" in the 1970s and 1980s.
He got his start by playing the accordion at age 12. Shortly thereafter, he started studying piano as well as orchestration, arranging and conducting.
His records can be categorized mainly as pop jazz or crossover jazz. His successes as an original artist (on keyboards) occurred mainly in the 1970s. Since then, he has produced or arranged for acts ranging from Kool & the Gang to Björk; from Eydie Gormet to k.d. lang.
His first album in the USA, Prelude, released in 1972, was of a big band Latin jazz style that immediately attracted a wide audience. His funky cover of Also Sprach Zarathustra (originally by Richard Strauss) won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and went No. 2 in the pop charts in the US and No. 7 in the UK. It was also covered extensively by the rock band Phish in their live performances and included in several of their live releases.
His second album, Deodato 2, despite being of the same style and quality, failed to meet sales expectations. Deodato continued recording until the late 1980s on the Warner Bros label, but never reached the level of his early successes -- although two singles, SOS, Fire In The Sky and Are You For Real, were Top 20 Billboard Dance hits in 1985.
Two of his songs, Latin Flute and Super Strut, are featured in the video game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and on the subsequent soundtrack, titled "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 7 - Radio Espantoso".
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 were put to use for artists such as Wes Montgomery, fellow Brazilian Astrud Gilberto, and, for 1971's LP "Sinatra & Company", Frank Sinatra. He has also written scores for a number of films.
Born "Eumir Deodato Almeida" in 1943, he recorded under the stage name "Deodato" in the 1970s and 1980s.
He got his start by playing the accordion at age 12. Shortly thereafter, he started studying piano as well as orchestration, arranging and conducting.
His records can be categorized mainly as pop jazz or crossover jazz. His successes as an original artist (on keyboards) occurred mainly in the 1970s. Since then, he has produced or arranged for acts ranging from Kool & the Gang to Björk; from Eydie Gormet to k.d. lang.
His first album in the USA, Prelude, released in 1972, was of a big band Latin jazz style that immediately attracted a wide audience. His funky cover of Also Sprach Zarathustra (originally by Richard Strauss) won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and went No. 2 in the pop charts in the US and No. 7 in the UK. It was also covered extensively by the rock band Phish in their live performances and included in several of their live releases.
His second album, Deodato 2, despite being of the same style and quality, failed to meet sales expectations. Deodato continued recording until the late 1980s on the Warner Bros label, but never reached the level of his early successes -- although two singles, SOS, Fire In The Sky and Are You For Real, were Top 20 Billboard Dance hits in 1985.
Two of his songs, Latin Flute and Super Strut, are featured in the video game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and on the subsequent soundtrack, titled "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 7 - Radio Espantoso".
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 were put to use for artists such as Wes Montgomery, fellow Brazilian Astrud Gilberto, and, for 1971's LP "Sinatra & Company", Frank Sinatra. He has also written scores for a number of films.
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Deodato Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Deodato:
Also sprach Zarathustra Rain was your birth Gathered deep Beneath the earth Sea…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Conmigo Pa ra pa pa pa pa pa pa ra ru Ra…
Do It Again In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who…
ela e carioca Ela é carioca, ela é carioca Basta o jeitinho dela andar Nem…
Forever for You We have seen the pages turning and we've read between the…
Happy Hour Happy, happy hour Now's the time Tonight you're mine Happy,…
Just This One Night Just this one night with you It's all i need to…
Keep On Movin' Oh baby When the beat is turned around Move your feet and…
Rhapsody In Blue (Story about a girl) (Story about the world) Suddenly …
S.O.S. Fire in the sky Can anyone here me? Try to get a message through Is anybody…
S.O.S. Fire in the Sky feat. Camille Can anyone here me? Try to get a message through Is anybody…
SOS fire in the sky Can anyone here me? Try to get a message through Is anybody…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Tears of a clown Now if there's a smile upon my face it's only…
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Dan Matthews
Incredible, how few people understand how wonderful this music is. Glad to be in such company!
Marcelo Rodrigues
Hermes e Renato que me apresentou esse gênio!!!
Obrigado Hermes e Renato por me fazer rir a vida inteira e ainda conhecer boa cultura musical.
Eterno Fausto!!!
Natasha silva
Agora acredito que sou uma pessoa de muito bom gosto . Simplesmente porque eu também ouço Deodato ,. dá hora! 😚😙
Los Profetas De Mi Tierra 2015
R.I.P. Maurice White. Eumir co-wrote this tune with Maurice, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, which is the backing band on this great song.
fleone372
À lot of that’s the way of the world in that song
Melody Hannibal
@fleone372 That's why I can't stop playing it … the drums, the bridge, the melody ...got me hooked 🔥🔥🔥!!!
Pedro Angel Borjas
¡¡EUMIR DEODATO!!!
MAESTRO GENIAL !!!!
ENORME TALENTO MUSICAL!!!!
Yuri Diogo
Muito agradável! Pra ouvir de madrugada, pegando cada detalhe nós instrumentos. Aos poucos tô conhecendo o trabalho do Brasileiro Deodato. Sei que suas produções são impecáveis.
Max Yordan
Superb melody!!! No one else can equal it!!!
tigerfoxx tiger foxx
Um gostin de bossa nova de Marcos Valle...de Brasil... É mesmo como disse o Deodato, tá tudo ali na obra, as referências, o Brasil...