Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian
jazz
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drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the
fusion
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band
Weather Report
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
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,
Jorge Ben
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Tony Bennett
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. He was the percussionist
Tom Jobim
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
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''.
He died in
Rio de Janeiro
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Muse
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)
* 1973 ''Spirit of the Times'' (Muse)
* 1974 ''Braun-Blek-Blu'' (Happy Bird)
* 1977 ''Hotmosphere'' (
Pablo
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*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
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* Pablo Br ...
)
* 1978 ''Om'' (
JAPO Records
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Cannonball's Bossa Nova
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With Ron Carter
* '' Yellow & Green'' (CTI, 1976)
With Frank Sinatra
* ''
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
''Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim'' is a 1967 album by Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim. The tracks were arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman, accompanied by a studio orchestra. Along with Jobim's original compositions, t ...
'' (Reprise FS 1021, 1967)
With
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema".
Biography
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Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion ...
(CTI, 1971)'
With
Yusef Lateef
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Although Lateef's main instruments ...
Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...
Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott (April 24, 1945 – November 8, 1984) was an American musician who worked in jazz and world music.
Early life
Walcott was born in New York City, United States. He studied violin and tympani in his youth, and was a percussion stud ...
Weather Report
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Sweetnighter
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Writing and recording
The group had recorded the songs in a five-day stretch during February of the same year. It was ...
'' (Columbia, 1973)
* ''
Mysterious Traveller
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Peter Giger
Peter Giger (born April 12, 1939 in Zurich) is a Swiss percussionist and bandleader, formerly of the band :de:Dzyan.Steve Freeman, Alan Freeman ''The crack in the cosmic egg: encyclopedia of Krautrock'' 1996 "The talented percussionist, formerly ...
Blood, Sweat & Tears
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