Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in

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but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop,

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, classical,

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and

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. Deodato has arranged and produced more than 500 records for acts such as

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and Christophe, as well as produced

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's hits " Celebration", "

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" and " Too Hot". Deodato was nominated for three

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and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1974 for "

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." The song peaked at number 2 on the weekly

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in March 1973. It reached number 3 in Canada and number 7 on the British charts.

Biography

Deodato began his musical life on accordion when he was 12 years old, and then piano two years later. He studied orchestration, conducting and arranging. He played

in bands with Durval Ferreira and

Roberto Menescal Roberto Menescal (born October 25, 1937) is a Brazilian composer, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and pioneer of bossa nova. In many of his songs there are references to the sea, including his best-known composition "O Barquinho" ("Little Bo ...

, then formed his own band with Menescal in 1962. Eumir’s paternal grandfather was a marble craftsman from Custonaci, Sicily.

Career

Recording career

Deodato often plays the

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electric piano. 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

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, Christophe and

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. Guitarist

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and flautist

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appeared on his early albums. '' Prelude'', his first album in the U.S., was released in 1973. This album was crossover music style that attracted a large audience and was produced by Creed Taylor for his label CTI. The album sold 5 million copies and earned Deodato the 1974 Grammy Award for

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for the track ''

'' as well as a Grammy nomination for

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. His second album, ''

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'', reached number 19 on the ''Billboard'' album chart, and the single "Rhapsody in Blue" reached No. 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1973. His interpretation of ''

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'' ("Pavane for a Dead Princess") by

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was used in the 1970s by an Australian television station as background music. In 1978, he had an orchestral hit with ''Whistle Bump'' from the LP titled '' Love Island''. The track promoted the widespread use of whistles in nightclubs at the time. However, his popularity in the discos was solidified when he released the 1979 single ''Night Cruiser'' from the album of the same name, which earned him a third Grammy nomination for

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. Deodato continued recording through the 1980s. In 1985, he had two hits, " S.O.S., Fire in the Sky" and " Are You for Real", on ''Billboard'' magazine'ss top 20 Dance chart. He recorded ''Live in Rio'' in 2007. In 2011, he released the album ''The Crossing'', which he produced with Lino Nicolosi and Pino Nicolosi at Nicolosi Productions, with guest vocalist

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. In 2010 he played the rhodes piano in the album ''Oasis'' produced and performed by Marita Pauli. In 2018 he arranged and conducted the strings orchestra in the album ''The First'' released by Riccardo Dalli Cardillo.

Arranging and producing

Since the 1960s, Deodato has been in demand as a producer and arranger. He has worked on more than 500 albums, and 15 have reached platinum status as defined by the

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. In the early 1960s, he worked as a freelance arranger for

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. He wrote arrangements for

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, and for his debut album, ''Inútil Paisagem'' (1964), which was dedicated to the work of

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and recorded in Rio when Deodato was 22. Jobim praised him in the album's liner notes. Deodato played piano with guitarists

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and

. He has been credited for helping to start the career of

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. He was part of a committee tasked with choosing songs for a festival, and Deodato chose three by Nascimento. He moved to New York City in 1967 to work with guitarist

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and vocalist

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. He met record producer Creed Taylor, who hired him to write arrangements for musicians at

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who included

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and

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. Deodato also worked with Joao Donato (1970), Youg, Holt Unlimited (1973) and Luiz Bonfá (1973). He had other collaborations, including producing Kool and the Gang from the late 1970s to the early 1980s and the first solo album by Kevin Rowland of

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in 1988 as well as arranging Bjork's albums ''Post'', ''Telegram'' and ''Homogenic''. For his '' Love Island'', Deodato co-wrote the song "Tahiti Hut" with Maurice White. "Tahiti Hut", with lyrics written for it afterwards, was recorded by the band

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with guest vocals by

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. Deodato wrote scores for the films ''The Gentle Rain'' (1966), ''The Black Pearl'' (1977), '' The Onion Field'' (1979) and ''Bossa Nova'' (2000).

Personal life

His daughter Kennya Deodato (b.1968) is married to actor

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. His granddaughter

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is married to Canadian singer

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Discography

Albums

As sideman

With

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* ''The Bonfa Magic'' (Milestone, 1993) * ''Jacaranda'' (JSR, 1998) * ''Black Orpheus Impressions'' (Sony, 2000) With

* '' Gilberto with Turrentine'' (CTI, 1971) * ''Now'' (Perception, 1972) With

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* ''Stone Flower'' (CTI, 1970) * ''Tide'' (Verve/A&M, 1970) * ''Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour'' (Verve, 2000) With

* ''Ladies' Night'' (De-Lite, 1979) * ''Something Special'' (De-Lite, 1981) * ''As One'' (De-Lite, 1982) With

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* ''Ithamara Koorax Sings the Luiz Bonfa Songbook'' (Paddle Wheel, 1996) * ''Serenade in Blue'' (Milestone, 2000) With

* ''A Nova Bossa Nova'' (Elenco, 1964) * ''The Boy from Ipanema Beach'' (Kapp, 1965) * ''Bossa Nova'' (Odeon, 1998) * ''A Bossa Nova De Roberto Menescal '' (Elenco/EmArcy/Universal 2004) With

* ''

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'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) * ''Clube Da Esquina'' (EMI, 1972) With Brenda K. Starr * ''Brenda K. Starr'' (MCA, 1987) * ''By Heart'' (Epic, 1991) With

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* ''Salt Song'' (CTI, 1971) * ''The Baddest Turrentine'' (CTI, 1973) * ''The Sugar Man'' (CTI, 1975) With

* ''Braziliance!'' (Warner Bros., 1966) * ''Samba '68'' (Verve, 1968) With others *

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, ''Suspense'' (Warner Bros., 1988) *

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, ''Toujours'' (EMI, 2011) *

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, ''Uptown Saturday Night'' (Profile, 1997) *

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, ''...E Mo' Parlamm'e Musica'' (RCA 1987) *

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, ''Drum 'n' Voice Vol. 4'' (Nicolosi, 2016) *

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, ''Rock the Room'' (RCA Victor, 1988) * Milton DeLugg, ''Accordion My Way-Ole!'' (RCA Victor, 1967) *

, '' Summertime'' (A&M, 1968) *

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, '' So Far So Close'' (Blue Note, 1989) *

, ''Killing Me Softly'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

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, ''Let Me in Your Life'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

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, ''Come Find Yourself'' (EMI, 1996) *

, ''The Grave and the Constant EP'' (Chrysalis, 1996) *

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, ''Fired Up'' (Warner Bros., 1998) *

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, ''Seeekret'' (Atlantic, 1985) * Kleiton & Kledir, ''Dois'' (Som Livre, 1996) * Tito Madi, ''Balanco Zona Sul E Outros Sucessos'' (Odeon, 1966) *

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, ''Disguise'' (Columbia, 1984) *

Maysa Maysa Figueira Monjardim (June 6, 1936 – January 22, 1977), better known as Maysa Matarazzo, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, performer and actress. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch song (''fossa' ...

, ''Maysa'' (Elenco, 1964) *

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, ''Pretty World Suite!'' (Supuesto! 2000) *

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, ''Grooves in the Temple'' (2005) * Pretty Poison, ''Catch Me I'm Falling'' (Virgin, 1988) *

Quarteto em Cy Quarteto em Cy (a play on words of the Portuguese for ''Quartet in B'' by poet and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes) is a Brazilian girl group originally composed of four sisters hailing from Ibirataia, a town located in the Brazilian state of Bah ...

, ''Quarteto em Cy'' (Forma, 1964) *

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, ''Meditazione'' (CGD, 1976) * Dom Um Romao, ''Lake of Perseverance'' (Irma, 2001) * Kevin Rowland, ''The Wanderer'' (Mercury, 1988) * Wanda Sa, ''Wanda Vagamente'' (RGE, 1964) * Steve & Eydie, ''Steve & Eydie, Bonfa & Brazil'' (CBS/Sony, 1987) * Riccardo Dalli Cardillo, ''The First'' (DCP, 2018)

Singles

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