Prelude

Prelude

Artist: Deodato
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074646512920
EAN: 0074646512920
ASIN: B000002AGV

Release Date: 1997-09-02

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The Eumir Deodato List!
Best jazz/funk/fusion albums
My Favorite CTI on CD
My top Jazz/pop albums
My favorite CTI records (currently in print)
Great Deodato arrangements
Cool as it gets
Best Records EVER!!! (TO ME) In NO PARTICULAR ORDER...
Jazz did not "die" in the '70s, Ken Burns! Part 2
...Of all, I fancy these most.

Tracks:

Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)
Spirit Of Summer
Carly & Carole
Baubles, Bangles And Beads
Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun
September 13

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Customer Reviews:

"Baubles, Bangles And Beads".......2006-07-03

When I was in college, I was a huge fan of Eumir Deodato, a CTI Records star and an innovative pianist, guitarist and creative arranger/composer/conductor. I was simply impressed with his exceptional talent and versatility in creating marvelous music. I listened to a lot of his music, collected most of his LPs and especially loved his versions of "Rhapsody In Blue," "Moonlight Serenade," "Speak Low," "Adam's Hotel," "Love Island," "Tahiti Hut," "San Juan Sunset," "Take The A Train," "Do It Again" and some of the tracks in this CD particularly "Carly & Carole," "Baubles, Bangles And Beads" and one of Claude Debussy's masterpieces, "Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun."

Recently, I have upgraded those LPs into CDs and started listening to them again and found out to my amazement that I still enjoy his music as much as I've enjoyed listening to them for the first time many moons ago.

"Prelude" starts off with his first hit, "Also Sprach Zarathustra," a tune from the film "2001: Space Odyssey" and an adaptation from Richard Strauss' famous classical composition. It landed on Number Two spot in the Billboard Top 100 and won the 1973 Grammy award for the Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

My personal favorites include his own composition "Carly & Carole," a tribute to two famous singers, Carly Simon and Carole King, and "Baubles, Bangles And Beads," an upbeat tune from the Broadway show "Kismet."

With Mr. Deodato's stellar performances and the outstanding back-up of his talented musicians, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Stanley Clarke and Ray Barretto, among many others, this recording will never disappoint you. You'll enjoy it as much as I do.

Also, kindly check out some of his remarkable recordings: "Love Island," "Deodato 2" and "Preludes and Rhapsodies" for more great listens.

Very highly recommended for your listening pleasure.

Classic jazz-fusion with Cobham, Carter, Clarke, Airto.......2006-06-04

This is a 'classic' jazz-fusion album and is a must have for any serious listner of the genre. The first cut, a re-make of the theme for '2001 A Space Odyssey' stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it on the radio. It is still a very satisfying listen all these years later.

I have to comment though on the amount of music on the CD. 33 minutes was a bit skimpy for an LP and is downright wasteful for a CD! First of all, why not include the 3 minute "single" of Also Sprach that was released to radio stations and which made the song such a pop hit? Second, the liner lists other albums from the CTI catalog being re-released on CD. Why not include a song from each of those albums on this CD and provide the listner with a sampler? Or package this with another Deodato album and do a 2-fer.

Great album, and a excellent take on Also Sprach Zarahustra.......2005-02-17

Probably one of my favorite albums on Creed Taylor's legendary CTI label (right up with the the live "California Concert" album, a standout showcase of the aritsts on CTI at the time), as well as Eumir Deodato being one of my favorite artists in jazz as well.

A bit of trivia: The track that's possibly the most famous on this album, "Also Sprach Zarahustra", was used in one of Peter Seller's last films, "Being There", during the scenes when Seller's character, Chance the Gardener (aka Chauncey Gardner), finally goes out into the world after being holed up at home all of his life, and explores the city. I thought it fit quite well with those scenes in the film.

Other tracks on this album that I enjoy would have to be Spirit of Summer, which, IMO, almost sounds like something Burt Bacharach would have wrote along with Deodato (Burt being a songwriter I admire highly), Afternoon of a Faun, Deodato's most involved work on this album, and September 13, which is just as funky as Zarahustra, as well has having a NFL Films music flavor to it (not that that's a bad thing) when the horns kick in. All in all, great songs, and a great album.

Also sprach Deodato.......2004-05-14

Some magic from Brazilia. Deodato is an excellent arranger. I have nearly all his work on LP or CD. This is one of his best work. Also Sprach... and Baubles, bangles and beads are marvelous. Close your eyes, grab a liquer and up to Copacabana!

essential 70's sound.......2004-03-19

The music reminds me of background soundtrack from our local 70s tv shows, never figured out who made it until i listened to this disc. im more into jazz-rock-fusion but this album didnt disappoint me. keep listening to it and youll keep on discovering new sounds. ESSENTIAL truly.

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