Eumir Deodato

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Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽwˈmiʁ deoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian 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.

Deodato has arranged and produced more than 500 records for acts such as Frank Sinatra, Roberta Flack, Björk and Christophe. He also produced Kool & the Gang's hits "Celebration", "Ladies' Night" and "Too Hot".

Deodato was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1974 for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)." The song peaked at number 2 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 in March 1973. It reached number 3 in Canada and number 7 on the British charts.

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Eumir Deodato (né le 22 juin 1943 à Rio de Janeiro) est un pianiste, compositeur, arrangeur et producteur brésilien très réputé dans le milieu de la bossa nova, du jazz, de la pop et en tant que compositeur et arrangeur pour des musiques de films et de séries TV. Il s'est aussi illustré dans sa capacité à mêler les formes habituelles du big band ou du combo avec des éléments rock/pop, rhythm and blues/funk, bossa nova/latin jazz, et avec des sources d'inspiration symphoniques et classiques.

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