Deodato - Prelude (CTI Records, 1973)

Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist with the signature track « Also Sprach Zarathustra » an arrangement of the theme from « 2001: A Space Odyssey ». Prelude would become the most successful recording for Deodato and CTI Records.


Recorded September 1972 at Van Gelder Studios. Engineer by Rudy Van Gelder.
Eumir Deodato. Born the 22nd of June 1942 (or June 21, 1943) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and by 1967 moved to the USA.
Musician, composer, arranger & producer. Known for his 1979-1982 production work for Kool & the Gang & composing TV & film scores.
Primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been 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. Mainly, his records can be categorized as pop/jazz or crossover jazz. His successes as an original artist (keyboards) occurred mainly in the 1970s...