(Fusion, Jazz-Funk) [LP] [24/192] Deodato - Prelude - 1972/1978, FLAC (tracks)

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log date: 2022-02-07 18:16:09
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Analyzed: Deodato / Prelude
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.06 dB -16.69 dB 9:01 01-Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
DR11 -4.64 dB -19.55 dB 4:06 02-Spirit of Summer
DR11 -3.37 dB -16.56 dB 3:41 03-Carly & Carole
DR11 -3.52 dB -17.15 dB 5:19 04-Baubles, Bangles and Beads
DR12 -4.09 dB -19.37 dB 5:14 05-Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun
DR11 -3.24 dB -15.98 dB 5:22 06-September 13
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4659 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Prior to Prelude, Eumir Deodato was primarily known as a tasteful, lyrical, bossa nova and samba-based sometime arranger for Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Wes Montgomery, and others. Enter Creed Taylor, who gave Deodato a chance to step out on his own as a pianist/leader, doing a few tunes of his own plus a healthy quota of CTI-patented jazz interpretations of classical pieces by Richard Strauss ("Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"), Debussy ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"), and bowdlerized Borodin ("Baubles, Bangles and Beads"). Well, "2001" -- a clever, up-tempo Latin-groove takeoff on the opening measures of Strauss' tone poem suddenly exploded and became an improbable hit single. In its wake, Prelude soared to number three on the pop LP charts, and Deodato was propelled out of the arranger-for-hire business. Though overshadowed by "2001," the other tracks also hold up well today, being mostly medium-tempo, sometimes lushly orchestrated, conga-accented affairs that provide velvety showcases for Deodato's lyrical electric piano solos. The record also made a temporary star out of John Tropea, whose electric guitar has a lot of rock & rolling zip and fire, and Hubert Laws, Stanley Clarke, and Marvin Stamm each get a little solo room too. This would be the biggest hit Deodato and CTI ever had, and though short on playing time (32 minutes), it still makes enjoyable listening.

Eumir Deodato - piano, electric piano
Ron Carter - electric bass (solo on #4), bass
Stanley Clarke - electric bass (solo on #1)
Billy Cobham - drums
John Tropea - electric guitar (solo on #1,4,6)
Jay Berliner - guitar (solo on #2)
Airto Moreira - percussion
Ray Barretto - congas
Hubert Laws - flute (solo on #5)
John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Joe Shepley, Marvin Stamm (solo on #5) - trumpet
Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, George Strakey, Bill Watrous - trombone
Jim Buffington, Peter Gordon - French horn
Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque - flute
Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Eliot Rosoff - violin
Emanuel Vardi, Al Brown - viola
Harvey Shapiro, Seymore Barab, Charles McKracken - cello
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ in September 1972.