1975 Eumir Deodato – First Cuckoo
First Cuckoo is an album by Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer Eumir Deodato. It was released in 1975 on MCA.
Tracks
1 Funk Yourself (Eumir Deodato) 04:14
2 Black Dog (Gene Page; John Paul Jones; Robert Plant) 04:15
3 Crabwalk (Eumir Deodato) 07:41
4 Adam’s Hotel (Marcos Valle) 03:39
5 Caravan / Watusi Strut (Duke Ellington; Iving Mills; Juan Tizol; Eumir Deodato) 11:37
6 Speak Low (Kurt Weill; Ogden Nash) 04:33
7 First Cuckoo (On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring) (Frederick Delius) 04:01
Musicians
1 Funk Yourself
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Nick Remo |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Clavinet | Eumir Deodato |
| Electric Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
2 Black Dog
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Elliott Randall |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Electric Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Sax | Lou Marini |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Tambourine | Eumir Deodato |
3 Crabwalk
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Trumpet | John Gatchell |
| Cowbell | Rubens Bassini |
4 Adam’s Hotel
| Electric Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Synthesizer | Eumir Deodato |
| Whistle | Eumir Deodato |
| Bongos | Rubens Bassini |
| Maracas | Rubens Bassini |
5 Caravan / Watusi Strut
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Elliott Randall |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Clavinet | Eumir Deodato |
| Electric Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Clarinet | Lou Marini |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
6 Speak Low
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Nick Remo |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Electric Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Sax | Lou Marini |
| Cabasa | Rubens Bassini |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
7 First Cuckoo (On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring)
| Clarinet | George Marge |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Flute | Lou Marini |
| Flute | Romeo Penque |
Other Musicians
| Flute | George Marge |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Flute | Lou Marini |
| Flute | Romeo Penque |
| French Horn | Brooks Tillotson |
| French Horn | Jim Buffington |
| Trombone | Sam Burtis |
| Trombone | Urbie Green |
| Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
| Trumpet | John Gatchell |
| Horns | Tony Price |
Strings
Bass – Russell Savakus
Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore
Viola – Alfred Brown, Julien Barber
Violin – David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Gene Orloff, Harry Cykman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Selwart Clarke
Liner Notes
Producer – Eumir Deodato
Co-producer – Alberto Cacciola
Arranged By – Eumir Deodato
Conductor – Eumir Deodato
Coordinator – Dan Gershon
Engineer (Mixing) – Jeffrey Kawalek
Engineer (Recording) – Charlie Conrad, Jeffrey Kawalek
Engineer (Assistant) – Jim Bonnefond
Mastered By – Brian Ingoldsby
Photography – Carmine Macedonia
Recorded At House Of Music, West Orange, NJ
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records Inc
Copyright MCA Records