1973 Deodato – Deodato 2
Deodato 2 is a 1973 album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato. It features noted session guitarist John Tropea on 4 tracks and virtuoso bassist Stanley Clarke on one song, “Skyscrapers”. His version of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” was used in Pontiac commercials during the early-1970s. The song reached #48 in Canada in 1973.
Tracks
1 Super Strut (Eumir Deodato) 08:56
2 Rhapsody In Blue (George Gershwin) 08:46
3 Nights In White Satin (Justin Hayward) 06:00
4 Pavane For A Dead Princess (Eumir Deodato; Maurice Ravel) 04:06
5 Skyscrapers (Eumir Deodato) 06:38
6 Latin Flute (Eumir Deodato) 04:47
7 Venus (Eumir Deodato) 03:29
8 Do It Again (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 05:30
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | John Giulino |
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Billy Cobham |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Keyboards | Eumir Deodato |
| Flugelhorn | Alan Rubin |
| Flugelhorn | Jon Faddis |
| Flugelhorn | Marvin Stamm |
| Flute | George Marge |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Flute | Jerry Dodgion |
| Flute | Romeo Penque |
| French Horn | Brooks Tillotson |
| French Horn | Jim Buffington |
| Sax | Joe Temperley |
| Trombone | Tony Studd |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trumpet | Burt Collins |
| Trumpet | Joe Shepley |
| Trumpet | Victor Paz |
| Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
| Trumpet | Joe Shepley |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Congas | Gilmore Digap |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Percussion | Gilmore Digap |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
Other Musicians
Arco Bass – John Giulino, Russ Savakus
Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Viola – Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi
Violin – David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Joe Malin, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman
Liner Notes
Producer – Creed Taylor
Arranged By – Eumir Deodato
Conductor – Eumir Deodato
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Photography – Duane Michals, Alen MacWeeney
Mastered At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Phonographic Copyright Creed Taylor Inc
Copyright Creed Taylor Inc