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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.

Deodato 2
Studio album by
Deodato
ReleasedJuly 18, 1973[1]
RecordedApril 12 & May 16, 1973
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz, jazz-funk
Length32:35
LabelCTI Records
ProducerCreed Taylor
Deodato chronology
Prelude
(1973)
Deodato 2
(1973)
Whirlwinds
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The songs "Super Strut" and "Latin Flute" were featured on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto Vice City. The track "Super Strut" was also covered by the acid jazz band The Apostles on their 1992 eponymous album.[3]


Track listing



Vinyl



Side 1

  1. "Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) - 6:01
  2. "Pavane for a Dead Princess" (Maurice Ravel) 4:08
  3. "Skyscrapers" (Eumir Deodato) - 6:40

Side 2

  1. "Super Strut" (Eumir Deodato) - 8:58
  2. "Rhapsody in Blue" (George Gershwin, arrangement and adaptation by Eumir Deodato) - 8:48

CD


The tracks were rearranged for the CD release. The two tracks on Side 2 were placed first then the tracks on Side 1 were placed after. The CD release also featured an extended version of Super Strut, an extended and re-mixed outro to Skyscrapers, as well as 3 bonus tracks.

  1. "Super Strut" - 9:31
  2. "Rhapsody in Blue" - 8:48
  3. "Nights in White Satin" - 6:01
  4. "Pavane for a Dead Princess" - 4:08
  5. "Skyscrapers" - 7:01

Bonus tracks

  1. "Latin Flute" (Eumir Deodato) - 4:49
  2. "Venus" (Eumir Deodato) - 3:32
  3. "Do It Again" (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) - 5:31

"Tropea" (incomplete, not released on this album) was produced during the recording sessions of Deodato 2.


Charts


Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)37[4]

Personnel


Source:[5]


Band



Strings



Woodwinds



Later releases


This album was reissued on the Super Audio CD format in October 2017 by UK label Dutton Vocalion, Remastered in both Stereo and Surround Sound from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton and released as a 2-fer with 1973's "Prelude". The Surround Sound portion of the disc features the Quadraphonic mixes of both "Prelude" and "Deodato 2" made available for the first time in over 40 years.


Sources



References


  1. DEODATO, Eumir. Link A Music Life - Bio/Introduction Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. Publicado no site official de Eumir Deodato. Página visitada em 1º de março de 2014.
  2. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Deodato 2 - Deodato | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. The Story of Acid Jazz CD, unionsquaremusic.co.uk Archived 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. https://www.discogs.com/Deodato-Deodato-2/release/6180212 Personnel information at discogs; retrieved October 12, 2019

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Deodato 2 — студийный альбом бразильского музыканта Эумира Деодато, изданный 18 июля 1973 года. В записи альбома принимали участие гитарист-сессионщик Джон Тропиа, работавший над 4 композициями пластинки и басист-виртуоз Стэнли Кларк, участвовавший в создании «Skyscrapers». Песня «Rhapsody in Blue», исполненная Эумиром Деодато, использовалась в рекламе автомобилей Pontiac в начале 70-х годов.



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