Prelude (Deodato album)

1973 studio album by Deodato

Prelude

Standard artwork

Studio album by

Deodato

Released| January 1973 (1973-01)[1]
Recorded| September 12–14, 1972 at Van Gelder Studios[2]
Genre|

* Jazz-funk[3]
* bossa nova[4]

Length| 31:42
Label| CTI
Producer| Creed Taylor
Deodato chronology
| Percepção
(1972)  | Prelude
(1973)  | Deodato 2
(1973)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [6]

Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato, released in 1973.[1][7] With the signature track "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" (an arrangement of the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey), Prelude also features one of the most heavily sampled drum breaks in the early hip hop cannon. The opening bars of September 13 features a legendary break beat used in many classic hip hop songs. The album can be categorised as classical-jazz fusion, thought by some as elevator music with a twist.[8] Prelude would become the most successful recording for Deodato and CTI Records.

The album features guitarist John Tropea on three tracks, bassists Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke, and Billy Cobham on drums. The funk-influenced version of the "Introduction" from Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra, entitled "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance[1][7] and went to number two in the pop charts in the US, number three in Canada,[9] and number seven in the UK.[1] In 1977, the album was re-released briefly as 2001 with an alternate cover photo.

## Later releases

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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 "Deodato 2". 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.

## Track listing

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"| Richard Strauss| 9:00
2.| "Spirit of Summer"| Eumir Deodato| 4:04
3.| "Carly & Carole"| Deodato| 3:38

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"| Robert Wright, George Forrest| 5:20
2.| "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"| Claude Debussy| 5:13
3.| "September 13"| Deodato, Billy Cobham| 5:24

## Charts

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Chart (1973)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 17
Canada (RPM (magazine))[12] | 6

## Personnel

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* Eumir Deodato \- piano, electric piano
* Ron Carter \- electric bass (solo on "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"), bass
* Stanley Clarke \- electric bass (solo on "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)")
* Billy Cobham \- drums
* John Tropea \- electric guitar (solo on "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads", "September 13")
* Jay Berliner \- guitar (solo on "Spirit of Summer")
* Airto Moreira \- percussion
* Ray Barretto \- congas
* Hubert Laws \- flute (solo on "Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun")
* John Frosk - trumpet
* Marky Markowitz \- trumpet
* Joe Shepley - trumpet
* Marvin Stamm \- trumpet (solo on "Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun")
* Wayne Andre \- trombone
* Garnett Brown \- trombone
* Paul Faulise - trombone
* George Strakey - trombone
* Bill Watrous \- trombone
* Jim Buffington \- french horn
* Peter Gordon - french horn
* Phil Bodner - flute
* George Marge - flute
* Romeo Penque - flute
* Max Ellen - violin
* Paul Gershman - violin
* Emanuel Green - violin
* Harry Lookofsky \- violin
* David Nadien - violin
* Gene Orloff \- violin
* Eliot Rosoff - violin
* Emanuel Vardi \- viola
* Al Brown - viola
* Harvey Shapiro \- cello
* Seymore Barab - cello
* Charles McKracken - cello

## Production

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* Producer: Creed Taylor
* Arranged and conducted by Eumir Deodato
* Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
* Recorded at Van Gelder Studios

## Sources

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* Steve Futterman, Prelude sleeve text

## References

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1. ^ a b c d DESOUTEIRO, Arnaldo. 40 Years of Eumir Deodato's iconic "Prelude". Publicado em Jazz Station – Arnaldo DeSouteiro’s Blog (jazz, bossa e Beyond), Los Angeles – Based Jazz Historian, Educator and Record Producer. Voting member of Naras-Grammy, Jazz Journalists Association and Los Angeles Jazz Society. Founder & Ceo of Jazz Station Records (JSR), a division of Jazz Station Marketing & Consulting – Los Angeles, Califórnia – 30 de setembro de 2013. Página visitada em 1º de março de 2014.
2. ^ "Deodato* - Prelude (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
3. ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
4. ^ "Deodato Prelude Review". JazzMusicArchives.com. October 8, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
5. ^ Ginell, Richard S. Prelude at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2013 (2013-2-9).
6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
7. ^ a b DEODATO, Eumir. About/Introduction/History (link). Publicado no site official de Eumir Deodato. Página visitada em 3 de maio de 2015.
8. ^ Wiser, Danny (2020-10-14). "BRAZIL: Prelude - Deodato". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
9. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 7, 1973" (PDF).
10. ^ "Images for Deodato - Prelude". Discogs. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - May 5, 1973" (PDF).

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