Eumir Deodato

Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
	Deodato in Venice, c. 1970
Background information
Birth name	Eumir Deodato de Almeida
Also known as	Deodato
Born	22 June 1943; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Jazz fusion; smooth jazz; crossover jazz; bossa nova; latin jazz; disco;
Occupation(s)	Musician; composer; arranger; record producer;
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1959–present
Labels	CTI, MCA, Warner Bros.

Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽwˈmiʁ deoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1943) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin and bossa nova.

Deodato has arranged and produced more than 500 records for acts such as Frank Sinatra, Roberta Flack, Björk and Christophe, as well as produced Kool & the Gang's hits "Celebration", "Ladies' Night" and "Too Hot".

Deodato was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1974 for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)." The song peaked at number 2 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 in March 1973. It reached number 3 in Canada and number 7 on the British charts.

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