Deodato 2


Deodato 2 is a 1973 album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato. It features session guitarist John Tropea on 4 tracks and 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.
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.

Track listing

Vinyl

Side 1

  1. "Nights in White Satin" - 6:01
  2. "Pavane for a Dead Princess" 4:08
  3. "Skyscrapers" - 6:40

    Side 2

  4. "Super Strut" - 8:58
  5. "Rhapsody in Blue" - 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

  6. "Latin Flute" - 4:49
  7. "Venus" - 3:32
  8. "Do It Again" - 5:31
"Tropea" was produced during the recording sessions of Deodato 2.

Charts

Personnel

Source:

Band

  • Eumir Deodato: Keyboards, Acoustic and Electric Piano
  • John Tropea: Guitars
  • John Giulino, Stanley Clarke: Bass
  • Alvin Brehm, Russell Savakus: Arco Bass
  • Billy Cobham, Rick Marotta, Frank Zee: Drums
  • Gilmore Degap, Rubens Bassini: Congas, Percussion

    Strings

  • David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Joe Malin, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman: Violin
  • Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi: Viola
  • Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, George Ricci: Cello

    Woodwinds

  • Joe Temperley: Baritone Sax
  • George Marge, Hubert Laws, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque: Flute
  • Tony Studd: Bass Trombone
  • Garnett Brown, Wayne Andre: Trombone
  • Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington: French Horn
  • Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Jon Faddis: Flugelhorn and Trumpet
  • Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Victor Paz: Trumpet

    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.