First Cuckoo
Deodato
1975
First Cuckoo is a Jazz album by Deodato, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 52 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- warm
- groovy
- tropical
About
Three albums into his MCA contract and only a bit over two years after 2001, Deodato's music reached a state of funk stasis. Through much of this record, he seems bored, wilting under the pressure to repeat the hit formula, comping listlessly on clavinet and electric piano while sidekick John Tropea is equally out of gas on rock guitar. Deodato roams far afield for material, from Led Zeppelin ("Black Dog") all the way to English classical composer Frederick Delius, whose gorgeous orchestration for "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" he lifts shamelessly. Deodato's own tunes are supremely uninteresting; "Funk .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Funk Yourself4:13
- A2Black Dog4:19
- A3Crabwalk7:45
- A4Adam's Hotel3:38
Side B
- B1aCaravan2:00
- B1bWatusi Strut9:36
- B2Speak Low4:32
- B3First Cuckoo (On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring)4:00
Credits
Performers
- Eumir DeodatoCONDUCTOR ELECTRIC PIANO TAMBOURINE
- George MargeFLUTE CLARINET ALTO FLUTE
- Hubert LawsFLUTE ALTO FLUTE
- Lou MariniFLUTE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE CLARINET
- Romeo PenqueFLUTE ALTO FLUTE
- Brooks TillotsonHORNS FRENCH HORN
- Jim BuffingtonHORNS FRENCH HORN
- Sam BurtisHORNS TROMBONE
- Urbie GreenHORNS TROMBONE
- Alan RubinHORNS TRUMPET
- John GatchellHORNS TRUMPET SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- Tony PriceHORNS TUBA
- Russ SavakusSTRINGS BASS ARCO BASS
- Alan ShulmanSTRINGS CELLO
- Charles McCrackenSTRINGS CELLO
- Kermit MooreSTRINGS CELLO
- Alfred BrownSTRINGS VIOLA
- Julien BarberSTRINGS VIOLA
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 52 pressings tracked on Gatefold