Biography
João Donato de Oliveira Neto (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w doˈnatu]; 17 August 1934 – 17 July 2023) was a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist as well as a trombonist from Rio Branco. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto. Because of the area he grew up in Brasil he was able to hear Cuban music on the radio. This influence would manifest itself in many of his compositions, piano, and trombone playing. Donato's most well-known compositions include: "Amazonas", "Lugar Comum", "Simples Carinho", "Até Quem Sabe" and "Nasci Para Bailar".
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Midnight Marauders
1993
Look Around
1968
Brasil '65
1965
The Shadow Of Your Smile
1965
Brel
1977
The Astrud Gilberto Album
1965
Sleeping Gypsy
1977
Amazonas
1976
Tanto Tempo
2000
Soul Burst
1966
Cannonball's Bossa Nova
1963
Jazz Is Dead 7
2021
Sweet Lucy
1977
Solar Heat
1968
Bebel Gilberto
2004
Ao Vivo
1992
Quem É Quem
1973
Previsão Do Tempo
1973
DonatoDeodato
1973
Primal Roots
1972
The Very Best Of Astrud Gilberto
1971
A Bad Donato
1970
Down Here On The Ground
1968
Muito À Vontade
1962
Credited work
3,021 releases · 584 albums · active 1955–2026
- Performance · 5,645
- Other credits · 302
- Production · 36
- Engineering · 3
Studios: RCA Studios, Hollywood · A&R Studios · Western Recorders · Annex Studios, Hollywood