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Eumir Deodato

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · b. 1943-06-22

Eumir Deodato is credited on 3,902 releases across 758 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,902

Pressings credited

758

Albums

7

Decades active

597

In collections

Biography

Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽwˈmiʁ deoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1942) 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. He also 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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3,902 releases · 758 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 7,375
  • Production · 1,408
  • Other credits · 718
  • Engineering · 93

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Atlantic Studios · A&R Studios · House Of Music, West Orange, NJ

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