Various Artists, “King Best Select Library”, King Records [Japan] #KICW 5098 (2009).[CD Compilation]

Release Date: May 11, 2009.



Musician personnel and Album credits:

Ithamara Koorax – Vocal
Arnaldo DeSouteiro – Producer, Arranger, Programming, Percussion, Digital Remastering
Astrud Gilberto – Vocal
Patricia Balaban - Cover Art
Aline Dantas - Photography
Ron Carter – Bass (Acoustic)
Deodato – Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic)
Toots Thielemans – Harmonica
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Piano (Acoustic), Piano (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Ivan Conti – Drums
Airto Moreira –  Percussion
Walter Wanderley – Organ, Synthesizer
Gene Orloff - Violin
John Pisano – Guitar (Acoustic)
George Marge – Flute
Stanley Turrentine – Sax (Tenor)
Harold Coletta - Cello
João Palma – Drums
Sivuca – Guitar (Acoustic)
Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer (Recording, Mixing)
Gene Bertoncini – Guitar (Acoustic)
Creed Taylor – Producer
Hubert Laws – Flute
Romeo Penque – Flute
Harry Lookofsky – Violin, Strings Concertmaster
Bob Mann – Guitar (Electric)
Dom Um Romao – Drums, Percussion
Joe Malin - Violin
Luis Peralta – Drums, Percussion
Jose Marino – Bass (Electric)
Gene Norman – Producer
Paul Gershman – Violin
Jerome Richardson – Flute
Emanuel Green - Violin
Alex Acuña – Percussion
George Ricci - Cello
Yoichi Nakao - Producer
Sam Brown – Guitar (Electric)
Julie Held – Violin
Urbie Green – Trombone
Harry Katzman – Violin
Mamão - Drums
Lisa Marie Smith - Photography
Everaldo Ferreira – Percussion

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Ithamara Koorax & Juarez Moreira, "Bim Bom - The Complete João Gilberto Songbook", Motema #MTM-30 (2009).[CD]

Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro.

Release Date in the USA & Canada: October 11, 2009.

Album credits:

Arranged by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Juarez Moreira & Ithamara Koorax
Musical Producer: Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Executive Producer: Helena Santiago

Associate Producer: Mitsuru N. Nakatsuka



Liner Notes by Ira Gitler, Alex Henderson, Arnaldo DeSouteiro & Jana Herzen



Engineered by Geraldo Brandão

Recorded (March 18 & 19, 2008) & Mixed at EG Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mastered (May 8, 2009) at AudioLume Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Cover Art: Gê Alves Pinto & Patricia Azevedo

Photos: Arnaldo DeSouteiro & Aline Dantas



Special Thanks: Helena Santiago, Peter Schärli, Gino Ferlin, Peewee Windmüller, Claus Ogerman, Yousuke Kawabe, Remo & Cristina Halter Casagrande



Text Box (back cover):

For the very first time, all the songs composed by Joao Gilberto, the genius who created the Bossa Nova, are included in the same album.

And it's the first "João Gilberto Songbook" ever released by any artist in the world!

A celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the release of João Gilberto’s debut album, “Chega de Saudade” (1959), which included the original recordings of “Bim Bom” and “Ho-ba-La-La”.

Ithamara Koorax, acclaimed as one of the world’s top jazz singers, has recorded with such giants as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, Ron Carter, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and now she teams up with legendary guitarist Juarez Moreira, one of Brazil’s best musicians ever, for this historic project.

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Various Artists, "Bossa Nova Singers", Verve (JazzClub Series) #53019559 (2009).[Asian Digipak CD Compilation Issue]

Release Date in Asia: October 26, 2009.



1. Elis Regina: Só Tinha de Ser Com Você
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Aloysio de Oliveira)
Elis Regina - vocal / Cesar Camargo Mariano - Fender Rhodes electric piano / Luizão Maia - electric bass / Paulo Braga - drums / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar / Helio Delmiro - electric guitar / Arranged by Cesar Camargo Mariano / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / Recorded on March 5, 1974 in Los Angeles / From "Elis & Tom" (Philips LP 6349112)

2. Luiz Henrique: Mas Que Nada
(Jorge Ben)
Luiz Henrique - vocal, acoustic guitar / Bill Salter - electric bass / Donald McDonald - drums / Arranged by Luiz Henrique / Produced by Bob Morgan / Recorded on March 3, 1967 in NY / From "Barra Limpa" (Verve LP V6-8697)

3. Sylvia Telles: Manhã de Carnaval
(Luiz Bonfá/Antonio Maria)
Sylvia Telles - vocal / Barney Kessel - electric guitar / Joe Mondragon - acoustic bass / Recorded in 1961 in Studio City, CA / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / From "Sylvia Telles U.S.A." (Philips LP 630453)

4. Jorge Ben: Hôba-Lá-Lá
(João Gilberto)
Jorge Ben - vocal, acoustic guitar / Luiz Carlos Vinhas - acoustic piano / Manuel Gusmão - acoustic bass / Dom Um Romão - drums / Nelsinho - lead trombone / Arranged & Conducted by Nelsinho / Produced by Armando Pittigliani / Recorded in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro / From "Ben É Samba Bom" (Philips LP 632727)

5. Nara Leão: Berimbau
(Baden Powell/Vinicius de Moraes)
Nara Leão - vocal / Lindolpho Gaya - acoustic piano / Gabriel Bezerra de Mello - acoustic bass / Juquinha - drums / Baden Powell - acoustic guitar / Jorge Ferreira da Silva - flute / Strings & Horns / Arranged & Conducted by Lindolpho Gaya / Recorded in September 5, 1963, in Rio de Janeiro / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / From "Nara" (Elenco LP ME-10)

6. Lucio Alves: O Barquinho
(Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Boscoli)
Lucio Alves - vocal / Eumir Deodato - acoustic piano / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Juquinha - drums / João Palma - percussion / Roberto Menescal - acoustic guitar / Strings & Horns / Arranged & Conducted by Carlos Monteiro de Souza / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / Recorded in 1963 in Rio de Janeiro / From "Balançamba" (Elenco LP ME-2)

7. Quarteto Em Cy - Agua de Beber
(Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
Quarteto Em Cy (Cybele, Cyva, Cynara and Cylene), vocals / Luiz Eça - acoustic piano / Bebeto - bass / Ohana - drums / Arranged by Luiz Eça / Recorded on October 25, 1965 in Rio de Janeiro / Produced by Roberto Quartin / From "O Som Definitivo" (Forma LP FM-10)

8. Chico Feitosa - Fim de Noite
(Chico Feitosa / Ronaldo Boscoli)
Chico Feitosa - vocal / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar / String Section / Arranged & Conducted by Oscar Castro-Neves / Recorded March 10, 1965 / Produced by Roberto Quartin / From "Chico Fim de Noite Apresenta Chico Feitosa" (Forma LP FM-7)

9. Marcia: Samba da Pergunta
(Pingarilho / Marcos Vasconcellos)
Marcia - vocal / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Wilson das Neves - drums / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar / Strings Section / Rhythm Arranged by Oscar Castro-Neves / Orchestra Arranged by Lindolpho Gaya / Recorded 1968 in Rio de Janeiro / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / From "Eu e A Brisa" (Philips LP 765035)

10. Edu Lobo & Tamba Trio: Reza
(Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
Edu Lobo - lead vocal / Luiz Eça - acoustic piano, background vocal / Bebeto - acoustic bass, background vocal / Ohana - drums, background vocal / Strings Section / Arranged & Conducted by Luiz Eça / Recorded December 12, 1964 / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / From "A Música de Edu Lobo Por Edu Lobo" (Elenco LP ME-19)

11. Joyce: Bloco do Eu Sozinho
(Marcos Valle / Ruy Guerra)
Joyce - vocal / Arranged by Dori Caymmi / Recorded in June, 1968 in Rio de Janeiro / Produced by Armando Pittigliani / From "Joyce" (Philips LP

12. João Gilberto: Só Danço Samba
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
João Gilberto - vocal, acoustic guitar / Antonio Carlos Jobim - acoustic piano / Sebastião Neto - acoustic bass / Milton Banana - drums / Stan Getz - tenor sax / Recorded March 1963 in NY / Produced by Creed Taylor / From "Getz/Gilberto" (Verve LP V6-8545)

13. Astrud Gilberto: Bim Bom
(João Gilberto)
Astrud Gilberto - vocal / Gil Evans - acoustic piano / Ron Carter - acoustic bass / Dom Um Romão - drums / Kenny Burrell - acoustic guitar / Johnny Coles - lead trumpet / Bob Brookmeyer - lead trombone / Brass Section / Arranged & Conducted by Gil Evans / Recorded on December 10, 1965, in New Jersey / Produced by Creed Taylor / From "Look To The Rainbow" (Verve LP V6-8643)

14. Luiz Bonfa: Samba de Duas Notas
(Luiz Bonfá)
Luiz Bonfá - vocal, acoustic guitar / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic piano / Iko Castro-Neves - acoustic bass / Roberto Pontes Dias - drums / Arranged by Luiz Bonfá / Recorded December 31, 1962 in NY / Produced by Creed Taylor / From "Luiz Bonfá, Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings Bossa Nova" (Verve LP V6-8522)

15. Marcos Valle & Anamaria Valle: The Face I Love
(Marcos Valle / Carlos Pingarilho / Paulo Sergio Valle / Ray Gilbert)
Marcos Valle - vocal, acoustic guitar / Anamaria Valle - vocal / George Duvivier - acoustic bass / Claudio Slon - drums / Strings & Flutes Section / Arranged & Conducted by Eumir Deodato / Recorded on October 22, 1967 / Produced by Bob Morgan & Ray Gilbert / From "Samba '68" (Verve LP V6-5053)

16. Dick Farney & Norma Bengell: Você
(Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Boscoli)
Dick Farney - vocal, acoustic piano / Norma Bengell - vocal / Sergio Barroso - bass / Edson Machado - drums / Jorge Ferreira dos Santos - flute / Aurino Ferreira - bass clarinet / Strings & Horns / Arranged & Conducted by Lindolpho Gaya / Recorded in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro / Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / From "Dick Farney & Norma Bengell" (Elenco LP ME-15)

17. Antonio Carlos Jobim: Lamento
(Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - vocal, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar / Ron Carter - acoustic bass / Claudio Slon - drums / Dom Um Romão, Bobby Rosengarden - percussion / Joseph Singer - French horn / Ray Beckenstein, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson – flute / Urbie Green, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone / Strings Section / Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman / Recorded on May 22, 1967 in New Jersey / Produced by Creed Taylor / From "Wave" (A&M/CTI LP 3002)

18. João Donato: Lugar Comum
(João Donato / Gilberto Gil)
João Donato - vocal, Fender Rhodes electric piano / Novelli - electric bass / Aladim - drums / Luiz Carlos dos Santos, Alberto das Neves - percussion / Copinha, Geraldo, Jorge Ferreira dos Santos & Celso Woltzenlogel - flutes / Strings Section / Arranged & Conducted by João Donato / Recorded in 1975 in Rio de Janeiro / Produced by Tobi / From "Lugar Comum" (Philips LP 6349.138)

Compilation Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro (JSR) for Verve Music Group/Universal.
Special thanks to João Gilberto, Marcia Martin, Natalie Andersson, Aline Dantas and Yousuke Kawabe.
Dedicated to my "bossa nova passion," Lisa Marie, with heartfelt thanks for your support, strength and unconditional love.
Cover Photo: Patricia Balaban
Design: Knut Schotteldreier
Mastered at Eastside Mastering Studios, Berlin
Digitally Remastered at Universal Music Thailand Studios

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Audiosapiens, "Audiosapiens", NH #7357 (2009).[CD]

Release Date: November 19, 2009.
Recorded from August 2008 to February 2009.


Arnaldo DeSouteiro - Producer
Téo Lorent - Producer
Willy Guevara - Vocals
André Motta - Drums
Rico Oliveira - Bass (Electric), Bass (Fretless), Album Design
Orlando Machado - Guitar (Electric)
Fábio Veroneze - Engineer (Recording), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Mauro Braga - Cello
Léo Pereira - Cover Photo, Liner Photos
André Nicolau - Guitar (Electric)
Nelton Essi - Vibraphone
José Cardillo - Keyboards
Fábio Pinto - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Mingo Jacob - Percussion
Nerval Filho - Engineer (Mixing)
Tuca Camargo - Piano (Acoustic)
Ramede Felix - Liner Photos
Adonias Jr. - Digital Mastering

Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro & Téo Lorent.
Arnaldo DeSouteiro's Personal Assistant: Marcia Schmitz.

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Eumir Deodato, "Os Catedráticos 73", Bomba Records [Japan] #BOM 24175 (2009).[SHM-CD]

Musician personnel:

Eumir Deodato - Hammond organ, RMI electric piano & acoustic piano
Sergio Barroso - electric bass
Ivan Conti (Mamão) - drums
Helcio Milito - percussion
Orlandivo - percussion
Bebeto Castilho - congas
Durval Ferreira - electric guitar & 6-string acoustic guitar
Zé Menezes - 12-string electric guitar
Marvin Stamm - trumpet & flugelhorn
John Frosk - trumpet & flugelhorn
Wayne Andre - trombone
Phil Bodner - tenor sax & C flute
Romeo Penque - baritone sax & G flute
Arranged & Conducted by Eumir Deodato

Musical Producer: Eumir Deodato for Kenya Music
Executive Producer: Oswaldo Cadaxo for Equipe
Basic Tracks Recorded at Musidisc Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), July 1972.
Horns & Keyboards Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios (NY, USA), September & October 1972.
Mixed in NY by George Klabin, October 1972.
Cover Art: Joselito
Liner Notes: Eumir Deodato (NY, March 15, 1998).
Photos: Ruth Deodato
Digitally Remixed by Mike Henderson from the 16-track original master tapes, June 1997.
Original LP issue: Equipe EQS/USA 100.001 (1973).

Release Date in Japan: October 24, 2009.
SHM-CD Reissue Produced by Eumir Deodato & Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Digitally Remixed from the 16-track original master tapes by Mike Henderson @ Jazz Station Studios (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

MINIATURE LP STYLE PAPER SLEEVE
SHM-CD (SUPER HIGH MATERIAL CD) was developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan
HIGH QUALITY SOUND CD, PLAYABLE ON REGULAR CD PLAYER
Uses a different polycarbonate plastic (Material used for LCD panel) for the disc surface
which has improved transparency and superior optical characteristics.

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Os Catedráticos, "Ataque", Bomba Records [Japan] #BOM 24176 (2009).[SHM-CD]



Musician personnel:

Eumir Deodato - Hammond organ & acoustic piano
Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass
Wilson das Neves - drums
Rubens Bassini - congas, tambourine
Humberto Garin - guiro
Jorge Arena - congas
Geraldo Vespar - electric guitar
Maurílio Santos - trumpet
Edson Maciel - trombone
Walter Rosa - tenor sax
Aurino Ferreira - baritone sax
Arranged & Conducted by Eumir Deodato

Executive Producer: Oswaldo Cadaxo
Liner Notes by Carlos Pingarilho
Recorded at CBS Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) by Eugenio P. de Carvalho, in 1965.
Coordination: Toni Vestane
Digitally remixed by Mike Henderson from the original 3-track master tapes, June 1997.

SHM-CD Reissue Produced by Eumir Deodato & Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Release Date in Japan: November 28, 2009.
Digitally Remastered at Sound Way Studios (LA, CA, USA)

MINIATURE LP STYLE PAPER SLEEVE
SHM-CD (SUPER HIGH MATERIAL CD) was developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan
HIGH QUALITY SOUND CD, PLAYABLE ON REGULAR CD PLAYER
Uses a different polycarbonate plastic (Material used for LCD panel) for the disc surface
which has improved transparency and superior optical characteristics.

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Eumir Deodato and Os Catedráticos, "Impulso!", Bomba Records [Japan] #BOM24177 (2009).[SHM-CD]



Musician personnel:

Deodato (Hammond organ & acoustic piano)
Luiz Marinho (acoustic bass)
Dom Um Romao (drums - tracks 1,4,5,6,7,11 & 12)
Wilson das Neves (drums - all other tracks)
Rubens Bassini (percussion)
Neco (electric guitar)
Maurilio Santos (trumpet)
Edson Maciel (trombone)
Cipó (tenor sax - track 9 only)
Walter Rosa (tenor sax - all other tracks)
Alberto Gonçalves (baritone sax)
Arranged & Conducted by Deodato
Original LP issue: Equipe EQ 802 (1964).

Reissue Produced by Eumir Deodato & Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Release Date in Japan: November 28, 2009.
Digitally Remastered at Sound Way Studios (LA, CA, USA)

MINIATURE LP STYLE PAPER SLEEVE
SHM-CD (SUPER HIGH MATERIAL CD) was developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan
HIGH QUALITY SOUND CD, PLAYABLE ON REGULAR CD PLAYER
Uses a different polycarbonate plastic (Material used for LCD panel) for the disc surface
which has improved transparency and superior optical characteristics.

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Eumir Deodato, "Prelude", CTI [Japan] #KICJ 98504 (2009).[SHM-CD Reissue]


Arnaldo DeSouteiro's liner notes:

Richard Strauss never achieved greater heights spiritually in music than he did in “Also Sprach Zarathustra.” He began this work in February 1896 and finished it six months later. In this magnificent work, Strauss, at the age of 32, took his inspiration from the book of a great philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). However, Strauss once declared that he never had the intention to write “philosophical music,” trying only to convey musically “the idea of the development of the human race, from its origin, through the various phases of evolution, religious as well as scientific, up to Nietzsche’s idea of the superman.”

Well, it took over 80 years to transform “Also Sprach Zarathustra” in a mega pop-hit, thanks to the brilliant adaptation of Eumir Deodato. Acting as a true “superman,” the great Brazilian arranger, then 31 years old, made Strauss’ symphonic poem famous all over the world. Actually, in the Spring of 1973, Deodato instantly became a household name with his unique version of the Strauss theme used as the main theme from Stanley Kubrick’s 1969 film “2001: A Space Odissey.”

“Prelude,” Deodato’s debut album as a leader in the USA, followed the worldwide success of the “2001” single (which reached #2 in the Billboard pop chart, below Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly”), climbed to the top of the jazz and pop charts, and became a million seller in America. Deodato got rave reviews and by the end of 1973 his awards for “Prelude” and “2001” included: Top Instrumental Album, Top Jazz Album and Top Instrumental Single in “Billboard”; Top Instrumentalist for Albums in “Cashbox”; Top New Instrumentalist and Top Singles Instrumentalist in “Record World”; and Top Orchestra Album in “Playboy”. The following year, a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental, for “2001”, plus a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, confirmed the monumental acclaim.

“Actually, when Creed Taylor convinced me to record my own version of “2001”, I had already listen to at least over ten pop adaptations of Strauss’ theme,” Deodato explains. “But for me they were all very boring, with no creativity at all. It had always intrigued me how Strauss had developed the melody. I remembered of a tune I had written a long time ago, actually when I was 15, it was a “baião” in C Major that worked against Strauss’ melody pretty well. I took my old tune as a countermelody and, as soon as I put both of them together, I found that I had something interesting to work with.”

Interviewed by Leonard Feather for the April 16, 1973 issue of DownBeat, Deodato provided more details: “That was Creed Taylor’s suggestion, among other tunes he had suggested – “Prelude” and some others – I knew the piece already for quite a while. The melody always intrigued me... I had the score of the original Strauss version, and I restructured it. The way he put the chords together it always sounded weak. It doesn’t have the depth, because he was following that traditional orchestra distribution at that time; they didn’t have the facilities – they also didn’t have Rudy Van Gelder! He made the whole difference.”

CTI’s producer Creed Taylor always liked to include classical pieces in his albums, since his days at Verve and at A&M. “Creed also suggested me to include Holst’s “Planets” as well as one of the movements from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”, but both ideas seemed very complicated. However, the idea to adapt Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” worked pretty well, and Creed liked it to the point he decided to use it as the title track for the album,” explains Deodato.

Although unknown to the pop world at the time “2001” exploded in the airwaves, Deodato was far from being a newcomer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 22, 1942, he started his career during the bossa nova era. The opportunity to move to the USA came in 1967, through master guitarist Luiz Bonfá, who not only paid Deodato’s ticket to NY, as well as he provided him with enough work so as to allow him a minimum income in his first year in the New York City. In June 1967, during a session for Astrud Gilberto’s “Beach Samba” album, Deodato completed and recorded five arrangements in six hours, something which attracted the attention of the album’s producer, Creed Taylor.

Some months later, Creed invited Deodato to score some tracks on Wes Montgomery’s album, “Down Here on the Ground”. After that, the eclectic Brazilian arranger/keyboardist/composer worked several times for Creed Taylor, on albums led by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Walter Wanderley, Milton Nascimento, Paul Desmond (on whose “Summertime” album Deodato did a rare studio date playing acoustic guitar!), Stanley Turrentine, and as a member of the CTI All Stars group.

Between 1969 and 1972, Deodato also arranged for such industry heavyweights as Frank Sinatra, Roberta Flack and Aretha Franklin. So, by the time Creed Taylor offered him the chance to cut his first solo album for CTI, Deodato was already a mature artist. Plus: it was all this diverse experience in varied musical fields that gave him a unique ability to fuse his Brazilian roots with jazz, pop, rock and classical elements. It was the key formula to the “2001” success and what you hear throughout “Prelude”.

“Also Sprach Zarathustra” (2001) – “When I started working on this piece, I found it was in the key of C. That old melody I had written when I was 15 years old, and that I used as a counterpoint, was by coincidence in C too. Then, I asked Ron Carter to bring to the session that bass which has the extra string in C,” tells Deodato. “Everything seemed to fit perfectly and we did a good first take. I insisted to do a second take, but we didn’t achieve the spontaneous feeling of the first one. When releasing the single, Creed shortened the track from nine to five minutes, and boom!”

“Spirit of Summer” – This very beautiful ballad was written by Deodato in 1968 to take part in a Song Contest named the Third International Song Festival, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. Deodato’s first recording appeared on an album he recorded in early 1972 for the London/Odeon label in Brazil, “Percepção”. This studio version for CTI features solos by Jay Berliner (on a Spanish-tinged acoustic guitar phrasing) and Hubert Laws on flute, with Deodato playing acoustic piano and making sumptuous use of the two French horns to introduce the haunting melody. Later on, Deodato did a live version included on the “Deodato/Airto In Concert” album, and the tune was covered by the vocal group The Emotions on their “Sunbeam” album. Since 2005, “Spirit of Summer” has been performed all over the world by Brazilian singer Ithamara Koorax in all her concerts with symphony orchestras.

“Carly & Carole” – Titled in homage to Carly Simon & Carole King, this song had been previously recorded by Deodato on the “Os Catedráticos 73” album, the last one he recorded in Brazil before signing with CTI, but released only after the big success of “2001.” This version recorded at Van Gelder’s studio only with the rhythm section (Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Ray Barretto) plus Hubert Laws on flute, was also a first-take, featuring one of Deodato’s best solos ever on a Fender Rhodes electric piano.

“Baubles, Bangles and Beads” – Another fantastic track by the legendary team of “operetta” composers Robert Whright & George Forrest, who adapted the melody from a classical piece by Russian composer Alexander Borodin. Frank Sinatra made it a pop standard on the “Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim” album in 1967. Deodato’s arrangement doesn’t make use of the bossa nova beat adopted by Claus Ogerman’s score for Sinatra, opting for a funky-rock-pop treatment based on an infectious beat propelled by Ron Carter (his only track on this album playing electric bass!) and Billy Cobham. The mellifluous solos are by Deodato and John Tropea.

“Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun” – Inspired by a Malarmé poem, Claude Debussy, the great master of the French Impressionism, wrote this landmark work. Deodato adapted it in a very sophisticated way, mixing acoustic and electric pianos, giving the solo spot to his old friends Marvin Stamm on trumpet and Hubert Laws on flute, as well as featuring Ron Carter’s gorgeous and warm sound on the acoustic bass. The writing for the strings section is also noteworthy, very subtle and effective.

“September 13” – “Well, during the break Billy Cobham was sitting at the drums, doing this nice beat…I told him, “This sounds nice, why don’t we play something to it?” Then I told the bass player and John Tropea the guitarist, “Let’s do something in A Minor…” So I told Rudy to go ahead and record it. I took the tape home and listened to it carefully, the drum breaks, number of bars etc. and came up with the melody. So when you hear it, the drums cue the melody every time. And since we couldn’t come up with any other title, I suggested September 13, the date of the session,” Deodato told DownBeat during that 1973 interview.

Deodato’s version of “2001” has recently found its way into the repertoire of the rock band Phish. For sure, Deodato’s take on Strauss’ will continue to be heard loud and clear across all lands during the new millenium.
- Arnaldo DeSouteiro, 2009


Release Date: November 29, 2009.
Original Album & SHM-CD Reissue Produced by Creed Taylor
Recorded, Mixed & Remastered for SHM-CD by Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes: Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Cover Photo: Pete Turner
Liner Photo: Duane Michals
Album Design: Bob Ciano

SHM-CD (SUPER HIGH MATERIAL CD) was developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan
HIGH QUALITY SOUND CD, PLAYABLE ON REGULAR CD PLAYER
Uses a different polycarbonate plastic (Material used for LCD panel) for the disc surface
which has improved transparency and superior optical characteristics.

発売元：キングレコード　規格番号：ＫＩＣＪ－９８５０４　新品未開封

●高音質SHM-CD仕様

発送はヤマト運輸のメール便￥１６０を予定しています。

●ジャズ、クラシック、ロックが渾然一体となった究極の快感サウンド。ＣＴＩの代名詞とも言えるこの一枚が天才プロデューサー、クリード・テイラーとルディ・ヴァン・ゲルダーが37年の時を経て命を吹き込む。

【収録曲】
①ツァラトゥストラはかく語りき
②スピリット・オブ・サマー
③カーリーとキャロル
④輝く腕輪とビーズ玉
⑤牧神の午後への前奏曲
⑥セプテンバー13

[参加メンバー]
デオダート (p, el-p)、ジョン・トロペイ(g)、ジェイ・バーリナー(g)、ヒューバート・ロウズ(fl)、マービン・スタン(tp)、ロン・カーター(b)、スタ ンリー・クラーク(el-b)、ビリー・コブハム(ds)、アイアート・モレイラ(perc)、レイ・バレット(perc)他 ホーン＆ストリングス・セッション 編曲、指揮：テオダート
＜1972年9月ヴァン・ゲルダー・スタジオ録音＞
■プロデュース：クリード・テイラー　■エンジニア：ルディ・ヴァン・ゲルダー
＜2009年リマスタリング＞
■プロデュース：クリード・テイラー　■エンジニア：ルディ・ヴァン・ゲルダー

★SHM-CDの品質・音質特性
●通常のCD素材とは別種のポリカーボネート樹脂系で透明性を向上、さらに優れた信号特性を兼ね備えております。
●高流動性、高転写性により、ピットが正確で精密に形成されます。
●従来のCDに比べ、歪度の少ない、透明感の高い音質。
●解像度が大幅に向上したことにより、よりバランスのとれた音質を実現。

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Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Stone Flower", CTI [Japan] #KICJ 98511 (2009).[SHM-CD Reissue]


Arnaldo DeSouteiro's liner notes:

For the very first time, 20 CTI titles from the 70s are being released on SHM-CD format (some of the albums from the 60s, from the A&M/CTI era, had appeared before, such as Wes Montgomery's best-selling "A Day In the Life").
AND, also for the first time ever, such albums were digitally remastered, in 2009, by the man who recorded most of them during the CTI heyday in the early 70s, the wiz Rudy Van Gelder, under the direct supervision of another legendary jazz master, producer Creed Taylor!
The booklets preserve the original LP artworks, done mostly by the unmatched team of Pete Turner (front cover photos) and Bob Ciano or Tony Lane (album designs), with liner notes written by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Ira Gitler, Leonard Feather, Toshio Handa, Shoich Yui and Masa Asanishi.

All previous CTI CDs released in Japan in the past 25 years had been remastered at King Studios by such engineers as Seiji Kaneko and Kuniaki Takahashi, sometimes under Arnaldo DeSouteiro's supervision; and all the CTI CDs released in the USA and Europe by Sony had been remastered by experts like Tim Geelan and Mark Wilder, with whom DeSouteiro worked respectively in the first domestic releases of such titles as Deodato's "In Concert - Live at Felt Forum" and Jobim's "Stone Flower."

Btw, albums by both Deodato and Jobim are included in this new state-of-the-art SHM-CD series. And the liner notes for such new reissues of the masterpieces that these two Brazilian geniuses recorded for CTI are signed by Arnaldo DeSouteiro.
--Arnaldo DeSouteiro, 2009

 
SHM-CD means "Super High Material CD" and involves a new technology of manufacturing. This high quality SHM-CD format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing, SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc, allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players.

CTI RVG アルティメット・リマスタリング・シリーズ
2009.11.26 発売

天才プロデューサー“クリード・テイラー（CTI）”自らがプロデュースにあたり、ジャズ録音の神様“ルディ・ヴァン・ゲルダー（RVG）”が精魂込めリマスタリング！プラスSHM-CD仕様の高品質!
CTI+RVG アルティメット・リマスタリング・シリーズ 希代のプロデューサー、クリード・テイラーとジャズ・サウンドの代名詞、ルディ・ヴァン・ゲルダーによる21世紀最新リマスター盤!!
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