Prelude (Deodato album)

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Prelude
Prelude album by Deodato.jpg
Standard artwork
Studio album by
Deodato
ReleasedJanuary 1973 (January 1973) [1]
RecordedSeptember 12–14, 1972 at Van Gelder Studios [2]
Genre
Length31:42
Label CTI
Producer Creed Taylor
Deodato chronology
Percepção
(1972)		Prelude
(1973)		 Deodato 2
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato, released in 1973. [1] [7] With the signature track "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" (an arrangement of the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey ), Prelude also features one of the most heavily sampled drum breaks in the early hip hop cannon. The opening bars of September 13 features a legendary break beat used in many classic hip hop songs. The album can be categorised as classical-jazz fusion, thought by some as elevator music with a twist. [8] Prelude would become the most successful recording for Deodato and CTI Records.

Contents

The album features guitarist John Tropea on three tracks, bassists Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke, and Billy Cobham on drums. The funk-influenced version of the "Introduction" from Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra , entitled "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance [1] [7] and went to number two in the pop charts in the US, number three in Canada, [9] and number seven in the UK. [1] In 1977, the album was re-released briefly as 2001 with an alternate cover photo.

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 "Deodato 2". 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.

Track listing

[10]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" Richard Strauss 9:00
2."Spirit of Summer" Eumir Deodato 4:04
3."Carly & Carole"Deodato3:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baubles, Bangles and Beads" Robert Wright, George Forrest 5:20
2."Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" Claude Debussy 5:13
3."September 13"Deodato, Billy Cobham 5:24

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [11] 17
Canada (RPM (magazine)) [12] 6

Personnel

Production

Sources

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References

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  2. ↑ "Deodato* - Prelude (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs . Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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  5. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. Prelude at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  7. 1 2 DEODATO, Eumir. About/Introduction/History (link). Publicado no site official de Eumir Deodato. Página visitada em 3 de maio de 2015.
  8. ↑ Wiser, Danny (2020-10-14). "BRAZIL: Prelude - Deodato". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  9. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 7, 1973" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Images for Deodato - Prelude". Discogs . Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  12. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums - May 5, 1973" (PDF).
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