Dom Um Romão | |
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Born |
Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
3 August 1925
Died | 27 July 2005 Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
(aged 79)
Genres | Jazz, Bossa Nova, jazz fusion |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | Drums, percussion |
Years active | 1942–2005 |
Labels | Muse, Pablo, Vogue, Phillips, Waterlilly, JSR/Irma, JSR/Natasha, JSR/Irma, JSR/Cuadra |
Associated acts | Weather Report, Cannonball Adderley, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paul Simon, Jorge Ben, Sérgio Mendes, Tony Bennett |
Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão recorded with varied artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 and Tony Bennett. He died in Rio de Janeiro shortly after suffering a stroke. He was the percussionist Tom Jobim brought to the studio for the legendary album Jobim recorded with Frank Sinatra in 1967 for Reprise "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim"
With João Meirelles
With Ron Carter
With Astrud Gilberto
With Yusef Lateef
With Herbie Mann
With Collin Walcott
With Weather Report
With Robert Palmer
With Peter Giger and Family of Percussion
With Joe Delaney