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Prelude (Deodato album)

Prelude
Eumir Deodato - 2001.jpg
Cover of the 1977 reissue, titled 2001
Studio album by Deodato
Released January 1973 (January 1973)
Recorded September 12-14, 1972 at Van Gelder Studios
Genre Jazz, jazz-funk
Length 31:42
Label CTI
Producer Creed Taylor
Deodato chronology
Percepção
(1972)
Prelude
(1973)
Deodato 2
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 2/5 stars

Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato, released in 1973. With the signature track "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" (an arrangement of the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey), Prelude would be the biggest hit Deodato and CTI Records ever had. 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 and went to number two in the pop charts in the US, number three in Canada, and number seven in the UK. In 1977, the album was re-released as 2001.


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