Garnett Brown

Deodato: In Concert - Live At Felt Forum

by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
January 22, 2026

Since his days at Verve Records in the early 1960s, when he produced seminal bossa nova albums by such artists as Luiz Bonfá, Walter Wanderley, Laurindo Almeida, Bola Sete, {{Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto, until his activities during the A&M/CTI era (when also signed Milton Nascimento and Tamba 4) and at the Greenestreet label (which thrived for a scant ten months in 1984, but gave him enough time to launch trumpeter Claudio Roditi's solo career), Creed Taylor ...

Liner Notes

Eric Gale: Forecast

by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
October 13, 2024

Eric Gale (born on September 20, 1938, of Barbadian parents, in Brooklyn, NY) recorded over 500 albums as sideman, backing such stars as Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Dianna Ross, Paul Simon, Lena Horne, Michel Legrand, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Van Morrison, Milton Nascimento, Billy Joel, Gato Barbieri and Mongo Santamaria, to name a few. Gale's association with Creed Taylor began when the celebrated producer was working at Verve Records. ...