Results for "João Donato"

Serotonina

By João Donato

Label: Sete Mares
Released: 2022
Track listing: Simbora; Doce De Amora; Órbita; Azul Royal; Estrela Do Mar; Bonsbons; Eu Gosto De Você; Floriu; Prata; Serotonina;

Jazz Is Dead 7

By João Donato

Label: Jazz Is Dead
Released: 2021
Track listing: Nao Negue Seu Coração; Aquarius (Bring Her Back Home To Me); Desejo De Amor; Forever More; Sua Beleza E Beleza; Liaisons; Adrian, Ali & Gregory; Vermelho Quente; Conexão;

Marcos Resende & Index: Marcos Resende & Index

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 10, 2021

This debut, eponymous recording by Brazilian keyboard wizard Marcos Resende was recorded in Rio de Janeiro in late summer 1976. This was a truly glorious time for progressive instrumental music in Brazil, as you can hear in the discographies of Eumir Deodato, Marcos Valle, Airto Moreira and many other artists. Resende put together a ...

Italian Spirits, Dubé Debuts and Chasing (Mahogany) Frogs

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 2, 2021

Paul Colombo Group Rio Crystal Vectordisc Records 2020 Rio Crystal is the perfect title for this bright and clear, warm and sunny set led by guitarist Paul Colombo. Its frontline pairs Colombo's nimble guitar with keyboardist Ron Thomas, supported by bassist Andy Alonso and drummer Chris ...

Jazz Is Dead 1

By Adrian Younge

Label: Jazz Is Dead
Released: 2020
Track listing: Hey Lover feat Roy Ayers; Distant Mode feat Gary Bartz; Nancy Wilson feat Brian Jackson; Conexão feat João Donato; Down Deep feat Doug Carn; Apocalíptico feat Azymuth; Não Saia Da Praça feat Marcos Valle; Jazz Is Dead feat The Midnight Hour.

João Donato

Born: August 17, 1934

João Donato de Oliveira Neto, known as João Donato, was a Brazilian musician and composer. He was born on August 17, 1934, in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. Donato is considered one of the pioneers of the bossa nova and jazz samba movements in Brazil.

Throughout his career, João Donato has been a versatile musician, excelling as a pianist, keyboardist, and arranger. He has contributed significantly to Brazilian popular music, fusing traditional Brazilian rhythms with jazz and other influences. Donato's music is known for its melodic and harmonically rich compositions, characterized by his unique piano style and innovative use of improvisation.

Dexter Payne: All Things, All Beings

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 20, 2019

Clarinet, harmonica and saxophonist, composer and bandleader and musical globetrotter Dexter Payne is the type of musician who is most often categorized as “difficult to categorize." Profoundly influenced by physical and spiritual journeys through the cultures of America, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil, Payne's recorded output checks off every box from Mississippi delta blues to ...

Emilio Santiago: Emilio Santiago

by Chris M. Slawecki
October 31, 2018

In 1975, vocalist Emilio Santiago was riding high as “The Nat King Cole of Brazil" and recording this eponymous full-length debut with some of that verdant musical nation's leading jazz composers and instrumentalists, including João Donato (keyboards), Danilo Caymmi (flute), Wilson das Neves (drums) and Victor Assis Brasil (saxophone). The four decades which have since passed ...

Heartbeats Full of Soul

by Chris M. Slawecki
October 25, 2018

Nicola Conte & Spiritual Galaxy Let Your Light Shine On MPS 2018 One of the best parts of Let Your Light Shine On is how it plucks out musical threads from throughout the galaxy (more on that later) and knits them together into truly groovy, soulful cloth. But ...

Donato Elétrico

By João Donato

Label: Selo SESC SP
Released: 2016
Track listing: Here's JD; Urbano; Frequência De Onda; Espalhado; Tartaruga; Soneca Do Marreco; Combustão Espontânea; Resort; Xaxado De Hercules; G8;