João Donato RIP

[Rabshakeh]

Sad news: Brazilian keyboard great João Donato gas passed away aged 88.

I am particularly fond of his later records, particularly Donato Elétrico, which I will be playing tonight.

[Teasing the Korean]

RIP.  A Bad Donato on Blue Thumb is his masterpiece.

Love his tune "Amazonas."

 

@Rabshakeh This should be moved to the artists forum before it sinks without a trace.

[Rabshakeh]

17 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

RIP.  A Bad Donato on Blue Thumb is his masterpiece.

Love his tune "Amazonas."

 

@Rabshakeh This should be moved to the artists forum before it sinks without a trace.

Thanks. How do it do that?

[Teasing the Korean]

4 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Thanks. How do it do that?

Ask @JSngry or @Larry Kart.

[soulpope]

R.I.P   ....

[HutchFan]

Sorry to hear this news.  

R.I.P.

 

[sidewinder]

Sorry to hear this, RIP.

[mikeweil]

R.I.P.

He was responsible for the Cuban influence in Brazilian music through his membership in Mongo Santamaria's band - many montunos in his pieces. This is one of my favourites:

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by mikeweil

[Teasing the Korean]

As I mentioned earlier, his dope 1969 Blue Thumb LP A Bad Donato is amazing.  Here is the whole album. 

 

 

[Rabshakeh]

4 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

As I mentioned earlier, his dope 1969 Blue Thumb LP A Bad Donato is amazing.  Here is the whole album. 

 

 

I remember the first time I listened to thus. I was expecting George Duke or Azymuth. It's actually a surprisingly heavy electric jazz record.

[sgcim]

RIP to another Brazilian great. Always wrote simple melodies that cooked.

[GA Russell]

RIP.  He was there at the beginning.

Donato was a favorite of mine, perhaps in part due to the fact that his songs were not beaten to death like Jobim's were.

Here's Sergio Mendes.

 

 

Edited July 18, 2023 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Here is an obit.

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/joao-donato-brazilian-pianist-composer-dies/

[mikeweil]

1 hour ago, GA Russell said:

 

That song haunted me after I first heard it, and it never left my musical memory.

[GA Russell]

19 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

That song haunted me after I first heard it, and it never left my musical memory.

It's an ear worm, for sure!

[mikeweil]

Donato's piano artistry was sublime. Let this album sink in:

 

[Balladeer]

 Joao Donato was the torch bearer of sophisticated Brazilian Samba groove. Ravishing group playing on classics like Amazonas, Lugar Comum, Brisa do Mar, Sambolero, and A Ra. His gorgeous recordings are countless. Donato has been one of the last giants of MPB.
One of my all-time favourites remains his piano recital "O Piano de Joao Donato" from 2007.  
Obrigado pela música, Joao!

 

 

 

[Justin V]

This is a case of my discovering someone due to the news of their passing.  I ended up listening to a duo album he did with Paulo Moura that is really nice; his comping sounds so hip to me.  I'll be checking out more of his music.  RIP.