Rabshakeh Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted July 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Thanks. How do it do that? Ask @JSngry or @Larry Kart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Sorry to hear this news. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Sorry to hear this, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 As I mentioned earlier, his dope 1969 Blue Thumb LP A Bad Donato is amazing. Here is the whole album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted July 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 RIP to another Brazilian great. Always wrote simple melodies that cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Here is an obit. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/joao-donato-brazilian-pianist-composer-dies/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, GA Russell said: That song haunted me after I first heard it, and it never left my musical memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 Donato's piano artistry was sublime. Let this album sink in: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted July 21, 2023 Report Share Posted July 21, 2023 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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