Eumir Deodato "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (1972)

From his 1972 album "Prelude"

"Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Originally composed by Richard Strauss, arranged and adapted by Eumir Deodato)

Eumir Deodato (full name Eumir Deodato de Almeida, 22 June 1943, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian keyboardist, record producer and arranger, primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of rock/pop, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music. His successes as an original artist (keyboards) occurred mainly in the 1970s. Since then, he has produced or arranged music in more than 500 albums for acts ranging from Kool and the Gang to Björk, Christophe and k.d. lang. His daughter, Kennya Deodato, is married to American actor Stephen Baldwin.

Personnel on the album:

Eumir Deodato - piano, electric piano
Ron Carter - electric bass (solo on "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"), bass
Stanley Clarke - electric bass (solo on "Also Sprach Zarathustra")
Billy Cobham - drums
John Tropea - electric guitar (solo on "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads", "September 13")
Jay Berliner - guitar (solo on "Spirit of Summer")
Airto Moreira - percussion
Ray Barretto - congas
Hubert Laws - flute (solo on "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Plus Strings & Horns



Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen) is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the "eternal recurrence of the same", the parable on the "death of God", and the "prophecy" of the Overman, which were first introduced in The Gay Science.
Described by Nietzsche himself as "the deepest ever written," the book is a dense and esoteric treatise on philosophy and morality, featuring as protagonist a fictionalized Zarathustra. A central irony of the text is that Nietzsche mimics the style of the Bible in order to present ideas which fundamentally oppose Christian and Jewish morality and tradition.

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[æron archambault]

Chance brought me here

[Ralph Michalowski]

trey crushes this

[Vania Chaplin]

Me too :-)

[ramenbo]

have the vinyl,just love this! 

[Icollishaw]

this doesn't make any sense.

[soyounoat]

And on July 17, 1998, under the massive Eastern Washington sky, this concept was elevated to a higher level.

[JacoZawinul]

Still resonates as 'bad ass'

[Leigh Brandt]

Outstanding interpretation of a Strauss piece. This music was what the 70's was all about. The best of 20th century jazz is illustrated here. The sounds heard in this orchestral piece are never heard today. What a shame.

[Eduardo Castro]

Excelente muestra de lo que genera una composiciòn clàsica fundida en ritmo pop realizado al nivel de un gran mùsico como lo es E. Deodato. Uno puede preguntarse: Y esto que tipo de gènero musical es: pop? clàsico? o què ..........?????

Amigos esto es simplemente mùsica en toda la extensiòn que abarca el tèrmino !!!

Hay mùsica, ritmo, calidad interpretativa, buen gusto, etc. etc. Y a seguir disfrutando con Eumir Deodato sin gastar tiempo en definir lo indefinible !!!!

[Carson Lowe]

Absolutely wonderful times in the '70's

John Tropea and his skills brought this to life...

Much appreciation to 'roving' for this post!

[larry benfield]

This is my favorite version of Also Sprach Zarathustra. Bought a movie theme cd many years ago and this version was on it. Would never had thought such a powerful orchastral music could be transformed into a awesome jazz music.