The Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato de Almeida, known simply as Deodato, rose
to prominence in the 1970s after releasing a brace of critically-acclaimed jazz
rock albums featuring musicians such as bass player Stanley Clarke and drummer
Billy Cobham.
The first of these albums titled 'Prelude' was released in 1973 and featured the
single 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' which showcased de Alemeida's distinctive
trademark Fender Rhodes piano playing. The track won him a Grammy for Best Pop
Instrumental Performance and the album went on to sell more than five million
copies.
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