HAL in Bell Bottoms
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Look at who plays on this, it's no wonder it's epic.
posted by doctor_negative at 2:20 PM on July 19, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by doctor_negative at 2:20 PM on July 19, 2017 [3 favorites]
That was awesome.
posted by Bringer Tom at 3:20 PM on July 19, 2017
posted by Bringer Tom at 3:20 PM on July 19, 2017
Deodato is so cool you could store meat in him for a month.
posted by jonmc at 3:38 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by jonmc at 3:38 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
The timing of this track in "Being There," where the song hits right when Chance's foot touches the outside world, is one of my favorite movie moments of all time.
posted by rhizome at 3:39 PM on July 19, 2017 [11 favorites]
posted by rhizome at 3:39 PM on July 19, 2017 [11 favorites]
I just listened to this yesterday. The original vinyl is still in one of my Peaches crates, in fact.
I keep getting this impression that it's tremendously uncool to love it, but then, I've never cared about being cool, anyway. It's amazing.
posted by mkhall at 3:44 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
I keep getting this impression that it's tremendously uncool to love it, but then, I've never cared about being cool, anyway. It's amazing.
posted by mkhall at 3:44 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
Yeah, it will forever be Chance the Gardener leaving the house for the first time in Being There that leaps into my head whenever I hear this.
posted by chococat at 3:45 PM on July 19, 2017 [8 favorites]
posted by chococat at 3:45 PM on July 19, 2017 [8 favorites]
I listened to this all the time in high school. Back then I classed it with electronica, along with my Switched-on Back album, I appreciate the jazz influence much more now.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 3:50 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 3:50 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
"It is arguably the world's most renowned Latin jazz opus ever."
So, not knowing much about the latin jazz world, anyone want to offer up the competition to "the world's most renowned Latin jazz opus ever"?
posted by GuyZero at 3:56 PM on July 19, 2017
So, not knowing much about the latin jazz world, anyone want to offer up the competition to "the world's most renowned Latin jazz opus ever"?
posted by GuyZero at 3:56 PM on July 19, 2017
I've always thought this was one of the things David Axelrod produced, but I checked and it isn't. Sounds like it though. (And if you are looking for more like this, check out his albums from the same period.)
posted by Catblack at 3:58 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Catblack at 3:58 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
Spotify found this for me one day. Love it. Always puts me in a good mood. I like D.'s take on Rhapsody in Blue, too. Swings the theme in a tricky way.
posted by ASCII Costanza head at 3:58 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by ASCII Costanza head at 3:58 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
. I like D.'s take yt on Rhapsody in Blue, too. Swings the theme in a tricky way.
just picked up the vinyl of this one. Methinks only a Brazilian could pull it off without getting lost in great seas of cheese.
posted by philip-random at 4:25 PM on July 19, 2017
just picked up the vinyl of this one. Methinks only a Brazilian could pull it off without getting lost in great seas of cheese.
posted by philip-random at 4:25 PM on July 19, 2017
This is one of the first albums I ever bought, when it came out! Yeah, that lineup...I still have the vinyl and a few years ago got the CD. The cover art was pretty awesome too, put out by Creed Taylor records which had a lot of great jazz stuff.
(the other two early record purchases were Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn and Loudon Wainright III's Album III - Dead Skunk!)
posted by foonly at 5:58 PM on July 19, 2017
(the other two early record purchases were Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn and Loudon Wainright III's Album III - Dead Skunk!)
posted by foonly at 5:58 PM on July 19, 2017
ok, it looks like they've changed the cover on the rerelease of the album; original cover much cooler
posted by foonly at 6:02 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by foonly at 6:02 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
So, not knowing much about the latin jazz world, anyone want to offer up the competition to "the world's most renowned Latin jazz opus ever"?
How about this?
Or maybe this?
posted by the sobsister at 7:34 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
How about this?
Or maybe this?
posted by the sobsister at 7:34 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
Deodato is so full of awesome.
But the story here is more than just about Deodato. If it was me making this post (and frankly, Zarathustra is worthy just on its on), I would have made a massive post about CTI records. Sessions featuring Ron Carter, Eric Gale, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Richard Tee, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Gadd, Idris Muhammad, Harvey Mason and Rudy Van Gelder engineering most of it. Shitballs, man, look at that list! Albums by George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Hubert Laws, Stanley Turrentine, Jobim, Gábor Szabó (criminally underrated, in my opinion), Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell (he's not young, I'm expecting to see an obit any time and what an amazing catalogue he has - love him!) and on and on. With Van Gelder engineering, no jazz albums at the time sounded better.
And the album covers were fantastic.
Anyway, wikipedia has it here.
Something more, here
posted by ashbury at 7:42 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
But the story here is more than just about Deodato. If it was me making this post (and frankly, Zarathustra is worthy just on its on), I would have made a massive post about CTI records. Sessions featuring Ron Carter, Eric Gale, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Richard Tee, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Gadd, Idris Muhammad, Harvey Mason and Rudy Van Gelder engineering most of it. Shitballs, man, look at that list! Albums by George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones, Hubert Laws, Stanley Turrentine, Jobim, Gábor Szabó (criminally underrated, in my opinion), Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell (he's not young, I'm expecting to see an obit any time and what an amazing catalogue he has - love him!) and on and on. With Van Gelder engineering, no jazz albums at the time sounded better.
And the album covers were fantastic.
Anyway, wikipedia has it here.
Something more, here
posted by ashbury at 7:42 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
So, not knowing much about the latin jazz world, anyone want to offer up the competition to "the world's most renowned Latin jazz opus ever"?
"Most renowned", eh? Girl From Ipanema. Although I prefer Jobim's tone poem Waters of March. But I think that most renowned is an unfair listicle title. For clickbait and maybe interesting answers, "most influential" would be the route I'd go on that one.
posted by ashbury at 7:47 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
"Most renowned", eh? Girl From Ipanema. Although I prefer Jobim's tone poem Waters of March. But I think that most renowned is an unfair listicle title. For clickbait and maybe interesting answers, "most influential" would be the route I'd go on that one.
posted by ashbury at 7:47 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
I visited the States from NZ for the first time last year and cued this up for my first walk in Washington DC. It worked a treat. Does anyone else preemptively soundtrack their lives?
posted by Start with Dessert at 4:08 AM on July 20, 2017
posted by Start with Dessert at 4:08 AM on July 20, 2017
What a coincidence! I stumbled into Deodato's oevre the other day after wondering who did the arrangements on a Jobim album I was listening to (Stoneflower?). Great stuff, until it goes disco, then it loses me a bit.
That said, from the title, I thought the thread might be about a 2001: A Space Odyssey / Baby Driver mashup, but only slightly disappointed.
posted by Grangousier at 4:19 AM on July 20, 2017
That said, from the title, I thought the thread might be about a 2001: A Space Odyssey / Baby Driver mashup, but only slightly disappointed.
posted by Grangousier at 4:19 AM on July 20, 2017
Incidentally, I didn't know Deodato had done this until I looked it up after seeing Being There.
My favourite Deodato album is Samba Nova Concepção. Listen to the whole thing on Youtube here - just ignore the weird incorrect cover picture. It's really great jazzy samba music and one of my go to pick-me-up albums.
posted by Start with Dessert at 7:08 AM on July 20, 2017
My favourite Deodato album is Samba Nova Concepção. Listen to the whole thing on Youtube here - just ignore the weird incorrect cover picture. It's really great jazzy samba music and one of my go to pick-me-up albums.
posted by Start with Dessert at 7:08 AM on July 20, 2017
Big Deodato fan here, love Zarathustra, but there are few jams that surpass the intense groove and fat Fender Rhodes piano than his Super Strut. Damn! (Stanley Clarke on bass, Cobham on drums)
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 10:01 AM on July 21, 2017
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 10:01 AM on July 21, 2017
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