Baubles, bangles and beads (Deodato) (LP 679)

Deodato  Prelude (CD, CTI, 1973) **** 

Genre: Jazz Fusion

Places I remember: HMV Oxford St.

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Gear costume: September 13

Active compensatory factors: I particularly love the Deodato of the CTI label. 

Driven by the link to the 2001 A Space Odyssey film and some brilliant musicians - this was a huge album for him.

The album features some great jazz musicians - John Tropea (guitar), Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke on bass and the one and only Billy Cobham on drums. 

Combine all that with Deodato's wonderfully lyrical piano playing and it's a great recipe for success.

It doesn't necessarily follow though that the album is going to be brilliant and commercially successful just because of the players involved. You need the chops yes, but you also need the leadership and vision of someone to make it work. Creed Taylor is the producer and he could obviously see the possibilities in Deodato.

Where do they all belong? And that's it for Deodato. Check him out!