Hon Paul Swain, MP for Rimutaka, looks on as Hugh McCracken addresses crowd during Foundation Stone unveiling ceremony on 6 September 2008.

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Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽʊ̃ˈmiχ djoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin and bossa nova.

Deodato has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)". His 500+ works as a producer and arranger includes Kool & the Gang's hits "Celebration", "Ladies' Night", and "Too Hot".

Deodato - First Cuckoo

Label: MCA Records - 190.003, MCA Records - MCA-190.003

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: Venezuela

Released: 1975

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1Funk Yourself

A2Black Dog

A3Crabwalk

A4Adam's Hotel Caravan / Watusi Strut

B1.1Caravan

B1.2Watusi Strut

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B2Speak Low

B3First Cuckoo

Credits

Engineer [Assistant] - Jim Bonnefond

Engineer [Mixing] - Jeffrey Kawalek

Engineer [Recording] - Charlie Conrad, Jeffrey Kawalek

Producer, Arranged By, Conductor - Eumir Deodato

#deodato #MCARecords #1975 #venezuela #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #hughmccracken #johntropea #nickremo #willlee

#rubensbassini #elliotrandall #stevegadd #loumarini #johngatchell #hubertlaws #romeopenque #georgemarge

#brazil #latinjazz #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #goodmusic #purevinyl #vinylfreak #crabwalk

Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American #percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.

Ralph MacDonald – The Path

Label:CBS/Sony – 25AP 895

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: Japan

Released: 1978

Genre: Jazz

Style: Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz

The Path

A1a Part One

A1b Part Two

A1c Part Three

B1 Smoke Rings And Wine

B2 I Cross My Heart

B3 It Feels So Good

B4 If I'm Still Around Tomorrow

Bass – Chuck Rainey, Will Lee (tracks: B4), William Salter (tracks: B3)

Clavinet – Arthur Jenkins Jr.

Congas, Percussion – #RalphMacDonald

Drums – Charles Collins (tracks: B4), Rick Marotta (tracks: A1b, B2), #SteveGadd (tracks: A1c, B1)

Guitar – #EricGale, #HughMcCracken (tracks: B4)

Piano – Arthur Jenkins, Jr. (tracks: B4), Richard Tee

Strings – Al Brown, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Jesse Levy, Joe Malin, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Matthew Raimondi, Mitsue Takayama, Paul Gershman, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke

Percussion [Log Drums] – #IdrisMuhammad

Percussion [Syndrum, All Percussion] – Ralph MacDonald

Voice [Spoken Voice] – Jimi Solanke

Cello – Mike Sorzano

Soloist, Clarinet – Clinton 'Came To Play' Thobourne

Steel Drums [Double Second] – Alston Jack

Steel Drums [Tenor] – Roger Sardinha

Alto Saxophone – #DavidSanborn

Soloist, Synthesizer – #BobJames

Tenor Saxophone – Mike Brecker

Trombone – Barry Rogers

Trumpet – Randy Brecker

Backing Vocals – Hilda Harris, Jerry Keller, Kenny Karen, Leslie Miller, #PattiAustin, Tony Wells, Valerie Simpson

Harmonica – Jean 'Toots' Thielemans

Synthesizer [Oberheim] – Jerry Peters

Tenor Saxophone, Soloist, Saxophone [Lead] – #GroverWashingtonJr.

Cowbell, Congas [Solo] – Ralph MacDonald

Soloist, Guitar – Eric Gale

Soloist, Vibraphone [Lead] – Dave Friedman

Timbales – Nicky Marrero

Backing Vocals – Brenda White, Lani Groves, Yollanda McCullough

Lead Vocals – #GwenGuthrie

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