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Donato--January, 2001 - performing at Mistura Fina, Rio.
 


João Donato - King

   

 

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Various Artists, "King Twin Best: Bossa Nova", King [Japan] #KICX 81051-2 (1998).[2-CD Compilation Set]

Original Sessions Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Creed Taylor, Yoichi Nakao and Gene Norman.
Release Date: September 18, 1998.

Donato composition included is CD1 - Track 7 "Minha Saudade".

Tracklist and Performers:

 1.. Summer Samba (Valle/Valle) – Ithamara Koorax
 2.. How Insensitive (Jobim/Gimbel)  – Ithamara Koorax
 3.. Desafinado (Jobim/Mendonça) – Ithamara Koorax
 4.. The Crickets (Valle/Valle) – Ithamara Koorax
 5.. Broadway Bossa Nova (Brubeck/Malaguti/DeSouteiro) – Ithamara Koorax
 6.. Wave (Jobim) – Ithamara Koorax
 7.. Minha Saudade (Donato/Gilberto) – Ithamara Koorax
 8.. Corcovado (Jobim/Lees) – Ithamara Koorax
 9.. Morning of Carnival (Bonfá/Maria/Sigman) – Ithamara Koorax
 10.. The Girl from Ipanema (Jobim/De Moraes/Gimbel) – Ithamara Koorax
 11..  Non-Stop to Brazil (Bonfá/Gimbel) – Ithamara Koorax/Luiz Bonfá
 12.. Menina Flor (Bonfá/Toledo) – Ithamara Koorax/Luiz Bonfá
 13.. Samba de Orfeu (Bonfá/Maria) – Ithamara Koorax/Ron Carter
 14.. The Gentle Rain (Dubey/Bonfá) – Ithamara Koorax/Ron Carter
 15.. Say Goodbye (Sigman/Bonfá) – Ithamara Koorax/Luiz Bonfá
 16.. Samba Triste (Powell/Blanco) – Baden Powell
 17.. Berimbau (Powell/De Moraes) – Baden Powell
 18.. The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel/Webster) – Baden Powell
 19.. Brazilian Tapestry (Deodato) – Astrud Gilberto/Stanley Turrentine
 20.. Zazueira (Ben) – Astrud Gilberto/Stanley Turrentine
 21.. Ponteio (Capinan/Lobo) – Astrud Gilberto/Toots Thielemans
 22.. Traveling Light (Everett/Deodato) – Astrud Gilberto/Eumir Deodato
 23.. Tereza My Love (Jobim) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
 24.. Choro (Jobim) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
 25.. Amparo (Jobim) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
 26.. Andorinha (Jobim) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
 27.. Stone Flower (Jobim) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
 28.. Recado Bossa Nova (Ferreira/Antonio) – Walter Wanderley
 29.. Mas Que Nada (Ben) – Walter Wanderley
 30.. Canto de Ossanha (Powell/De Moraes) – Walter Wanderley

Musician personnel and Album credits:

Ithamara Koorax – Vocal
Arnaldo DeSouteiro – Producer, Arranger, Programming, Percussion
Luiz Bonfá – Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger
Astrud Gilberto – Vocal
Yoshiaki Okayasu – Guitar (Electric)
Ron Carter – Bass (Acoustic)
Sadao Watanabe – Sax (Alto)
Eumir Deodato – Piano (Electric), Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic)
Yoshiaki Miyanoue – Guitar (Acoustic)
Sidinho Moreira – Percussion
Isao Miyoshi – Guitar (Electric)
Toots Thielemans – Harmonica
Eijiro Nakagawa – Trombone, Arranger, Programming
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Piano (Acoustic), Piano (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Ikuo Takaoka – Flute, Keyboards, Programming
Ivan Conti – Drums
Takeshi Yamaguchi – Guitar (Acoustic)
Airto Moreira –  Percussion
Tomonao Hara – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Paulo Malaguti – Keyboards, Arranger
Masahiro Itami – Guitar (Electric)
Walter Wanderley – Organ, Synthesizer
Tomohiro Yahiro – Percussion
John Pisano – Guitar (Acoustic)
George Marge – Flute
Shigeharu Sasago – Guitar (Acoustic)
Stanley Turrentine – Sax (Tenor)
João Palma – Drums
Toshiyuki Omori – Keyboards, Arranger, Programming
Sivuca – Guitar (Acoustic)
Yoichi Nakao – Producer, Compilation Producer
Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer (Recording, Mixing)
Gene Bertoncini – Guitar (Acoustic)
Creed Taylor – Producer
Hubert Laws – Flute
Baden Powell – Guitar (Acoustic)
Seiji Kaneko – Engineer (Mastering)
Romeo Penque – Flute
Harry Lookofsky – Violin
Katsuei Kawada – Art Coordinator
Bob Mann – Guitar (Electric)
Dom Um Romao – Drums
Tetsuya Yanagisawa – Liner Notes
Luis Peralta – Drums, Percussion
Hiroyuki Tsuji – Engineer (Recording, Mixing)
Jose Marino – Bass (Electric)
Patrice Young – Cello
Gene Norman – Producer
Sam Brown – Guitar (Electric)
Urbie Green – Trombone
Everaldo Ferreira – Percussion
Hiroshi Matsuyama – Liner Notes
Susumu Masuda – Engineer (Assistant)



Bebel Gilberto, "Tanto Tempo", King [Japan] #_______ (2000).[CD]

Donato plays piano on this album. Also, his composition "Bananeira" is featured as one of the tracks.

Personnel includes: Bebel Gilberto (vocals); Celso Fonseca, Luis De Monte (guitar); João Donato (piano); Robertinho Silva (drums); Joao Parahyba, Carlinhos Brown (percussion); Smoke City, Thievery Corporation, Amon Tobin, Mario Caldato, Jr.

Recorded at Wah Wah Studio, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Gloria Mix Studio, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Dada Studio, Brussels.



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Various Artists, “King Best Select Library”, King Records [Japan] #KICW 5098 (2009).[CD Compilation]

Release Date: May 11, 2009.

This album includes a composition co-written by Donato (see tracklist below).

Tracklist:

 1.. Summer Samba (Valle/Valle/Gilbert) - Ithamara Koorax
 2.. Quiet Nights (Jobim/Lees) - Ithamara Koorax
 3.. The Boy From Ipanema (Jobim/De Moraes/Gimbel) - Ithamara Koorax
 4.. Manhã de Carnaval (Bonfá/Maria/Sigman) - Ithamara Koorax
 5.. Song of the Jet (Jobim) - Walter Wanderley
 6.. One Note Samba (Jobim/Mendonça) - Walter Wanderley
 7.. Recado Bossa Nova (Djalma Ferreira/Luis Antonio) - Walter Wanderley
 8.. Zazueira (Jorge Ben) - Astrud Gilberto
 9.. Ponteio (Edu Lobo/Capinam) - Astrud Gilberto
 10..  Stone Flower (Jobim) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
 11..  Tereza My Love (Jobim) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
 12..  How Insensitive (Jobim/De Moares) - Ithamara Koorax
 13..  Desafinado (Jobim/Newton Mendonça) - Ithamara Koorax
 14..  The Crickets (Valle/Valle/Gilbert) - Ithamara Koorax
 15.. Broadway Bossa Nova (Dave Brubeck/Arnaldo DeSouteiro/Paulo Malaguti) - Ithamara Koorax
 16.. Wave (Jobim) - Ithamara Koorax
 17.. Minha Saudade (João Donato/João Gilberto) - Ithamara Koorax
 18.. Água de Beber (Jobim/De Moares) - Walter Wanderley
 19.. Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben) - Walter Wanderley
 20.. Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfá/Antonio Maria) - Walter Wanderley


Musician personnel and Album credits:

Ithamara Koorax – Vocal
Arnaldo DeSouteiro – Producer, Arranger, Programming, Percussion, Digital Remastering
Astrud Gilberto – Vocal
Patricia Balaban - Cover Art
Aline Dantas - Photography
Ron Carter – Bass (Acoustic)
Deodato – Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic)
Toots Thielemans – Harmonica
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Piano (Acoustic), Piano (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Ivan Conti – Drums
Airto Moreira –  Percussion
Walter Wanderley – Organ, Synthesizer
Gene Orloff - Violin
John Pisano – Guitar (Acoustic)
George Marge – Flute
Stanley Turrentine – Sax (Tenor)
Harold Coletta - Cello
João Palma – Drums
Sivuca – Guitar (Acoustic)
Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer (Recording, Mixing)
Gene Bertoncini – Guitar (Acoustic)
Creed Taylor – Producer
Hubert Laws – Flute
Romeo Penque – Flute
Harry Lookofsky – Violin, Strings Concertmaster
Bob Mann – Guitar (Electric)
Dom Um Romao – Drums, Percussion
Joe Malin - Violin
Luis Peralta – Drums, Percussion
Jose Marino – Bass (Electric)
Gene Norman – Producer
Paul Gershman – Violin
Jerome Richardson – Flute
Emanuel Green - Violin
Alex Acuña – Percussion
George Ricci - Cello
Yoichi Nakao - Producer
Sam Brown – Guitar (Electric)
Julie Held – Violin
Urbie Green – Trombone
Harry Katzman – Violin
Mamão - Drums
Lisa Marie Smith - Photography
Everaldo Ferreira – Percussion



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Various Artists, "Bossa Nova”, King Records [Japan] #KICW 5296 (2011).[CD Compilation]
Release Date: May 11, 2011.

This compilation features Donato's composition "Minha Saudade".
 
Tracklist:

Summer Samba (Valle/Valle/Gilbert) - Ithamara Koorax
Quiet Nights (Jobim/Lees) - Ithamara Koorax
The Boy From Ipanema (Jobim/De Moraes/Gimbel) - Ithamara Koorax
Manhã de Carnaval (Bonfá/Maria/Sigman) - Ithamara Koorax
Song of the Jet (Jobim) - Walter Wanderley
One Note Samba (Jobim/Mendonça) - Walter Wanderley
Recado Bossa Nova (Djalma Ferreira/Luis Antonio) - Walter Wanderley
Zazueira (Jorge Ben) - Astrud Gilberto
Ponteio (Edu Lobo / Capinam) - Astrud Gilberto
 Stone Flower (Jobim) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
 Tereza My Love (Jobim) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
 How Insensitive (Jobim/De Moares) - Ithamara Koorax
 Desafinado (Jobim/Newton Mendonça) - Ithamara Koorax
 The Crickets (Valle/Valle/Gilbert) - Ithamara Koorax
Broadway Bossa Nova (Dave Brubeck / Arnaldo DeSouteiro / Paulo Malaguti) - Ithamara Koorax
Wave (Jobim) - Ithamara Koorax
Minha Saudade (João Donato / João Gilberto) - Ithamara Koorax
Água de Beber (Jobim/De Moares) - Walter Wanderley
Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben) - Walter Wanderley
Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfá/Antonio Maria) - Walter Wanderley
Musician personnel and album credits:

Arnaldo DeSouteiro – Producer, Arranger, Programming, Percussion, Digital Remastering, Liner Notes
Astrud Gilberto – Vocals
Ithamara Koorax - Vocals
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Piano (Acoustic), Piano (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Walter Wanderley – Organ, Synthesizer
Patricia Balaban - Artwork
Aline Dantas - Photography
Ron Carter – Bass (Acoustic)
Eumir Deodato – Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic)
Toots Thielemans – Harmonica
Ivan Conti – Drums
Airto Moreira –  Percussion
Isao Miyoshi - Guitar (Electric)
Eijiro Nakagawa - Trombone
Gene Orloff - Violin
John Pisano – Guitar (Acoustic)
George Marge – Flute
Stanley Turrentine – Sax (Tenor)
Masahiro Itami - Guitar (Electric)
Harold Coletta - Cello
João Palma – Drums
Sivuca – Guitar (Acoustic)
Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer (Recording, Mixing)
Gene Bertoncini – Guitar (Acoustic)
Creed Taylor – Producer
Hubert Laws – Flute
Ikuo Kataoka - Flute, Arranger
Romeo Penque – Flute
Harry Lookofsky – Violin, Strings Concertmaster
Bob Mann – Guitar (Electric)
Dom Um Romao – Drums, Percussion
Joe Malin - Violin
Luis Peralta – Drums, Percussion
Jose Marino – Bass (Electric)
Gene Norman – Producer
Paul Gershman – Violin
Takeshi Yamaguchi - Guitar (Electric)
Toshiyuki Omori - Guitar (Electric)
Jerome Richardson – Flute
Emanuel Green - Violin
Alex Acuña – Percussion
George Ricci - Cello
Yoichi Nakao - Producer
Sam Brown – Guitar (Electric)
Julie Held – Violin
Urbie Green – Trombone
Harry Katzman – Violin
Mamão - Drums
Lisa Marie Smith - Photography
Everaldo Ferreira – Percussion
Yoshiaki Miyanoue - Guitar (Acoustic)
Tomonao Hara - Trumpet
Hiroyuki Tsuji - Engineer


 

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