Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽwˈmiʁ deoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1943)[3] 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.

Since then, he has produced and arranged music on more than 500 albums for artists such as Kool & the Gang, Con Funk Shun, Björk, Christophe, Ithamara Koorax and k.d.

This album was crossover music style that attracted a large audience and was produced by Creed Taylor for his label CTI.

However, his popularity in the discos was solidified when he released the 1979 single Night Cruiser from the album of the same name, which earned him a third Grammy nomination for Best R&B Instrumental Performance.

[13] In 1998, Deodato invited his old friend and fellow Brazilian jazz impresario Arnaldo DeSouteiro to co-produce with him the first official CD reissues of all his albums from the 1960s, in a total of nine releases.

Among them, Inútil Paisagem (reissued by JSR in co-production with Universal Music), Idéias, and all the albums from the Os Catedráticos series that were digitally remixed and remastered by audio engineer Rodrigo de Castro Lopes under the direct supervision of both Deodato and DeSouteiro.

He wrote arrangements for Wilson Simonal, Marcos Valle, Leny Andrade, Pery Ribeiro, Tito Madi and for his own debut album, Inútil Paisagem (1964),[4] which was dedicated to the work of Antônio Carlos Jobim and recorded in Rio when Deodato was 22.

Deodato played piano with guitarists Oscar Castro-Neves and Roberto Menescal, drummer Juquinha and an all-star cast including Copinha, J.T.

Deodato also developed a close collaboration with Icelandic singer Bjork from 1996 to 1998, arranging her albums Post, Telegram and Homogenic.

For Deodato's Love Island, he and Maurice White co-wrote the instrumental "Tahiti Hut", which (with lyrics added to it) was later recorded by the band Switch with guest vocals by Jermaine Jackson.

[16] With Luiz Bonfá With Astrud Gilberto With Antônio Carlos Jobim With Kool & the Gang With Ithamara Koorax With Roberto Menescal With Milton Nascimento With Frank Sinatra With Brenda K. Starr With Stanley Turrentine With Marcos Valle With others