Joao Donato

João Donato – Chа Dancante (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 22:04 minutes | 424 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto.
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João Donato – João Donato JID007 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 26:50 minutes | 553 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazz is Dead

On the first day of recording, João Donato was so flattered that to learn Younge and Muhammad had crafted some tunes for him to grace that on the second day, the maestro showed up to the studio with a composition in honor of his new musical partners: ‘Adrian, Ali and Gregory.’ Gregory (aka Greg Paul) delivers an effortlessly buoyant rhythm to support Donato’s whimsical and wistful Fender Rhodes. Younge and Muhammad added the flute melody after the sessions, a perfect tribute and compliment to this master arranger, sweet and melancholic at the same time.
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João Donato – Bossa Muito Moderna de Donato e Seu Trio (1963/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 33:24 minutes | 333 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova
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A reissue of the legendary 1963 debut-album by Joao Donato, the legend of Brazilian jazz and Latin music. Presented are relaxed slow jazz tunes with an obvious bossa nova groove, and a leading piano that takes off from the backing rhythm by drums and standing bass. Some tunes showcase wicked piano staccato lines and a powerful rhythmical drive that are still rooted in Latin music, but shoot forward on a ray of energy.
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