Dom Um Romão
| Dom Um Romão | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 August 1925 Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
| Died |
27 July 2005 (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
| Genres | Jazz, Bossa Nova, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1942–2005 |
| Labels | Muse, Pablo, Vogue, Phillips, Waterlilly, JSR/Irma, JSR/Natasha, JSR/Irma, JSR/Cuadra |
| Associated acts | Weather Report, Cannonball Adderley, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paul Simon, Sérgio Mendes, Tony Bennett |
Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist.[1] Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão recorded with varied artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 and Tony Bennett. He died in Rio de Janeiro shortly after suffering a stroke. He was the percussionist Tom Jobim brought to the studio for the legendary album Jobim recorded with Frank Sinatra in 1967 for Reprise "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim"
Discography
As leader
- 1965 Dom Um (Phillips)
- 1972 Dom Um Romão (Muse)
- 1973 Spirit of the Times (Muse)
- 1974 Braun-Blek-Blu (Happy Bird)
- 1977 Hotmosphere (Pablo)
- 1978 Om (JAPO Records/ECM Records)[2]
- 1990 Samba de Rua (Vogue Records)
- 1993 Saudades (Waterlilly)
- 1999 Rhythm Traveller (JSR/Natasha)
- 2001 Lake of Perseverance (JSR/Irma)
- 2002 Nu Jazz meets Brazil (JSR/Cuadra)
As sideman
With João Meirelles
- O SOM (Meirelles e Os Copa 5 – 1964)
With Ron Carter
- Yellow & Green (CTI, 1976)
- With Antonio Carlos Jobim & Albert Francis Sinatra (Reprise 1967, 1021–2)
With Astrud Gilberto
- Look to the Rainbow (Verve, 1966)
- Gilberto with Turrentine with Stanley Turrentine (CTI, 1971)'
With Yusef Lateef
- The Doctor is In... and Out (Atlantic, 1976)
With Herbie Mann
- Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann (Atlantic, 1962)
- Latin Fever (Atlantic, 1964)
- Brazil: Once Again (Atlantic, 1977)
With Collin Walcott
- Grazing Dreams (ECM, 1977)
With Weather Report
- I Sing the Body Electric (Columbia, 1972)
- Sweetnighter (Columbia, 1973)
- Mysterious Traveller (Columbia, 1974)and tub in in
With Robert Palmer
- Heavy Nova (EMI, 1988)
With Peter Giger and Family of Percussion
- Mozambique meets Europe (B&W music, 1992)
- With Joe Delaney"One Soulful Cat" 1993 Island Jazz
- Mirror Image (Columbia, 1974)
References
- ↑ "Dom Um Romao". All About Jazz Brography. All About Jazz.com. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ ECM LP 19003
External links
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