João Donato

Brazilian musician (1934–2023)

Born: 17 August 1934
Rio Branco
Died: 17 July 2023
Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Active: 1949–2023
Record labels: Polydor Records, Odeon, Blue Thumb Records
Discography: 21 albums

Biography

João Donato was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. João Donato was born on 17 August 1934 in Rio Branco and died on 17 July 2023 in Rio de Janeiro. The music is usually filed under jazz, bossa nova and samba-jazz. Record labels: Polydor Records, Odeon and Blue Thumb Records. The discography here lists 21 albums, from “Sambou Sambou” (1965) to “Donatural (Ao Vivo)” (2024). Honours include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) (2004), Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2010) and Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album (2010).

João Donato de Oliveira Neto (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w doˈnatu]; 17 August 1934 – 17 July 2023) was a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist as well as a trombonist from Rio Branco. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto. Because of the area he grew up in Brasil he was able to hear Cuban music on the radio. This influence would manifest itself in many of his compositions, piano, and trombone playing. Donato's most well-known compositions include: "Amazonas", "Lugar Comum", "Simples Carinho", "Até Quem Sabe" and "Nasci Para Bailar".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Sambou Sambou 1965 · PD Europe The New Sound of Brazil 1965 A Bad Donato 1970 · Blue Thumb Records Quem é Quem 1973 · Odeon Lugar Comum 1975 · Philips

Leilíadas 1986

Coisas Tão Simples 1996

Tudo Bonito 2000

Here's That Rainy Bossa Day 2002

Muito À Vontade 2002 · Universal Music Ltda. Dois Panos Para Manga 2006 O Piano de João Donato 2007 · DeckDisc

Aquarius 2010

Donato Elétrico 2016 · Selo SESC SP Bluchanga 2017 · Mills Records

Sintetizamor 2017

Raridades (Anos 70) 2018

João Donato JID007 2021 · Jazz Is Dead Síntese do lance 2021 · Rocinante

Donatural (Ao Vivo) 2024 · Live

A Bossa Muito Moderna de Donato · Dubas Música

Also plays on

Albums where João Donato is credited as a sideman

1965	The Astrud Gilberto Album — Astrud Gilberto	piano, guitar
1965	The Shadow of Your Smile — Astrud Gilberto	arranger, conductor
1968	Favorite Things — Sérgio Mendes	percussion
1968	The Prophet — Cal Tjader	organ
1968	Solar Heat — Cal Tjader	organ
1977	Sleeping Gypsy — Michael Franks	piano
2008	Encanto — Sérgio Mendes	arranger