In January 1973, “CTI” label released “Prelude”, the eighth Eumir Deodato studio album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

• Eumir Deodato – piano, electric piano, conductor, arranger
• John Tropea – electric guitar
• Jay Berliner – guitar
• Ron Carter – electric bass, bass
• Stanley Clarke – electric bass
• Billy Cobham – drums
• Airto Moreira – percussion
• Ray Barretto – congas
• Hubert Laws – flute
• John Frosk – trumpet
• Marky Markowitz – trumpet
• Joe Shepley – trumpet
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet
• Wayne Andre – trombone
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Paul Faulise – trombone
• George Strakey – trombone
• Bill Watrous – trombone
• Jim Buffington – French horn
• Peter Gordon – French horn
• Phil Bodner – flute
• George Marge – flute
• Romeo Penque – flute
• Max Ellen – violin
• Paul Gershman – violin
• Emanuel Green – violin
• Harry Lookofsky – violin
• David Nadien – violin
• Gene Orloff – violin
• Eliot Rosoff – violin
• Emanuel Vardi – viola
• Al Brown – viola
• Harvey Shapiro – cello
• Seymore Barab – cello
• Charles McKracken – cello
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Bob Ciano = design

Track listing:

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss
2. Spirit of Summer – Eumir Deodato
3. Carly & Carole – Eumir Deodato
4. Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert Wright, George Forrest
5. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy
6. September 13 – Emir Deodato, Billy Cobham