In November 1970, “Blue Thumb” label released “A Bad Donato”, the fourth Donato album. It was recorded in 1970, at “ A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Emil Richards.
Personnel:
- Donato (João Donato) – organ, piano
- Oscar Neves – acoustic guitar
- Warren Klein – electric guitar
- Chuck Domanico – bass
- Dom Um Romao – drums
- Mark Stevens – drums
- Paulinho Magalhães – drums
- Emil Richards, Joe Porcaro – percussion
- Conti Candoli, Jimmy Zito, Pete Candoli – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Ken Shroyer – trombone
- Bill Hood, Don Menza, Ernie Watts, Jack Nimitz – reeds
- Bud Shank – flute
- Hank Cicalo – engineer
- Gary Kellgren – mixing
- Camouflage Productions – design
- Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes – design, photography
- Don Graham – sub titles
- Bob Krasnow, Tommy Li Puma
Track listing:
All tracks by João Donato.
- The Frog
- Celestial Showers
- Bambu
- Cadê Jodel?
- Debutante’s Ball
- Straight Jacket
- Mosquito
- Almas-Irmas
- Malandro
