Dom Um Romão

Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005)^[1] was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist.^[2] Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report,^[3] Romão also recorded with varied notable artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, and Tony Bennett. He was the percussionist Tom Jobim brought to the studio for the album Jobim recorded with Frank Sinatra in 1967 for Reprise Records, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim.

Dom Um Romão
Born	(1925-08-03)3 August 1925 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	27 July 2005(2005-07-27) (aged 79) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Jazz, bossa nova, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion
Years active	1942–2005
Labels	Muse, Pablo, Vogue, Phillips, Waterlilly, JSR/Irma, JSR/Natasha, JSR/Irma, JSR/Cuadra

He died in Rio de Janeiro shortly after suffering a stroke.^[1]

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)^[4]
• 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 Cannonball Adderley

• Cannonball's Bossa Nova (Riverside, 1962)

With Ron Carter

• Yellow & Green (CTI, 1976)

With Frank Sinatra

• Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim (Reprise FS 1021, 1967)

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)
• Live in Tokyo (Columbia, 1972)
• Sweetnighter (Columbia, 1973)
• Mysterious Traveller (Columbia, 1974)

With Robert Palmer

• Heavy Nova (EMI, 1988)

With Annette Peacock

• I'm the One (RCA Victor, 1972)

With Peter Giger and Family of Percussion

• Mozambique meets Europe (B&W music, 1992)

With Blood, Sweat & Tears

• Mirror Image (Columbia, 1974)

References

1. "Brazilian Percussionist Dom Um Romão Dies at 79". Worldmusiccentral.org. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
2. . Allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
3. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2136. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
4. ECM LP 19003

External links

• Discography