His first album in the USA, Prelude, released in 1972, was of a big band Latin jazz style that immediately attracted a wide audience. His funky version of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and went No. 2 in the pop charts in the US and No. 7 in the UK. It was subsequently used to great effect in the 1979 film Being There, starring Peter Sellers and Shirley Maclaine. It was also covered extensively by the rock band Phish in their live performances and included in several of their live releases.
fumf
· 2 years ago
Never heard of "Being There" but if it has Peter Sellers & Eumir its gotta be good!
fumf
· 2 years ago
this video no longer works because it was taken down from youtube for copyright violation :(
RS
· 11 months ago
In case you're wondering why the sudden interest -- it's a clue in the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle (which is actually delivered on Saturday).
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