Dom Um Romão
Dom Um Romão | |
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Dom Um Romão hosting an outdoor concert in Central Park, around 1980 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 August 1925 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 27 July 2005 (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 |
Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão also recorded with 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.
He died in Rio de Janeiro shortly after suffering a stroke.