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 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.[1]
With Cannonball Adderley
With Harry Belafonte
With Jorge Ben
With Blood, Sweat & Tears
With Luiz Bonfa and Maria Toledo
With Ron Carter
With João Donato
With Peter Giger and Family of Percussion
With Astrud Gilberto
With Astrud Gilberto and Stanley Turrentine
With Vince Guaraldi
With Antonio Carlos Jobim
With Yusef Lateef
With Herbie Mann
With Sergio Mendes
With Helen Merrill
With Robert Palmer
With Annette Peacock
With Esther Phillips
With Dory Previn
With Wanda Sá
With Frank Sinatra
With Stanley Turrentine
With Collin Walcott
With Walter Wanderley
With Weather Report