Dança Das Cabeças is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti

Egberto Gismonti

Egberto Gismonti Amin is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist.Gismonti began his formal music studies at the age of six on piano. After studying classical music for 15 years, he went to Paris to study orchestration and analysis with Nadia Boulanger and the composer Jean Barraqué, a disciple...

 recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label. The album was Gismonti's first for the European label which established the beginnings of a long and productive association.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Alvaro Neder awarded the album 4 stars stating "a landmark of the careers of Gismonti and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, his only accompanist here. Recorded in only three days, the album's concept is based on the history shared by both musicians, according to Gismonti: two boys wandering through a dense, humid forest, full of insects and animals, keeping a 180-feet distance from each other. The album received several international awards, in England, U.S., Germany, and Brazil. It also, changed both artist's lives: Naná immediately became a disputed international artist, touring worldwide; Egberto returned to Brazil, decided to research Amazon folklore, which would be reflected in his later work. The music is pure and sensitive, challenging and sophisticated, with a broad dynamic range going from haunting, mysterious melodies to full-impact, energetic percussive sounds reminiscent of Brazilian Indians' batuque".

Track listing

All compositions by Egberto Gismonti except as indicated

1. Part I – 25:21
   • "Quarto Mundo No. 1"
   • "Dança Das Cabecas"
   • "Águas Luminosas" (D. Bressane)
   • "Celebração de Núpcias"
   • "Porta Encantada"
   • "Quarto Mundo No. 2"
2. Part II – 24:30
   • "Tango" (Gismonti, G. E. Carneiro)
   • "Bambuzal"
   • "Fé Cega Faca Amolada" (Milton Nascimento
     Milton Nascimento
     -Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
     
     , R. Bastos)
   • "Dança Solitária"
     • Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1976

Personnel

• Egberto Gismonti
  Egberto Gismonti
  Egberto Gismonti Amin is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist.Gismonti began his formal music studies at the age of six on piano. After studying classical music for 15 years, he went to Paris to study orchestration and analysis with Nadia Boulanger and the composer Jean Barraqué, a disciple...
  
   - 8-string guitar, piano
  Piano
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  , wood flutes
  Flute
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  , voice
  Voice
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• Naná Vasconcelos
  Naná Vasconcelos
  Naná Vasconcelos is a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri....
  
   - percussion, berimbau
  Berimbau
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  , corpo, voice