Released 1977 Length 49:51 Artist Egberto Gismonti Producer Manfred Eicher Genre Jazz | Recorded November 1976 Dança das Cabeças
(1976) Sol do Meio Dia
(1977) Release date 1977 Label ECM Records | |
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Songs Part I: Quarto Mundo # 1 / Danca Das Cabecas / Aguas Luminosas / Celebracao de Nupcias / Porta Encantada / Quarto Mundo # 2 Similar Egberto Gismonti albums, Jazz albums | ||
Dança das Cabeças (Portuguese for "Dance of the Heads") is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label. The album was Gismonti's first for the European label, establishing the beginnings of a long and productive association.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Álvaro 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 artists' lives: Naná immediately became an undisputed 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- Part I – 25:21
- "Quarto Mundo No. 1"
- "Dança das Cabeças"
- "Águas Luminosas" (D. Bressane)
- "Celebração de Núpcias"
- "Porta Encantada"
- "Quarto Mundo No. 2"
- Part II – 24:30
- "Tango" (Gismonti, G. E. Carneiro)
- "Bambuzal"
- "Fé Cega, Faca Amolada" (Milton Nascimento, R. Bastos)
- "Dança Solitária"
Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1976