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Egberto Gismonti | Essential albums and listening guide
Explore Egberto Gismonti through Dança das Cabeças. Discover what to listen for and follow related styles to your next record.
Egberto Gismonti
Meet the artist
A guitarist and pianist who has uniquely combined classical skills with Brazilian folk music. He became internationally known through his work with ECM. His guitar suggests interweaving voices, while his piano ranges from percussive movement to delicate lyricism.
Brazilian music becomes a broad field of rhythms and melodies rather than a few familiar styles. With Naná Vasconcelos, instruments, percussion and voice form shared landscapes. Detailed composition flows into improvisation, and formidable technique serves the imagination, drawing almost orchestral depth from acoustic instruments.
Where to start listening
Alternate between following individual notes and taking in the larger musical landscape. Notice where melody and percussion draw together and drift apart.
1977Dança das Cabeças
Egberto Gismonti
A ECM work featuring a duo of jazz musicians, Nana Vassconcelos and others. It depicts a unique musical world where traditional Brazilian music, jazz, and modern music intersect.
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1985Duas Vozes
Egberto Gismonti
A reunion duo recording with Naná Vasconcelos, featuring an intimate musical conversation between guitar, piano and percussion.
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