Dança das cabeças

Dança das cabeças
Dança das cabeças
Studio album by Egberto Gismonti
Released	1977
Recorded	November 1976
Studio	Talent Studio; Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:51
Label	ECM; ECM 1089 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Egberto Gismonti chronology

Dança das cabeças (Portuguese: "Head Dance") is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti recorded in November 1976 and released on ECM the following year—his debut for the label. Naná Vasconcelos backs on percussion.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The AllMusic review by Álvaro Neder states:

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.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Egberto Gismonti, except as noted.

Side I
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Part I" "Quarto mundo No. 1" "Dança das cabeças" "Águas luminosas" "Celebração de núpcias" "Porta encantada" "Quarto mundo No. 2"	D. Bressane	25:21

Side II
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Part II" "Tango" "Bambuzal" "Fé cega, faca amolada" "Dança solitária"	Gismonti G. E. Carneiro Milton Nascimento R. Bastos	24:30

Personnel

Musicians

Egberto Gismonti – 8-string guitar, piano, wood flutes, voice
Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, berimbau, corpo, voice

Technical personnel

Manfred Eicher – producer
Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
Dieter Bonhorst – layout
Lajos Keresztes – cover photography

References

^ ECM discography Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 29, 2011
^ ^a ^b Neder, A.Allmusic Review accessed September 29, 2011

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 29, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Neder, A.Allmusic Review accessed September 29, 2011

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