Sanfona

Sanfona
Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças
Studio album / Live album by Egberto Gismonti
Released	October 26, 1981
Recorded	November 1980 and April 1981
Venue	Amerika Haus (disc two) München, W. Germany
Studio	Talent Studio (disc one) Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	95:59
Label	ECM ECM 1203/04
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Egberto Gismonti chronology
Folk Songs (1981) Sanfona (1981) Em Família (1981)
Sanfona
Egberto Gismonti Solo

Sanfona: Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças / Egberto Gismonti Solo is a double album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti released on ECM in October 1981.

Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças is a studio album, recorded in Norway in November 1980 with Gismonti's Academia de danças quartet, consisting reed player Mauro Senise and rhythm section Zeca Assumpção and Nenê.

Egberto Gismonti Solo is a solo live album, recorded at the Amerika Haus in München, West Germany in April 1981.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "With fine notes and spoken bits by Gismonti, listeners will find much in the way of Brazilian musical and cultural history to complement the music. A perfect overview for the curious fan."[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Egberto Gismonti except as indicated

Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças

1. "Maracatu" - 8:24
2. "10 anos" - 7:33
3. "Frevo" - 8:11
4. "Lôro" - 5:34
5. "Em família/Sanfona/Dança dos pés/Eterna" - 21:10

Egberto Gismonti Solo

1. "De repente" - 16:07
2. "Vale do eco" - 7:46
3. "Cavaquinho" - 7:59
4. "12 de fevereiro" - 8:09
5. "Carta de amor" - 5:06

Personnel

Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças

• Egberto Gismonti – 10 string guitar, super 8 guitar, Indian organ, piano, voice
• Mauro Senise – soprano and alto saxophones, flute
• Zeca Assumpção – bass
• Nenê – drums, percussion

Egberto Gismonti Solo

• Egberto Gismonti – 10 string guitar, super 8 guitar, Indian organ, piano, voice

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 29, 2011
2. Cook, S.Allmusic Review accessed September 29, 2011