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
Academia de danças (1974) Dança das cabeças (1977) Sol do meio dia (1977)

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

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