Egberto Gismonti

Egberto Amin Gismonti (born December 5, 1947 in Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=EGBERTO|GISMONTI&sql=11:hbfixqw5ld0e~T1 allmusic Biography] ] is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist.

Biography

Gismonti began his formal music studies at the age of six on piano. After studying classical music for 15 years, he went to Paris to study with orchestration and analysis with Nadia Boulanger and composer Jean Barraqué, a disciple of Schoenberg and Webern. After his return to Brazil, Gismonti began to explore other musical genres. He was attracted by Ravel's approach to orchestration and chord voicings, as well as by "choro", a Brazilian instrumental popular music featuring various types of guitars. In order to play this music he learned to play guitar, beginning on the 6-string classical instrument and switching to the 10-string guitar in 1973. He spent two years experimenting with different tunings and searching for new sounds. This exploration of timbre is further reflected in his use of kalimbas, sho, voice, bells, etc. By the early '70s, he had laid the groundwork for his current style which incorporated elements drawn from musicians as wide-ranging as Django Reinhardt and Jimi Hendrix. In the 1980s he collaborated many times with Nana Vasconcelos recording for ECM. Some best-selling albums such as the Brazilian released eponymous "Egberto Gismonti" were never officially released in the US.

Discography

Albums:
*Egberto Gismonti - 1969 - Brazil
*Sonho 70 - 1970 - Brazil
*Janela De Ouro - 1970 - France
*Computador - 1970 - France
*Orfeo Novo - 1971 - Germany
*Água & Vinho - 1972 - Brazil
*Egberto Gismonti - 1973 - Brazil a.k.a. Arvore
*Academia De Danças - 1974 - Brazil
*Coraçoes Futuristas - 1976 - Brazil
*Dança Das Cabeças - 1977 - Germany (ECM) with Nana Vasconcelos
*Carmo - 1977 - Brazil
*Sol Do Meio Dia - 1978 - Germany (ECM)
*No Caipira - 1978 - Brazil
*Solo - 1979 - Germany (ECM)
*E. Gismonti & N. Vasconcelos & M. Smetak - 1979 - Brazil
*Magico - with Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek - 1980 - Germany (ECM)
*Circense - 1980 - Brazil
*Folk Songs - with Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek - 1981 - Germany (ECM)
*Em Familia - 1981 - Brazil
*Sanfona - 1980 - Germany (ECM) solo and with Academia de Dancas
*Fantasia - 1982 - Brazil
*Guitar From ECM - 1982 - France
*Sonhos De Castro Alves - 1982 - Brazil
*Cidade Coraçao - 1983 - Brazil
*Egberto Gismondi & Hermeto Pascoal - 1983 - Brazil
*Works - 1984 - Germany (ECM)
*Egberto Gismonti - 1984 - Brazil
*Duas Vozes - 1985 - Germany (ECM) with Nana Vasconcelos
*Trem Caipira - 1985 - Brazil
*Alma - 1986 - Brazil
*Feixe De Luz - 1988 - Brazil
*Pagador De Promessas - 1988 - Brazil
*Dança Dos Escravos - 1989 - Germany (ECM)
*Kuarup - 1989 - film music score - Brazil
*Duo Gismonti/Vasconcelos Jazzbuhne Berlin - 1989 - live recording - East Germany
*Infância - 1990 - Germany (ECM)
*Poetic Anthology of Joao Cabral De Mello E Neto - 1979 - Brazil
*Poetic Anthology of Ferreira Gullar - 1979 - Brazil
*Poetic Anthology of Jorge Amado - 1980 - Brazil
*Children's Music - A Viagem Do Vaporzinho Tereré- with Dulce Bressante - 1980 - Brazil
*Children's Music - O Pais Das Aguas Luminosas - 1980 - Brazil
*Children's Music - O Girigivel Tereré- with Francis Hime - 1980 - Brazil
*Amazônia - 1991 - film music score - Brazil
*El Viaje - 1992 - film music score - France
*Casa Das Andorinhas - 1992 - Brazil
*Musica De Sobrevivéncia - 1993 - Germany (ECM)
*Egberto Gismonti - 1993 - Live at the 87 Festival in Freiburg Proscenium - CDV - Germany
*Egberto Gismonti - 1993 - Live at 93 São Paulo -Tom Brazil - Brazil
*Zigzag - 1996 (ECM)
*Meeting Point - 1997 (ECM)
*In Montreal - 2001 (ECM) with Charlie Haden

Albums as producer and/or arranger:Dulce - O Samba Do Escritor - 1968 - BrazilMaysa - 1969 - BrazilAgostinho Dos Santos - 1969 - BrazilMarie Laforet - 1970 - FranceJohnny Alf - Nos - 1973 - BrazilAirto Moreira - Identity - 1975 - USAA Barca Do Sol - 1975 - BrazilFlora Purim - Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly - 1975 - BrazilPaul Horn - Altura Do Sol (High Sun) - 1976 - USAWanderléa - Vamos Que Eu Ja Vou - 1977 - BrazilMarlui Miranda - Olho D’Agua - 1979 - BrazilNana Vasconcelos - Saudades - 1979 - GermanyA Cor Do Som - Intuição - 1984 - BrazilBernard Wystraete - Intromission - 1985 - France

Production and/or Performances as musician in Carmo/LPs released in Brazil:Andre Geraissati - Entre Duas Palavras - 1983Nando Carneiro - Violão - 1983Luiz Eça - Luiz Eça - 1984Robertinho Silva - Bateria - 1984Piry Reis - Caminho Do Interior - 1984Aleuda - Oferenda - 1984Antonio José - Un Mito Uma Coruja Branca - 1984Carioca - Sete Dias, Sete Instrumentos, Musica - 1984Grupo Papavento - Aurora Dorica Para O Embaixador De Jupiter - 1984Artistas Carmenses - Carmo Ano 1 - 1985Luigi Irlandini - Azul E Areira - 1985Mu - Meu Continente Encontrado - 1985William Senna - O Homen Do Madeiro - 1985Nando Carneiro - Mantra Brasil - 1986Luiz Eça, Robertinho Silva and Luiz Alves - Triângulo - 1986Marco Bosco - Fragmentos Da Casa - 1986Piry Reis - Rio Zero Grau - 1986Fernando Falçao - Barracas Barrocas - 1987

Production and/or Performance in Carmo/ECM CD’s released outside of Brazil:Arvore - Egberto Gismonti, group and Orchestra - 1991Circense - Egberto Gismonti , group and Orchestra - 1991Violão - Nando Carneiro - 1991Kuarup - Egberto Gismonti, group and Orchestra - 1991Academia De Danças - Egberto Gismonti, group and Orchestra -1992Trem Caipira - Egberto Gismonti group - 1992Nó Caipira - Egberto Gismonti, group and Orchestra - 1992Amazonia - Egberto Gismonti group - 19927 Dias, 7 instrumentos, musica - Carioca - 1992

Music for Ballet:Maracatu / Choreography of Décio Otero with Ballet Stagium - 1974 - BrazilCoraçoes Futuristas / Choreography of Vitor Navarro with Corpo De Baile Do Teatro Municipal De São Paulo - 1976 - BrazilConforme A Altura Do Sol, Conforme A Altura Da Lua / Choreography of Décio Otero with Ballett Stagium - 1978 - BrazilDança Das Cabeças / Choreography of Décio Otero with Ballet Stagium - 1978 - BrazilConstruçao / Choreography of Klaus e Angel Vianna - 1978 - BrazilSonhos De Castro Alves / Choreography of Antonio Carlos Cardoso with the Corpo De Baile Do Teatro Castro Alves - Salvador - 1982 - BrazilVariaçoes / Choreography of Graziela Figuerca with Grupo Coringa - 1984 - BrazilPantanal / Choreography of Décio Otero with the Ballet Stagium - 1986 - BrazilVariações Sobre Villa Lobos / Choreography of Décio Otero with the Ballet Stagium - 1987 - BrazilMaracatu / Choreography and performance of Ballet Babinka - 1986 - UruguayJogo De Buzios / Choreography of Antonio Carlos Cardoso with the Corpo De Baile Do Teatro Castro Alves - 1988 - BrazilNatura / Choreography of Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians - 1988 - Live music performance in USASonhos De Castro Alves 2 / Choreography of Victor Navarro with the Corpo De Baile Do Teatro Castro Alves - 1988 - BrazilInconfidentes / Choreography of various choreographs with the Corpo De Baile De Teatro Palacio Das Artes - 1988 - BrazilIemanja / Choreography of Joe Alegado with Tanz-Forum (Opera’s Ballet of Cologne) - 1990 - live music performance at Philharmonic of Köln - GermanyDanças Solitarias / Choreography of Jochen Ulrich with Tanz-Forum (Opera’s Ballet of Cologne) - 1990 - performance at Philharmonic of Köln - Germany7 Anéis / Choreography of Jochen Ulrich with Tanz-Forum (Opera’s Ballet of Cologne) - 1990 - performance at Philharmonic of Köln - GermanyCarmen / Choreography of Jochen Ulrich with Tanz-Forum (Opera’s Ballet of Cologne) - 1993 - performance at Köln, Ludwigsburg and Ludwigshafen - Germany

Movie Scores:A Penultima Donzela / Directed by Fernando Amaral - 1969 - BrazilEm Famiglia / Directed by Paulo Porto - 1971 - BrazilConfissões do Frei Abóbora / Directed by Braz Chediak -1972 - BrazilJanaina / Directed by Olivier Perroy - 1973 - BrazilTerra do Guaraná / documentary - 1974 - BrazilQuem tem Medo do Lobisomem / Directed by Reginaldo Farias - 1973 - BrazilNem os Bruxps Eacapam / Dorected by Valdir Ercolani - 1974 - BrazilPolichinelo / Directed by Jean Pierre Albicoco - 1975 - BrazilRaoni / Directed by Jean Pierre Dutilleux - 1976 - FranceParada 88 / Directed by José by Anchieta - 1977 - BrazilCruising / Directed by William Frietkin - 1979 - USAAto by Violência / Directed by Eduardo Escorel - 1980 - BrazilPra Frente Brasil / Directed by Roberto Farias - 1981 - BrazilEuridyce / Dir. by Mauro Alice / Documentary - 1983 - BrazilAvaeté / Directed by Zelito Vienna - 1985 - BrazilLa Bela Palomera / Directed by Rui Guerra - 1987 - BrazilKuarup / Directed by Rui Guerra - 1988 - BrazilAmazonia / Directed by Monti Aguirre - 1990 - USAEl Viaje / Directed by Fernando Solanas - 1991 - Argentina

Music for Special TV series:As Nadadoras / (Art Video) Tv Manchete of Mariza Alvares Lima - 1986 - Brazil? - Diadorim / (Art Video) of José de Anchieta - 1987 - BrazilPantanal / (Documentary) TV Manchete of Washington Novaes - 1986 - BrazilO Pagador De Promessas / (Mini-serie of 15 episodes) TV Globo of Dias Gomes, dir. Tizuca Yamasaki - 1988 - BrazilUm Grito Pela Vida / Conservation International Production - Haroldo e Flavia Castro - 1991 - USAAmazonia Parte II / (serie of 120 episodes) TV Manchete of T. Yamsaki and Regina Braga , dir. Tizuca Yamasaki - 1992 - BrazilKuarup / (Mini-serie of 5 episodes) TV Manchete of Rui Guerra - 1992 - Brazil

Music for Theater (Brazil):Maria Minhoca / by Maria Clara Machado - 1969Encontro No Bar / by Braulio Pedroso / dir. by Celso Nunes with Camila Amado and Zanoni Perrite - 1973Seria Comico Se Nao Fosse Serio / by Durrenmat / dir. by Celso Nunes with Fernanda Montenegro, Mauro Mendoça and Fernando Torres - 1974Festa de Sabado / by Braulio Pedroso & Geraldo Carneiro, dir. de Daniel Filbo and Antonio Pedro with Camila Amado and Antonio Pedro - 1976O Pequeno Principe / by Saint Exupery with Carlos Vereza and Susane Carvalho - 1978Dor De Amor / by Braulio Pedroso dir. by Paulo Cesar Pereio with Paulo Cesar Pereio and Scarlet Moon - 1976Bandeira Dos Cinco Milreis / by Geraldo Carneiro, dir. by Aderbal Jr. with Maria Padiha and Marco Nanini - 1985Passageiro Da Estrela / Dir. by Sergio Fonta, with Lidia Brondi - 1984O Homen Sobre o Parapeito Da Ponte / by Guy Poissy with Carlos Vereza and Clemente Vizcaino - 1987Sonhos De Una Noite De Verão / by William Shakespeare, dir. by Werner Herzog - 1992 for Exp

Music for expositions of Painters & Sculptors (all in Brazil):Os Muito Universos / by Miralda Pedroso (installation) - 1985Ita-Parica / (Fragmentos de uma exposiçao) by Miralda Pedroso (installation) - 1985Figueira Branca / by Akiko Fujita (Sculpture & Installation) - 1986Os Sete Aneis / by Antonio Peticov (Sculpture) - 1986

Written Music for different assembles:Music for 48 Strings - dedicated to Igor StrawinskyRitmos & Danças - guitar and Orchestra - dedicated to Léo BrowerDança das Sombras - Chamber Orchestra - 198310 Guitar Studies - 1979/199010 Strings Quartet - 1987/1990Songbook - released by Editions Gismonti - 1989/199010 Piano Studies - 1989/1990Musica de Sobrevivência - Symphonic Music commissioned by Sec. Cultura de São Paulo - 1990Realejo - Chamber Orchestra - 1991Strawa no Sertão - Chamber Orchestra - 1991Cabinda, a cantiga dos Espiritos - (5 movements) Symphonic Music commissioned by Zürich Symphonic Orchestra - 1992Imagem & Variações - Symphonic Music commissioned by São Paulo Symphonic Orchestra - 1992Strawa no Sertão , Maxixe - Symphonic Music commissioned by Copenhagen Symphonic Orchestra - 1993Lundú - Symphonic Music commissioned by Copenhagen Symphonic Orchestra - 1993Forró - Symphonic Music commissioned by Orchestra Symphonic of Bahia - OSBA - 1993Frevo - Symphonic Music commissioned by Cordoba Symphonic Orchestra 1993Dança dos Escravos - Symphonic Music commissioned by Cordoba Symphonic Orchestra - 1993

Previous ‘94 Releases & Works:Gismonti & Vasconcelos - Live at ‘87 Montreux Jazz Festival - Warner Bros. CDGismonti & C. Haden - Live at ‘89 Montreal Jazz Festival - Polygram Classics CDGismonti & Ars Nova - Gismonti Vocal Music - ECM Records CDLivro das Ignorânças - Music based in Manoel de Barros Poems - ECM Records CDCasa das Andorinhas - Music for ‘92 Brazilian TV Series - Carmo/ECM CDBandeira do Brasil - Compilation of E. Gismonti works - Carmo/ECM CDSong Book number 2 - Mundiamusic & Ed. Gismonti - Switzerland - songbookMusic for Strings Quartet - Mundiamusic & Ed. Gismonti - Swintzerland - music book

References

External links

* [http://www.oldies.com/artist-view/Egberto-Gismonti.html Oldies.com]
* [http://www.ejn.it/mus/gismonti.htm Biography at European Jazz Network]
*imdb name|0321116
* [http://www.brazil-brasil.com/musjun98.htm Interview at Brazil-Brasil.com]