Guest bluenote82 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) who? Simply one of the greatest South American musicians. You never heard of him? Hmmm.....7/4 you should seriously check his work out. I would start with his album with Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek. From there I would start exploring his own solo work like "Academia De Danças," "Sol Do Meio Dia," and "Sanfona." Edited March 3, 2008 by bluenote82 Quote
Guest bluenote82 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 cool guitar. wiki. So you going to check him out? If you like Ralph Towner then you're going to love Gismonti! Quote
7/4 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Posted March 3, 2008 all the record stores around here are closed right now. Quote
Aggie87 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Ahh, it's nice to see board members bonding. Quote
7/4 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Posted March 3, 2008 Ahh, it's nice to see board members bonding. Quote
Guest bluenote82 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Yeah, 7/4, I'll tell you man, you're going to like Gismonti. He's fantastic! He also plays piano and is a better pianist then he is a guitarist. His style is so distinctive. You're going to really like hiim. Speaking of guitarists, have you ever checked out Steve Tibbetts? He's really awesome as well. Quote
seeline Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Should be co-credited to Naná Vasconcelos - I love the "A" side! This album (live piano-only gig) is also pretty nifty - Quote
Guest bluenote82 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 I would like to hear more by Egberto Gismonti. Does anyone have any recommendations? Quote
JSngry Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Haven't heard a big lot by Gismonti (some ECM sides, some Brazillian releases), but nothing I have heard has been less than totally captivating. Quote
seeline Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 The German ECM site sells their reissues of titles he originally released on his own label, Carmo - Alma (in my previous post) is one of them. Dusty Groove does carry some of these titles, but not on a regular basis... Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Fantastic player, though you have to tread carefully. I particularly like his folksier/Brazilian music - but he also performs music that veers towards contemporary classical (which I also like) and there are some older records that are rather prog-rocky (which I'm not so keen on). I was drawn to him by his guitar playing; but he often records on just piano, which took me longer to enjoy. This band record is a thrill from start to finish, lots of humour: Rather more serious but giving two sides of the player is this double: And along with seeline's suggestions I'd also suggest: Quote
seeline Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Agreed on the recs, Bev - though for whatever reason, ECM seems to do a great job at recording Gismonti's guitar work and (I think) badly on his piano and keyboard playing. I'm not so fond of his more experimental recordings (which were - mostly - done in Brazil, in the 70s), but some of his early stuff is quite lovely - Sonho 70, for instance. Quote
Parkertown Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 I would start with his album with Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek. I'm gonna go put this one on now...; I think I've got it... This is the one you mentioned in the Towner thread, right? Quote
analogak Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 yes some of his fusion experiments from the 70s are amusing to listen to. speaking of fusion, he is on cal tjader's "amazonas" playing keyboards along with dawili gonga duke. one song has a legitimate piano excursion of interest (CD bonus track). i find the ECM stuff boring but the song "don quixote" off of duas voces is pretty haunting. it used to trip me out when i was in college. actually the two albums (w. garbarek and haden) are surprisingly good considering my dislike of percussionless music and my dislike of charlie haden. and sol do meo dia or whatever it is called is ok since you know what you are getting. a bit boring to me as the instrumentation can be sparse. but it had a use or two in my life. Quote
7/4 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) I have Charlie Haden with Egberto Gismonti In Montreal. I'll give it a spin, I don't think I ever gave it more than one. Edited March 3, 2008 by 7/4 Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 A second vote for Sonho 70. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 I have Charlie Haden with Egberto Gismonti In Montreal. I'll give it a spin, I don't think I ever gave it more than one. Gismonti is much more interesting than that disc would suggest. A nice enough record but I don't feel it even begins to touch the breadth of his music. Played this one tonight, one of his more 'classical' recordings: Something of a potpourri of 20thC classical styles - I'm not sure it hangs together but I enjoyed it. Everything from Stravinsky to Copland to Ives in there somewhere. Quote
analogak Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 yes 7, i don't know if that one will make you tumescent. not one i would recommend. though i am anti-haden. Quote
7/4 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Posted March 3, 2008 yes 7, i don't know if that one will make you tumescent. not one i would recommend. though i am anti-haden. In Montreal is I have now, maybe that's why I never played more than a few times. Quote
Guest bluenote82 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 I would start with his album with Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek. I'm gonna go put this one on now...; I think I've got it... This is the one you mentioned in the Towner thread, right? Yes it's called "Folk Songs." You'll enjoy it. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 4, 2008 Report Posted March 4, 2008 Haven't heard a big lot by Gismonti (some ECM sides, some Brazillian releases), but nothing I have heard has been less than totally captivating. "Totally captivating"? That hasn't happened to me for a very long time. Quote
analogak Posted March 4, 2008 Report Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQcUS4chhc4 Quote
analogak Posted March 4, 2008 Report Posted March 4, 2008 Phil Ken Sebben: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. [points to left eye] Phil Ken Sebben: And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels... All those moments, lost in time... like... eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die... [the duplicate Phil Ken Sebben is unceremoniously jammed into a woodchipper] Quote
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