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Academia De Danças is a seminal studio album by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer Egberto Gismonti, originally released in 1974. A blend of jazz fusion, MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and classical textures, the album is widely considered a watershed moment in Gismonti’s career.

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4.5 stars stating “An ensemble with strings enhances the beauty of Gismonti’s improvisations.”

Track listing:

1 Palácio De Pinturas 4:37
2 Jardim De Prazeres
Electric Piano – Tenório Jr.*
4:53
3 Celebração De Núpcias 4:22
4 A Porta Encantada 2:24
5 Scheherazade 2:01
Academia De Danças
6 Bodas De Prata 4:50
7 Quatro Cantos 4:31
8 Vila Rica 1720 1:59
9 Continuidade Dos Parques 2:59
10 Conforme A Altura Do Sol 2:50
11 Conforme A Altura Da Lua 1:50

Personnel:
Arco Bass – Juan Capobianco, Paul Kern
Arranged By – Egberto Gismonti
Bass – Luís Alves
Conductor [Orchestra] – Mario Tavares
Design Concept, Design – Lula Lindenberg
Drums – Roberto Silva
Electric Piano, Organ – Tenorio
Flugelhorn – Marcio Montarroyos
Flute – Danilo Caymmi, Mauro Senise, Nivaldo Ornelas, Paulo Guimarães
Piano, Electric Piano, Guitar, Flute [Indian], Synthesizer, Organ, Whistle, Vocals – Egberto Gismonti
Trombone – Ed Maciel
Trumpet – Darcy Da Cruz
Vocals – Dulce
Written-By – Egberto Gismonti, Geraldo E. Carneiro

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Label:EMI – XEMCB-7008
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: Brazil
Released: 1974