Gismonti 70 Bianca Gismonti Trio

• 1 7 Anéis 04:30
• 2 O Sonho 02:58
• 3 Palhaço 06:13
• 4 Forrobodó - Asa Branca - Maracatú- Prelúdio from Bachianas n.4 08:21
• 5 Don Quixote - Auto Retrato 05:54
• 6 Água e Vinho 05:35
• 7 Lôro 03:57
• 8 Sanfona 05:55
• 9 Saudações 03:28
• 10 A Fala da Paixão 07:29
• 11 Ruth 05:35
• Total Runtime 59:55

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Once upon a time, while both of us were watching an interview by the brazilian writer Ariano Suassuna, my father suddenly got up from his seat and said: "I have an idea". I then followed each step of what came to be his masterpiece, "Sertão Veredas I". Since my birth up until now, I've been close-witnessing his infinite seeds blossom into grandiose trees, through his body of works and the effect it causes over so many people who listen to it; through his immense respect towards history, culture and his miscegenated genealogical lineage; through the many peer-artists and friends next to him (all of whom I've had the privilege to learn from); through the profound, intimate relation he cherishes with me, my brother and more recently with my son Amadeo.

Back in 2017, when he was about to celebrate his 70th birthday, I felt that the biggest gift I could offer would be to play his music. It was an intensely emotive moment, as his compositions translate part of my personal history, as so it resonated with Julio Falavigna and Antonio Porto, who dolve with me into this creation process, united with the partnership of Robert Zoltán Hunka and Hunnia Records. Today, in 2024, we've finalized the project “Gismonti 70”, completing the album pictures as I had endeavored: at my father's home amidst his biography, his abundance and his silence.

To be Egberto's daughter is to receive a boon from celestial energies. Being so next to him means to water such blessings each day. To keep on writing the sonic history of our Gismonti family makes us believe that through cultivation, both roots and leaves are constantly conversing and blossoming into eternity.

My father’s music continues to represent my blueprint. Bianca Gismonti

Bianca Gismonti, Steinway D. Model piano, voice
Julio Falavigna, drums
Antonio Porto, 6 strings bass and acoustic guitar, voice (track 7)

Bianca Gismonti
Bianca’s entire art was naturally born out of the affective bonds she ́s weaved throughout her life. As a due heiress of her father ́s musicality – the great composer, pianist and guitarist Egberto Gismonti - she started, at the ripe age of 15, to accompany him on tour around the world. During her musical college years, she befriended Claudia Castelo Branco, another young pianist, with whom would co-found “Duo Gisbranco” – growing into a successful eleven year career comprising of three albums, one DVD and extensive world-wide touring. Yet, the encounter with drummer/percussionist Julio Falavigna was bound to happen. Based on Bianca’s new compositions, they’ve taken their personal union over to the musical field, together conceiving and producing “Sonhos de Nascimento” (Dreams of Birth). Furthermore, from 2013 to 2014, they’d consolidate a trio format alongside bassist Antonio Porto, thus realizing a common sonic identification, touring South America, Europe as well as Japan. Traveling from explorations towards solutions, the larve-like sleep of “Dreams of Birth” (“Sonhos de Nascimento”) blossoms unto the butterfly-ish free flight of “First Sky” (“Primeiro céu”), her second album released in 2015. In 2016, the same album was released by Impartment Records (Japan) and Quinton Records (Austria), allowing for a new round of tours over Europe, Africa and Asia, during which her new album “Desvelando mares” was recorded in Budapest.

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