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Nana Vasconcelos

Percussionist Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil 1944 – 2016), specialized in the berimbau throughout his musical life and appeared as a prolific sideman with celebrated jazz greats like Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek and Ralph Towner. His influential work with the Codona trio featuring Don Cherry and Collin Walcott and his longstanding duo with Egberto Gismonti are central to his oeuvre and demonstrate the percussionist’s unique sensibilities within varied formats and genres. 

Percussionist Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil 1944 – 2016), specialized in the berimbau throughout his musical life and appeared as a prolific sideman with celebrated jazz greats like Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek and Ralph Towner. His influential work with the Codona trio featuring Don Cherry and Collin Walcott and his longstanding duo with Egberto Gismonti are central to his oeuvre and demonstrate the percussionist’s unique sensibilities within varied formats and genres. 

Codona Live Willisau, Switzerland September 1, 1978
The magical encounter of three skillful players, right before their self titled debut on ECM. On September 1, 1978, the musical trio Codona performed live in Willisau, Switzerland. This Swiss FM broadcast captured Codona in full flight, with Collin W…
Saudades
Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos’s Saudades album, recorded in March 1979, was the culmination of a dream for a musician who had long yearned to hear the berimbau in an orchestral context. This ‘concerto’ for an innovative player of a traditi…
The Incredible Nana with Agustín Pereyra Lucena
*2022 stock* Often missing in Naná Vasconcelos' discographies, this is in fact the first recorded work to his name, one year before recording for Pierre Barouh's Saravah label in France the records that introduced him to a wider audience. Offering an…
The Summer House Sessions / Organic Music Theatre (3LP in bundle)
This bundle includes the following Don Cherry LPs recently released by Blank Forms:Don Cherry "The Summer House Sessions" (LP)Don Cherry "Organic Music Theatre - Festival de jazz de Chateauvallon 1972" (2LP) Don Cherry "The Summer House Sessions" (LP…
Organic Music Theatre - Festival de jazz de Chateauvallon 1972
* 2xLP on black vinyl, pressed at RTI and housed in a heavy-duty tip-on gatefold Stoughton jacket. * In the late 1960s, the American trumpet player and free jazz pioneer Don Cherry (1936–1995) and the Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry (1…
Fragments - Modern Tradition
The world's foremost Brazilian percussionist, Nana's stunning virtuosity is matched only by the originality of his compositional vision.The music here ranges from his trademark solo music to ensemble pieces featuring some of his favorite collaborator…
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