sanfona

{{Infobox album

| name = Sanfona

| type = Album

| longtype = / Live album

| artist = Egberto Gismonti

| cover = Sanfona.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças

| released = October 26, 1981

| recorded = November 1980 and April 1981

| venue = Amerika Haus (disc two)
München, W. Germany

| studio = Talent Studio (disc one)
Oslo, Norway

| genre = Jazz

| length = 95:59

| label = ECM
ECM 1203/04

| producer = Manfred Eicher

| chronology = Egberto Gismonti

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Sanfona

| type = live

| cover = Sanfona,_Egberto_Gismoti_Solo.jpeg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = Egberto Gismonti Solo

}}

| prev_title = Folk Songs

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Em Família

| next_year = 1981

}}

Sanfona: Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças / Egberto Gismonti Solo is a double album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti released on ECM in October 1981.

Egberto Gismonti & Academia de danças is a studio album, recorded in Norway in November 1980 with Gismonti's Academia de danças quartet, consisting reed player Mauro Senise and rhythm section Zeca Assumpção and Nenê.

Egberto Gismonti Solo is a solo live album, recorded at the Amerika Haus in München, West Germany in April 1981.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1200/1203.php ECM discography] accessed September 29, 2011

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "With fine notes and spoken bits by Gismonti, listeners will find much in the way of Brazilian musical and cultural history to complement the music. A perfect overview for the curious fan."Cook, S.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/sanfona-r101794 Allmusic Review] accessed September 29, 2011

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

}}