Eddie Daniels

Off the heels of 2017’s acclaimed archival release "Just Friends – Live at the Village Vanguard" from 1988, jazz clarinet icon Eddie Daniels has a new project paying tribute to the world-renowned Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist, Egberto Gismonti. "Heart of Brazil" features Daniels with the top-shelf trio of pianist Josh Nelson, bassist Kevin Axt and drummer Mauricio Zottarelli, plus the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet. With new arrangements by Ted Nash, Kuno Schmidt and Josh Nelson, "Heart of Brazil" collects songs from Gismonti’s classic early 1970s albums on Odeon/EMI Records, such as his self-titled 1973 album, "Água & Vinho" (1972), "Corações Futuristas" (1976), "Carmo" (1977) and others.

Gismonti says in his interview with acclaimed author James Gavin, “When I heard the record I felt immense joy…The repertoire spans a rich period of my composing. What a great present for my seventy years of life.”