Since 1969, ECM’s directions in music and sound have incorporated the concepts of friends and partners encountered along the way. One such partner is the brilliant Brazilian guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti, whose ECM recordings have included solo albums, projects with acclaimed groups including the Magico trio with Jan Garbarek and Charlie Haden, the duo with Nana Vasconçelos, the band Academia de Danças, the quartet/trio with associates Nando Carneiro and Zeca Assumpção, and collaborations with orchestras. To date, ECM has issued 17 albums featuring Gismonti, with a further 16 on Egberto’s own label Carmo, where he is variously featured as soloist, sideman, composer, arranger and producer