From the Hot Afternoon

From the Hot Afternoon is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label.[2]

From the Hot Afternoon
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1969/early 1970[1]
RecordedJune 24–25 & August 13–14, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length57:12
Reissue with bonus tracks
LabelA&M/CTI
SP 3024
ProducerCreed Taylor
Paul Desmond chronology
Summertime
(1968)
From the Hot Afternoon
(1969)
Bridge Over Troubled Water
(1970)

Track listing edit

  1. "October (Outubro)" - (Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento) - 3:00
  2. "Round N' Round (Gira Girou)" (Nascimento) - 4:32
  3. "Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)" (Nascimento) - 3:09
  4. "To Say Goodbye" (Edu Lobo) - 4:01
  5. "From the Hot Afternoon" (Nascimento) - 3:31
  6. "Circles" (Lobo) - 3:46
  7. "Martha & Romao" (Lobo) - 3:05
  8. "Catavento" (Nascimento) - 2:46
  9. "Canto Latino (Latin Chant)" (Nascimento) - 4:25
  10. "Crystal Illusions" (Johnny Guarnieri, Lani Hall, Lobo) - 4:41
  11. "Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 2:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "From the Hot Afternoon" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 3:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Catavento" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Canto Latino (Latin Chant)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 4:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "From the Hot Afternoon" [alternate take 2] (Nascimento) - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 24 (tracks 1 & 5-7), June 25 (tracks 3, 4, 10 & 12), August 13 (tracks 5, 13 & 16), and August 14 (tracks 2, 8, 9, 11, 14 & 15), 1969

Personnel edit

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Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [4]

Allmusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell states "Paul Desmond's first genuine all-Brazilian album under the Creed Taylor signature was a beauty".[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Billboard Feb 28, 1970
  2. ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 10, 2012
  3. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 10, 2012
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.