Land of the Midnight Sun (album)
1976 studio album by Al Di Meola
Land of the Midnight Sun | ||||
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Studio album by Al Di Meola | ||||
Released | October 25, 1976 (1976-10-25) | |||
Recorded | July & August 1975 | |||
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Genre | Jazz, Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 35:11 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Land of the Midnight Sun is the debut album by jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1976.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Al Di Meola except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Wizard" | Mingo Lewis | 6:46 |
2. | "Land of the Midnight Sun" | 9:10 | |
3. | "Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:20 |
4. | "Love Theme from Pictures of the Sea" | 2:25 | |
5. | "Suite Golden Dawn: Morning Fire/Calmer of the Tempests/From Ocean to the Clouds" | 9:49 | |
6. | "Short Tales of the Black Forest" | Chick Corea | 5:41 |
Personnel
- Al Di Meola – guitars, synthesizer, percussion, vocals
- Chick Corea – piano, marimba (6)
- Barry Miles – keyboards, synthesizer (2, 5)
- Stanley Clarke – bass guitar, vocals (4)
- Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (1, 2)
- Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar (5)
- Steve Gadd – drums (1)
- Alphonse Mouzon – drums (5)
- Lenny White – drums (2)
- Mingo Lewis – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5)
- Patty Buyukas – vocals (4)
Chart performance
Year | Chart | Position |
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1976 | Billboard 200 | 129[3] |
1976 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 13[3] |
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Land of the Midnight Sun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b "Land of the Midnight Sun - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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