Sol do meio dia explained

Sol do meio dia
Type:	Album
Artist:	Egberto Gismonti
Cover:	Sol Do Meio Dia.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	November 1977
Studio:	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:51
Label:	ECM 1116
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Egberto Gismonti
Prev Title:	Dança das cabeças
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Solo
Next Year:	1977

Sol do meio dia (Portuguese: "Noonday Sun") is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti recorded in November 1977 and released on ECM the following year.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars, calling it an "impressive combo outing... Highly recommended."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Egberto Gismonti

1. "Palácio de Pinturas" - 5:37
2. "Raga" - 8:52
3. "Kalimba" - 5:19
4. "Coração" - 6:01
5. "Café / Sapain / Dança Solitária No. 2 / Baião Malandro" - 24:50

Personnel

• Egberto Gismonti – 8-string guitar, kalimba, piano, wood flutes, voice, bottle
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, berimbau, tama, corpo, voice, bottle (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
• Ralph Towner – 12 string guitar (tracks 1 & 5)
• Collin Walcott – tabla, bottle (track 2)
• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone (track 5)

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1116.php ECM discography
2. Cook, S.Allmusic Review accessed September 29, 2011