From the Hot Afternoon

From the Hot Afternoon
Studio album by Paul Desmond
Released	December 1969/early 1970[1]
Recorded	June 24–25 & August 13–14, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:12 Reissue with bonus tracks
Label	A&M/CTI SP 3024
Producer	Creed Taylor
Paul Desmond chronology
Summertime (1968) From the Hot Afternoon (1969) Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

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]

Track listing

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

• Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
• Edu Lobo - guitar
• Dorio Ferreira - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Airto Moreira - drums, percussion
• Marky Markowitz, Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Paul Faulise - bass trombone
• James Buffington - French horn
• Phil Bodner, George Marge - saxophone, clarinet, oboe
• Don Hammond, Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute
• Stan Webb, Jr. - flute, alto flute, percussion
• Pat Rebillot - electric piano, keyboards
• Jack Jennings - percussion
• Lewis Eley, Paul Gershmman, George Ockner, Eugene Orloff, Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss - violin
• Charles McCracken, George Ricci - cello
• Margaret Ross - harp
• Wanda De Sah, Edu Lobo - vocal
• Don Sebesky - arranger

Production

• Creed Taylor - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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

References