Land of the Midnight Sun
Al Di Meola
℗ 1976 Columbia Records PC 34074 / © CBS Records
Land of the Midnight Sun is the first album by Al Di Meola, released in 1976. The complex pieces (which include the three-part "Suite-Golden Dawn," an acoustic duet with Chick Corea on "Short Tales of the Black Forest" and a brief Bach violin sonata) show Di Meola's range even at this early stage. |
- 1. The Wizard (James Mingo Lewis) [06:46]
- 2. Land of the Midnight Sun (Al Di Meola) [09:10]
- 3. Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) [01:20]
- 4. Love Theme from Pictures of the Sea (Al Di Meola) [02:25]
- 5a. Morning Fire
- 5b. Calmer of the Tempests
- 5c. From Ocean to the Clouds
- 6. Short Tales of the Black Forest (Chick Corea) [05:41]
Suite Golden Dawn (Al Di Meola) [09:49]
Участие в альбоме:
- Al Di Meola: guitars, synthesizer, percussion, vocals.
- Patty Buyukas: backing vocals (4)
- Stanley Clarke: bass guitar, vocals (4)
- Chick Corea: piano, marimba (6)
- Steve Gadd: drums (1)
- Anthony Jackson: bass guitar (1, 2)
- James «Mingo» Lewis: keyboards, percussion (1, 2, 4, 5)
- Barry Miles: keyboards, synthesizer (2, 5)
- Alphonse Mouzon: drums (5)
- Jaco Pastorius: bass guitar (5)
- Lenny White: drums (2)