Land of the Midnight Sun (album)

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Land of the Midnight Sun
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	25 October 1976
Recorded	December 1975-July 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:11
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Al Di Meola
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Al Di Meola chronology
	Land of the Mifnight Sun (1976)	Elegant Gypsy (1977)

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.

[edit] Track listing

1. Wizard (Mingo Lewis) – 6:46
2. Land of the Midnight Sun (Al Di Meola) – 9:10
3. Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 1:20
4. Love Theme from "Pictures of the Sea" (Al Di Meola) – 2:25
5. Suite Golden Dawn: (Al Di Meola) – 9:49
   • Morning Fire
   • Calmer of the Tempests
   • From Ocean to the Clouds
6. Short Tales of the Black Forest (Chick Corea) – 5:41

[edit] Personnel

1. Al Di Meola: Guitars, synthesizer, percussion, vocals.
2. Stanley Clarke: Bass guitar, vocals.
3. Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar.
4. Jaco Pastorius: Bass guitar.
5. Chick Corea: Piano, keyboards, marimba.
6. Barry Miles: Keyboards, piano, synthesizer.
7. Mingo Lewis: Keyboards, percussion.
8. Steve Gadd: Drums.
9. Steve Jackson: Drums.
10. Alphonse Mouzon: Drums.
11. Lenny White: Drums.
12. Patty Buyukas: Backing vocals.
13. Patti Biyakas: Backing vocals.