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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
- Wizard (Mingo Lewis) – 6:46
- Land of the Midnight Sun (Al Di Meola) – 9:10
- Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 1:20
- Love Theme from "Pictures of the Sea" (Al Di Meola) – 2:25
- Suite Golden Dawn: (Al Di Meola) – 9:49
- Morning Fire
- Calmer of the Tempests
- From Ocean to the Clouds
- Short Tales of the Black Forest (Chick Corea) – 5:41
[edit] Personnel
- Al Di Meola: Guitars, synthesizer, percussion, vocals.
- Stanley Clarke: Bass guitar, vocals.
- Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar.
- Jaco Pastorius: Bass guitar.
- Chick Corea: Piano, keyboards, marimba.
- Barry Miles: Keyboards, piano, synthesizer.
- Mingo Lewis: Keyboards, percussion.
- Steve Gadd: Drums.
- Steve Jackson: Drums.
- Alphonse Mouzon: Drums.
- Lenny White: Drums.
- Patty Buyukas: Backing vocals.
- Patti Biyakas: Backing vocals.
