Sol do Meio Dia

Sol do Meio Dia
Studio album by Egberto Gismonti
Released	1978
Recorded	November 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:51
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Egberto Gismonti chronology
Dança Das Cabeças (1977) Sol do Meio Dia (1978) Solo (1977)

Sol do Meio Dia (Portuguese for "Noon Sun") is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti recorded in 1977 and released in 1978 on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception[]

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[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

• Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1977

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)

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