Land of the Midnight Sun
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 1976 (1976-10-25)
RecordedJuly & August 1975
StudioDifferent Fur Trading, San Francisco; Electric Lady, New York City
GenreJazz, Jazz fusion
Length35:11
LabelColumbia
ProducerAl Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Land of the Midnight Sun
(1976)
Elegant Gypsy
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Land of the Midnight Sun is the debut album by jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1976.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Al Di Meola except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Wizard"Mingo Lewis6:46
2."Land of the Midnight Sun" 9:10
3."Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor"Johann Sebastian Bach1:20
4."Love Theme from Pictures of the Sea" 2:25
5."Suite Golden Dawn: Morning Fire/Calmer of the Tempests/From Ocean to the Clouds" 9:49
6."Short Tales of the Black Forest"Chick Corea5:41

Personnel

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1976 Billboard 200 129[3]
1976 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 13[3]

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Land of the Midnight Sun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. 1 2 "Land of the Midnight Sun - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.


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