| Land of the Midnight Sun | ||||
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| Released | October 25, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | July & August 1975 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 35:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| 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.
All tracks are written by Al Di Meola except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Wizard" | Mingo Lewis | 6:46 |
| 2. | "Land of the Midnight Sun" | 9:10 | |
| 3. | "Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:20 |
| 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 Corea | 5:41 |
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 129 [3] |
| 1976 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 13 [3] |
No Mystery (1975) is a studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever, and the second featuring the quartet of Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White.
Where Have I Known You Before is a studio album by Return to Forever, the first featuring guitarist Al Di Meola, and the second since leader Chick Corea switched to mostly electric instrumentation, playing music heavily influenced by progressive rock, funk and classical.
Romantic Warrior is a studio album by the American jazz fusion band Return to Forever, their first recorded for Columbia Records, after releasing their previous four albums on Polydor. In February of 1976, the group retreated to Caribou Ranch near Nederland, Colorado to record. It was the first album to remove the "featuring Chick Corea" credit from beside the band name on the album cover. Despite the music being more dense and avant-garde than the funkier No Mystery, it remains the band's highest selling album with over 500,000 copies sold in the US alone.
Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1977 by Columbia Records.
Tour de Force — Live is a live album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982 and recorded on February 4, 1982 at Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional keyboards and percussion were overdubbed in the studio.
Splendido Hotel is a double album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1980.
Electric Rendezvous is the fifth studio album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982. It features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía on “Passion, Grace & Fire”.
Scenario is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1983. Musicians include keyboardist Jan Hammer, bassist Tony Levin and drummers Bill Bruford and Phil Collins.
Return to the 7th Galaxy: The Anthology is a 1996 compilation of 1972-1976 recordings made by bands assembled by Chick Corea under the name Return to Forever. The collection includes tracks from the albums Light as a Feather, Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Where Have I Known You Before and No Mystery, together with four previously unreleased tracks.
Kiss My Axe is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1991. It is a jazz fusion album, with significant world music influences. Like its predecessor, Tirami Su (1987), it is credited to "The Al Di Meola Project", although the two albums have an almost entirely different set of backing musicians.
Consequence of Chaos is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2006. The album features guest appearances by Chick Corea, Steve Gadd, John Patitucci and Barry Miles.
Soaring Through a Dream is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1985.
Tirami Su is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1987.
World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 2000.
Go Live from Paris is the second album by Go, recorded live in Paris at the Palais des Sports on 12 June 1976.
Go Too (1977) is Go's third album. Go was founded by Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve. For this album, Jess Roden replaced Steve Winwood. The style of the music became modified accordingly. In addition, Linda Lewis was hired as a singer. Together with Paul Jackson, Jr. and the orchestra of Martyn Ford the album unified various soundscapes.
Orange and Blue is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1994.
Splash is a studio album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard released in 1981 on the Fantasy label which features performances by Hubbard with several R&B/soul session musicians.
The Infinite Desire is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1998. Pianist Herbie Hancock plays acoustic piano on one pice, guitarist Steve Vai also plays electric guitar on another. Other guests include Pino Daniele on vocals, Mario Parmisano on keyboards, piano and strings and Rachel Z also on keyboards.
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.
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