Sol do meio dia
Studio album by Egberto Gismonti
Released	1978
Recorded	November 1977
Studio	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:51
Label	ECM 1116
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Egberto Gismonti chronology
Dança das cabeças (1977) Sol do meio dia (1978) Solo (1977)

Sol do meio dia ( Portuguese: "Noonday Sun") is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti recorded in November 1977 and released on ECM the following year. ^[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

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)

References