From the Hot Afternoon
# From the Hot Afternoon

From the Hot Afternoon is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label.

## Track listing

* "October (Outubro)" - (Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento) - 3:00
* "Round N' Round (Gira Girou)" (Nascimento) - 4:32
* "Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)" (Nascimento) - 3:09
* "To Say Goodbye" (Edu Lobo) - 4:01
* "From the Hot Afternoon" (Nascimento) - 3:31
* "Circles" (Lobo) - 3:46
* "Martha & Romao" (Lobo) - 3:05
* "Catavento" (Nascimento) - 2:46
* "Canto Latino (Latin Chant)" (Nascimento) - 4:25
* "Crystal Illusions" (Johnny Guarnieri, Lani Hall, Lobo) - 4:41
* "Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 2:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "From the Hot Afternoon" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 3:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Catavento" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Canto Latino (Latin Chant)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 4:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "From the Hot Afternoon" [alternate take 2] (Nascimento) - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue

   * Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 24 (tracks 1 & 5-7), June 25 (tracks 3, 4, 10 & 12), August 13 (tracks 5, 13 & 16), and August 14 (tracks 2, 8, 9, 11, 14 & 15), 1969

## Personnel

* Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
* Edu Lobo - guitar
* Dorio Ferreira - guitar
* Ron Carter - bass
* Airto Moreira - drums, percussion
* Marky Markowitz, Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Paul Faulise - bass trombone
* James Buffington - French horn
* Phil Bodner, George Marge - saxophone, clarinet, oboe
* Don Hammond, Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute
* Stan Webb, Jr. - flute, alto flute, percussion
* Pat Rebillot - electric piano, keyboards
* Jack Jennings - percussion
* Lewis Eley, Paul Gershmman, George Ockner, Eugene Orloff, Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss - violin
* Charles McCracken, George Ricci - cello
* Margaret Ross - harp
* Wanda de Sah, Edu Lobo - vocal
* Don Sebesky - arranger

### Production

* Creed Taylor - producer
* Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
* Pete Turner - photography

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

Allmusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell states "Paul Desmond's first genuine all-Brazilian album under the Creed Taylor signature was a beauty".

