From the Hot Afternoon

• Artist: Paul Desmond
• Rating:
• Release Date: 2000
• Total Time: 57:12
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Paul Desmond's first genuine all-Brazilian album under the Creed Taylor signature was a beauty, a collection of songs by the then-moderately known Edu Lobo and the emerging giant Milton Nascimento, then only in his early twenties. All Desmond has to do is sit back and ride the Brazilian grooves while lyrically ruminating on whatever pops into his head. It sounds so effortless -- until you try it yourself. The swirling, often gorgeous orchestral arrangements are by Don Sebesky (one CD edition mistakenly gives Claus Ogerman credit on the cover), Airto Moreira leads the samba-flavored percussion forces, and Lobo and his wife Wanda de Sah appear on three of Lobo's four songs. Lobo's "To Say Goodbye," "Circles," and "Martha and Romao" have exactly the brand of wistful sadness that Desmond could communicate so well; on the former, de Sah has to sing well below the register with which she is comfortable, and the strain is painfully obvious. Some of Nascimento's best early tunes are here, including the tense title track, the popping "Catavento," and "Canto Latino." "Catavento" inspires a particularly inventive solo from Desmond where he pulls out one of his age-old tricks, quoting "St. Thomas." This 2000 Verve "By Request" edition adds no less than six alternate takes to the package. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Outubro (October)	Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant	Paul Desmond	(3:00)
Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round)	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(4:32)
Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(3:09)
To Say Goodbye	Edú Lobo	Paul Desmond	(4:01)
From the Hot Afternoon	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(3:31)
Circles	Edú Lobo	Paul Desmond	(3:46)
Martha & Romao	Edú Lobo	Paul Desmond	(3:05)
Catavento	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(2:46)
Canto Latino (Latin Chant)	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(4:25)
Crystal Illusions	Edú Lobo	Paul Desmond	(4:41)
Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round) [Alternate Take]	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(4:21)
Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé) [Alternate Take]	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(2:49)
From the Hot Afternoon [Alternate Take]	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(3:56)
Catavento [Alternate Take]	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(2:31)
Canto Latino (Latin Chant) [Alternate Take]	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(4:01)
From the Hot Afternoon [Alternate Take]	Milton Nascimento	Paul Desmond	(2:38)

Credits

Raoul Poliakin (Violin), Paul Desmond (Sax (Alto)), Dorio Ferreira (Guitar), Rudy Van Gelder (Engineer), Stan Webb (Flute (Alto)), Stan Webb (Percussion), Irwin "Marky" Markowitz (Flugelhorn), Phil Bodner (Clarinet), James Buffington (French Horn), Hubert Laws (Flute (Alto)), Stanley Webb (Flute (Alto)), Pat Rebillot (Keyboards), Ron Carter (Bass), George Ricci (Cello), Margaret Ross (Harp), Max Pollikoff (Violin), Hubert Laws (Flute), Jack Jennings (Percussion), Marvin Stamm (Trumpet), Stanley Webb (Flute), Don Sebesky (Arranger), George Marge (Oboe), Irwin "Marky" Markowitz (Trumpet), Don Hammond (Flute (Alto)), Wanda de Sah (Vocals), Phil Bodner (Oboe), Avram Weiss (Violin), Paul Desmond (Saxophone), Lewis Eley (Violin), Airto Moreira (Drums), Stan Webb (Flute), Airto Moreira (Percussion), Paul Faulise (Trombone (Bass)), George Ockner (Violin), Don Hammond (Flute), Pete Turner (Photography), Pat Rebillot (Piano (Electric)), Edú Lobo (Vocals), Eugene Orloff (Violin), George Marge (Saxophone), Stanley Webb (Percussion), George Marge (Clarinet), Phil Bodner (Saxophone), Edú Lobo (Guitar), Sylvan Shulman (Violin), Marvin Stamm (Flugelhorn), Charles McCracken (Cello), Creed Taylor (Original Recordings), Sam Antupit (Cover Design), Paul Gershman (Violin), Matthew Raimondi (Violin)