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.^[2]

From the Hot Afternoon
Studio album by Paul Desmond
Released	December 1969/early 1970[1]
Recorded	June 24–25 & August 13–14, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz, bossa nova
Length	57:12 Reissue with bonus tracks
Label	A&M/CTI SP 3024
Producer	Creed Taylor
Paul Desmond chronology
Summertime (1968) From the Hot Afternoon (1969) Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

Track listing

1. "October (Outubro)" - (Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento) - 3:00
2. "Round N' Round (Gira Girou)" (Nascimento) - 4:32
3. "Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)" (Nascimento) - 3:09
4. "To Say Goodbye" (Edu Lobo) - 4:01
5. "From the Hot Afternoon" (Nascimento) - 3:31
6. "Circles" (Lobo) - 3:46
7. "Martha & Romao" (Lobo) - 3:05
8. "Catavento" (Nascimento) - 2:46
9. "Canto Latino (Latin Chant)" (Nascimento) - 4:25
10. "Crystal Illusions" (Johnny Guarnieri, Lani Hall, Lobo) - 4:41
11. "Gira Girou (Round 'n' Round)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Faithful Brother (Irmão de Fé)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 2:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "From the Hot Afternoon" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 3:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Catavento" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
15. "Canto Latino (Latin Chant)" [alternate take] (Nascimento) - 4:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
16. "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 Gershman, 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	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell states "Paul Desmond's first genuine all-Brazilian album under the Creed Taylor signature was a beauty".^[3]