Land of the Midnight Sun (album)

Land of the Midnight Sun is the debut album by jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1976.

Land of the Midnight Sun
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	October 25, 1976
Recorded	July & August 1975
Studio	Different Fur Trading, San Francisco; Electric Lady, New York City
Genre	Jazz, Jazz fusion
Length	35:11
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Land of the Midnight Sun (1976) Elegant Gypsy (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – guitars, synthesizer, percussion, vocals
• Chick Corea – piano, marimba (6)
• Barry Miles – keyboards, synthesizer (2, 5)
• Stanley Clarke – bass guitar, vocals (4)
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (1, 2)
• Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar (5)
• Steve Gadd – drums (1)
• Alphonse Mouzon – drums (5)
• Lenny White – drums (2)
• Mingo Lewis – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5)
• Patty Buyukas – vocals (4)

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200	129[3]
1976	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	13[3]

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Land of the Midnight Sun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Land of the Midnight Sun - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.