Sol do Meio Dia (Portuguese for "Noon Sun") is an album by Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti recorded in 1977 and released in 1978 on the ECM label.[1]

Sol do Meio Dia
Studio album by Egberto Gismonti
Released	1978
Recorded	November 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:51
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Egberto Gismonti chronology
Dança Das Cabeças (1977) Sol do Meio Dia (1978) Solo (1977)

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

• Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1977

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