title: From the Hot Afternoon
text: # 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".
  
  