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

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

References

CTI Records albums
Paul Desmond albums
1969 albums
Albums produced by Creed Taylor
Albums arranged by Don Sebesky
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio