Of Mist and Melting

1978 studio album by Bill Connors

Of Mist and Melting

Studio album by

Bill Connors

Released

1978

Recorded

December 1977

Studio

Talent Studio
Oslo, Norway

Genre

Jazz

Length

47:12

Label

ECM 1120 ST

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Bill Connors chronology

Pyramid
(1977)

Of Mist and Melting
(1978)

Swimming with a Hole in My Body
(1979)

Of Mist and Melting is the second album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors recorded in December 1977 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features saxophinist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[4]

The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler awarded the album 3 stars calling it "an atmospheric jazz album".^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Connors

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Melting"	11:33
2.	"Not Forgetting"	6:33
3.	"Face in the Water"	6:25

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aubade"	9:38
2.	"Café vue"	5:40
3.	"Unending"	7:33

Personnel

References

^ ECM discography accessed September 12, 2011
^ ^a ^b Kohler, P. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 327.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 199.