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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 saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.

Reception

““A subtle tour de force” are the words with which Billboard met guitarist Bill Connors’s Of Mist And Melting upon the album’s release in 1978; and revisiting this music decades later only confirms that special spirits were indeed at work when the Manfred Eicher-produced session with Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette and Connors unfolded at Oslo’s Talent Studio in December 1977.” – ECM

The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler awarded the album 3 stars calling it “an atmospheric jazz album”.

Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Connors.

Side I
1. “Melting” 11:33
2. “Not Forgetting” 6:33
3. “Face in the Water” 6:25
Side II
1. “Aubade” 9:38
2. “Café vue” 5:40
3. “Unending” 7:33

Personnel
Bill Connors – guitar
Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone
Gary Peacock – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums

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Released: 1978
Recorded: December 1977
Studio: Talent Studio
Oslo, Norway
Length: 47:12
Label: ECM 1120 ST
Producer: Manfred Eicher