Cielo e Terra
Appearance
Cielo e Terra | ||||
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Studio | Right Track Recording(New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Jazz,jazz fusion | |||
Length | 49:02 | |||
Label | Manhattan | |||
Producer | Al Di Meola
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Al Di Meolachronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Cielo e Terrais an album by jazz guitaristAl Di Meolathat was released in 1985.Airto Moreiraplays all percussion on "Traces (of a Tear)", "Cielo e Terra", "When You're Gone", and "Solace".
Cielo e Terra's original title was to be21st Century Guitar,an homage toJulian Bream's20th Century Guitar(1966) album. He greatly appreciates Bream's rendition ofFrank Martin's "Quatre pièces brèves" (1933), available on the record. He has performed them live on occasion.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
- "Traces of a Tear" – 7:50
- "Vertigo Shadow" – 3:12
- "Cielo e Terra" – 10:50
- "Enigma of Desire" – 2:43
- "Atavism of Twilight" – 5:16
- "Coral" (Keith Jarrett) – 3:17
- "When You're Gone" – 4:21
- "Etude" – 7:01
- "Solace" – 4:42
- Bonus track from 1996 CD release
- "Traces (of a Tear)" - 8:57
Personnel
[edit]- Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars,Synclavier guitar
- Airto Moreira– percussion (1, 3, 7, 9)
Production
- Christian Dalbavie – executive producer
- Philip Roberge – executive producer
- Al Di Meola – producer
- David Baker – co-producer, engineer
- Moira Marquis – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering atMasterdisk(New York, NY)
- Koppel & Scher – design
- Beverly Parker – back photography
- Stephen Wilkes – cover photography
Chart performance
[edit]Year | Chart | Position |
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1985 | BillboardTop Jazz Albums | 18[3] |
References
[edit]- ^Yanow, Scott."Cielo e Terra".allmusic.Retrieved12 August2011.
- ^Ferguson 1992, page 36.
- ^"Cielo e Terra - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic".allmusic.Retrieved27 October2013.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ferguson, Jim (January 1992). "25 Players Who Shook the World: Julian Bream".Guitar Player.26(1).San Francisco, CA:19, 35–36, 130.ISSN0017-5463.
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