Cielo e Terra is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1985. Airto Moreira plays all percussion on "Traces (of a Tear)", "Cielo e Terra", "When You're Gone", and "Solace".
| Cielo e Terra | ||||
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| 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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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Cielo e Terra's original title was to be 21st Century Guitar, an homage to Julian Bream's 20th Century Guitar (1966) album. He greatly appreciates Bream's rendition of Frank Martin's "Quatre pièces brèves" (1933), available on the record. He has performed them live on occasion.[2]
Track listing
editAll 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 at Masterdisk (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 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 18[3] |
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Cielo e Terra". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Ferguson 1992, page 36.
- ^ "Cielo e Terra - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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. ISSN 0017-5463.
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