''Cielo e Terra'' is an album by jazz guitarist
Al Di Meola
Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, his breakthrough came after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a s ...
that was released in 1985.
Airto Moreira
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a membe ...
plays all percussion on "Traces (of a Tear)", "Cielo e Terra", "When You're Gone", and "Solace".
''Cielo e Terras original title was to be ''21st Century Guitar'', an homage to
Julian Bream
Julian Alexander Bream (15 July 193314 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist. Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in improving the public perc ...
'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.
[Ferguson 1992, page 36.]
Track listing
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
Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd (jazz musician), Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also be ...
) – 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
* Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars,
Synclavier guitar
*
Airto Moreira
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a membe ...
– 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
Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...
– mastering at
Masterdisk
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Their clients include such n ...
(New York, NY)
* Koppel & Scher – design
* Beverly Parker – back photography
* Stephen Wilkes – cover photography
Chart performance
References
Bibliography
*
Al Di Meola albums
1985 albums
Manhattan Records albums
Albums recorded at MSR Studios
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