Cielo e Terra

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Cielo e Terra
Al di Meola cielo e terra.jpg
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1985
Studio Right Track Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre Jazz, jazz fusion
Length49:02
Label Manhattan
Producer Al Di Meola
  • David Baker
Al Di Meola chronology
Soaring Through a Dream
(1985)
Cielo e Terra
(1985)
Tirami Su
(1987)
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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".

Contents

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

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Traces of a Tear" – 7:50
  2. "Vertigo Shadow" – 3:12
  3. "Cielo e Terra" – 10:50
  4. "Enigma of Desire" – 2:43
  5. "Atavism of Twilight" – 5:16
  6. "Coral" (Keith Jarrett) – 3:17
  7. "When You're Gone" – 4:21
  8. "Etude" – 7:01
  9. "Solace" – 4:42
    Bonus track from 1996 CD release
  10. "Traces (of a Tear)" - 8:57

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1985Billboard Top Jazz Albums18 [3]

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Cielo e Terra". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. Ferguson 1992, page 36.
  3. "Cielo e Terra - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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