Winter Nights (album)

Winter Nights
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	October 14, 1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:53
Label	Telarc
Producer	Al Di Meola Hernan Romero
Al Di Meola chronology
The Infinite Desire (1998) Winter Nights (1999) World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Winter Nights is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola released in 1999.

Track listing

1. "Zima" (Al di Meola) – 4:05
2. "Carol of the Bells" – 4:11
3. "Winterlude Duet No. 1" (Roman Hrynkiv, Al di Meola) – 1:27
4. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:46
5. "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel) – 4:52
6. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:32
7. "Winterlude No. 2" (Roman Hrynkiv) – 0:51
8. "Midwinter Nights" (Al di Meola) – 4:50
9. "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) – 4:36
10. "Winterlude No. 3" (Roman Hrynkiv) – 0:47
11. "The First Noel" (William Sandys) – 3:13
12. "Inverno" (Al di Meola) – 5:38
13. "First Snow" (Al di Meola) – 2:43
14. "Winterlude No. 4" (Al di Meola) – 1:31
15. "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod) – 4:51

Personnel

Musicians

• Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars (1-6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15), percussion (1, 4-6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15), keyboards (2, 4, 9, 11, 13), multi-string harp (2), cajon (4, 6), dumbek (4), tambur (5)
• Roman Hrynkiv – bandura (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-14)
• Hernan Romero – additional percussion (1, 12), shaker (4), background acoustic guitar (5)

Production

• Robert Woods – executive producer
• Al Di Meola – producer, arrangements, mixing, liner notes
• Hernan Romero – co-producer, mixing
• Spyros Poulos – engineer, recording, mixing, digital editing
• Rich Tozzoli – engineer, recording, mixing
• Michael Bishop – mastering
• Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, cover design
• Thomas Macko – illustration, cover lettering
• Bill Hickey – inside photography

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1999	Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	15 [2]

References

1. Ginell, Richard S.. Winter Nights at AllMusic
2. "Winter Nights - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.