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This article is about the Al Di Meola album. For the Swiss Eurovision 1960 entry song, see Cielo e terra. 1985 studio album by Al Di Meola
Cielo e Terra
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudioRight Track Recording (New York City, New York)
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length49:02
LabelManhattan
ProducerAl 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".

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.

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

  • 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

Year Chart Position
1985 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 18

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.

Bibliography

Al Di Meola
Studio albums
Live albums
with Return to Forever
with the Guitar Trio
with Clarke and Ponty
Guest appearances
as producer
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