Cielo e Terra explained

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 Terras 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.^[1]

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

1. "Traces (of a Tear)" - 8:57

Personnel

• 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

Bibliography

• Ferguson . Jim . 25 Players Who Shook the World: Julian Bream . . 26 . 1 . 19; 35–36; 130 . . January 1992 . 0017-5463 .

Notes and References

1. Ferguson 1992, page 36.
2. Web site: Cielo e Terra - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.