Cielo e Terra
Encyclopedia
Cielo e Terra is the title of the 1985 solo album by Italian-American jazz fusion
and Latin jazz
guitarist
Al Di Meola
. Airto Moreira
plays all percussion on "Traces (of a Tear)", "Cielo e Terra", "When You're Gone" and "Solace".
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
and Latin jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
. Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira is a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Airto is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. He currently resides in Los Angeles.-Biography:...
plays all percussion on "Traces (of a Tear)", "Cielo e Terra", "When You're Gone" and "Solace".
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 JarrettKeith JarrettKeith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
) – 3:17 - "When You're Gone" – 4:21
- "Etude" – 7:01
- "Solace" – 4:42
- Bonus track from 1996 CD release
- "Traces (Of A Tear)"
Personnel
- Al DiMeola - guitar (acoustic), guitar, synclavier, synclavier guitar, producer
- Phil MarkowitzPhil MarkowitzPhil Markowitz is a jazz pianist and educator.He graduated from the Eastman School of Music and in 1979 had his "first big break" working with Chet Baker's band. He is most known as a sideman. He made a 1980 recording entitled Sno' Peas with Eddie Gomez and Al Foster. He recorded two live duo...
- keyboards (on 10) - Airto MoreiraAirto MoreiraAirto Moreira is a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Airto is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. He currently resides in Los Angeles.-Biography:...
- percussion (on 1,3,7,9,10) - Danny GottliebDanny GottliebDanny Gottlieb is a freelance drummer who has performed as part of the Pat Metheny Group and Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is also a member of the University of North Florida jazz faculty, where he teaches as a fulltime Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies.- Biography :Danny graduated from the...
- drums (on 10) - Chip JacksonChip JacksonChip Jackson is an American jazz double bass player. He has played in trios with Billy Taylor and Elvin Jones.-References:...
- bass (on 10)
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