Heart Of The Immigrants
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Heart of the Immigrants is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion
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...

, released in 1993.

Track listing

  1. "Nightclub 1960 " (Ástor Piazzolla
    Ástor Piazzolla
    Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...

    ) – 5:46
  2. "Vistaero" (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...

    ) – 4:36
  3. "Carousel Requiem" (Di Meola) – 6:18
  4. "Tango II" (Piazzolla) – 5:35
  5. "Under A Dark Moon" (Di Meola) – 5:12
  6. "Bordel 1900" (Piazzolla) – 4:33
  7. "Indigo" (Di Meola) – 7:05
  8. "Heru Mertar/Don't Go So Far Away" (Arto Tuncboyaciyan
    Arto Tunçboyaciyan
    Arto Tunçboyacıyan is an Armenian-Turkish musician. A famous avant-garde folk artist , he appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul as well as a semi-regular...

    ) – 4:39
  9. "Parranda" (Di Meola) – 4:26
  10. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (F.E.Churchill, L.Morey) – 5:12
  11. "Cafe 1930" (Piazzolla) – 6:16
  12. "They Love Me From Fifteen Feet Away" (Tuncboyaciyan) – 1:24
  13. "Milonga Del Angel" (Piazzolla) – 3:46

Personnel

  • 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...

     – Acoustic guitars, Roland GRI guitar synthesiser, Synclavier, Charango, Voice
  • Chris Carrington - Acoustic guitar (6,7,11)
  • Dino Saluzzi
    Dino Saluzzi
    Timoteo "Dino" Saluzzi is an Argentine musician.The son of popular carpero composer and instrumentalist Cayetano Saluzzi, Dino played the bandoneón since his childhood...

     - Bandoneon (1,4,6,8-12)
  • Arto Tuncboyaciyan
    Arto Tunçboyaciyan
    Arto Tunçboyacıyan is an Armenian-Turkish musician. A famous avant-garde folk artist , he appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul as well as a semi-regular...

     - Percussion, Voice, Turkish string instrument (2,5-9,12)
  • Hernan Romero - Voice (2,5,9)
  • String section (1,6,7,11):
    • Vince Mendoza
      Vince Mendoza
      Vince Mendoza is a music arranger and composer.Mendoza was born in Connecticut and studied guitar as a child, influenced by classical music, soul and jazz. He then took up the trumpet, which he continued to play throughout his time at Ohio State University, where he played in the Jazz Ensemble and...

      - Conductor, Arranger
    • Barry Gold, David Speltz, Gloria Lum, Jodie Burnett, Nancy Stein, Ron Leonard, Tim Landaur - Cello
    • Arni Egilson, Timothy Barr - Bass
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