Cielo e Terra

This article is about the Al Di Meola album. For the Swiss Eurovision 1960 entry song, see Cielo e terra.

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
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Right Track Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	49:02
Label	Manhattan
Producer	Al 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'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

• 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

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	18

Bibliography

• Ferguson, Jim (January 1992). "25 Players Who Shook the World: Julian Bream". Guitar Player. 26 (1). San Francisco, CA: 19, 35–36, 130. ISSN 0017-5463.