Winter Nights (album)

Winter Nights is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola released in 1999.

Winter Nights
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	October 14, 1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:53
Label	Telarc
Producer	Al Di Meola Hernan Romero
Al Di Meola chronology
The Infinite Desire (1998) Winter Nights (1999) World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Zima" (Al di Meola) – 4:05
2. "Carol of the Bells" – 4:11
3. "Winterlude Duet No. 1" (Roman Hrynkiv, Al di Meola) – 1:27
4. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:46
5. "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel) – 4:52
6. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:32
7. "Winterlude No. 2" (Roman Hrynkiv) – 0:51
8. "Midwinter Nights" (Al di Meola) – 4:50
9. "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) – 4:36
10. "Winterlude No. 3" (Roman Hrynkiv) – 0:47
11. "The First Noel" (William Sandys) – 3:13
12. "Inverno" (Al di Meola) – 5:38
13. "First Snow" (Al di Meola) – 2:43
14. "Winterlude No. 4" (Al di Meola) – 1:31
15. "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod) – 4:51

Personnel

Musicians

• Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars (1-6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15), percussion (1, 4-6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15), keyboards (2, 4, 9, 11, 13), multi-string harp (2), cajon (4, 6), dumbek (4), tambur (5)
• Roman Hrynkiv – bandura (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-14)
• Hernan Romero – additional percussion (1, 12), shaker (4), background acoustic guitar (5)

Production

• Robert Woods – executive producer
• Al Di Meola – producer, arrangements, mixing, liner notes
• Hernan Romero – co-producer, mixing
• Spyros Poulos – engineer, recording, mixing, digital editing
• Rich Tozzoli – engineer, recording, mixing
• Michael Bishop – mastering
• Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, cover design
• Thomas Macko – illustration, cover lettering
• Bill Hickey – inside photography

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1999	Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	15