Artist: Al Di Meola  Title Of Album: Winter Nights Year Of Release: 1999 Type: CD Label: TELARC Genre: Jazz Quality: MP3 Bitrate: 320 Kbps C...

Al Di Meola – Winter Nights

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Artist: Al Di Meola 
Title Of Album: Winter Nights
Year Of Release: 1999
Type: CD
Label: TELARC
Genre: Jazz
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 Kbps CBR
Total Time: 00:51:16
Total Size: 116 MB

Tracklist:
01. Zima (DiMeola) 4:05
02. Carol of the Bells 4:11
03. Winterlude Duet No. 1 (DiMeola, Hrynkiv) 1:27
04. Greensleeves 2:46
05. Mercy Street (Gabriel) 4:52
06. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Blane, Martin) 4:32
07. Winterlude No. 2 (Hrynkiv) :51
08. Midwinter Nights (DiMeola) 4:50
09. Scarborough Fair (Garfunkel, Simon) 4:36
10. Winterlude No. 3 (Hrynkiv) :47
11. The First Noel Sandys 3:13
12. Inverno (DiMeola) 5:38
13. First Snow (DiMeola) 2:43
14. Winterlude No. 4 (DiMeola) 1:31
15. Ave Maria (Schubert) 4:51

Al di Meola's first so-called Christmas album is a relaxed, flowing, intensely musical affair that jazzers, world music buffs, and new agers will feel equally comfortable with. Mostly, he steers away from the often-cracked chestnuts, composing several nice tunes of his own ("Zima," the leadoff cut, is especially inviting), playing acoustic guitar and a battery of percussion instruments and keyboards in a graceful one-man band, thanks to multi-track tape. Other tracks feature duets between di Meola (with overdubbed additional instruments) and Roman Hrynkiv, who plays a Ukrainian zither-like instrument called the bandura. For the die-hard consumer who must have those carols, there are intricate renditions of "The First Noel," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "Carol of the Bells." ~ Richard S. Ginell
His First Christmas CD;Faves & Originals;All Acoustic
Audio Mixers: Hernan Romero; Spyros Poulos; Rich Tozzoli; Al di Meola.
Arranger: Al di Meola.
Personnel: Al DiMeola (acoustic guitar, harp, keyboards, cajon, dumbek, tambor, percussion); Hernan Romero (acoustic guitar, shaker, percussion); Roman Hrynkiv (bandura).
Personnel: Al di Meola (acoustic guitar, harp, keyboards, dumbek, percussion); Hernan Romero (acoustic guitar, shaker, percussion); Roman Hrynkiv (bandurria).
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Great arrangements and an excellent selection of songs, make this a very good buy. Excellent music to relax and meditate. A great addition to any collection, Dimeola as always, stands out among the rest.
Submitted by a reviewer (San Juan)