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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 /TiVo
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RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Percussion, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Guitar, Harp, Keyboards, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Guitar, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Dumbeq, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hernan Romero, Producer, Percussion, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Peter Gabriel, ComposerLyricist - RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Strings, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Author, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Paul Simon, ComposerLyricist - RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Garfunkel, ComposerLyricist - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Author, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Percussion, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Author, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Roman Hrynkiv, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Charles Gounod, ComposerLyricist - Johann Sebastian Bach, ComposerLyricist - RICH TOZZOLI, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Di Meola, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hernan Romero, Producer, Co-Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spyros Poulos, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:03
- Main artists: Al Di Meola
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Comedy/Other Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 1999 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 1999 Telarc International Corp.
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