World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion
| World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | February–April, 2000 | |||
| Studio | Churchill Studios (New Jersey)
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:39 | |||
| Label | Telarc | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (very favourable)[2] |
World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 2000.
Track listing[edit]
All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
- "Misterio" – 7:53
- "Double Concerto" (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:55
- "Prelude: Adagio for Theresa" (Di Meola, Parmisano) – 1:22
- "The Grande Passion" – 9:04
- "Asia de Cuba" – 8:57
- "Soledad" (Piazzolla) – 7:37
- "Opus in Green" – 10:18
- "Libertango" (Piazzolla) – 5:06
- "Azucar" – 3:12
Personnel[edit]
- Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars, Roland GR-30 (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), dumbek (1), cymbals (1, 4), acoustic bass guitar (4), percussion (4, 5, 7)
- Mario Parmisano – acoustic piano (1-8), synthesizers (5, 7)
- Hernan Romero – background harmony guitar (1), charango (4), vocals (4), second acoustic guitar part (6), acoustic bass guitar (7)
- John Patitucci – acoustic bass guitar (1, 5)
- Gilad Dobrecky – percussion (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Gumbi Ortiz – congas (4, 5, 7)
- Oscar Feldman – tenor saxophone (5)
- Michael Philip Mossman – trumpet (5)
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan – vocals (1), percussion (8, 9)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 1-4 & 6)
- Al Di Meola and Mario Parmisano – arrangements
- Fabrizio Festa – orchestrator and conductor
- James Spragg – orchestra manager
- Mark Skazinetsky – concertmaster
- Woodwinds and Horns
- Michael Sweeney – bassoon
- Joaquin Valdepenas – clarinet
- Camille Watts – flute
- Cynthia Steljes – oboe
- Harcus Hennigar and Fred Rizner – French horn
- Strings
- Simon Fryer, David Hetherington and Audrey King – cello
- Chas Elliott and Roberto Occhipinti – double bass
- Erica Goodman – harp
- Daniel Blackman, Susan Lipchak, Chris Redfield and Kent Teeple – viola
- Carol Fujino, Bridget Hunt, Leslie Knowles, Victoria Richards, Mac-André Savoie and Mark Skazinetsky – first violin
- Amalia Jouanou-Canzoneri, Mi-Hyon Kim, Semyon Pertsovsky, Wendy Rose and Virginia Wells – second violin
Production[edit]
- Robert Woods – executive producer
- Al Di Meola – producer, arrangements
- Hernan Romero – associate producer
- Mario Parmisano – associate producer
- David Baker – recording engineer
- Katsuhiko Naito – recording engineer, mix engineer
- Henry Nophsker – recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design
- Layla Di Meola – cover design
- Andrea Vizzini – cover painting
Charts[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 24[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ Schlesinger, Judith. "The Grande Passion: World Sinfonia - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Jenkins, Todd S. (1 May 2001). "Al Di Meola and World Sinfonia: The Grande Passion". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "The Grande Passion - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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