World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 2000.
Track listing 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 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 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 YearChartPosition2001Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums24
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