Winter Nights (album)

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

Track listing "Zima" (Al di Meola) – 4:05 "Carol of the Bells" – 4:11 "Winterlude Duet No. 1" (Roman Hrynkiv, Al di Meola) – 1:27 "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:46 "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel) – 4:52 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:32 "Winterlude No. 2" (Roman Hrynkiv) – 0:51 "Midwinter Nights" (Al di Meola) – 4:50 "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) – 4:36 "Winterlude No. 3" (Roman Hrynkiv) – 0:47 "The First Noel" (William Sandys) – 3:13 "Inverno" (Al di Meola) – 5:38 "First Snow" (Al di Meola) – 2:43 "Winterlude No. 4" (Al di Meola) – 1:31 "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 Position1999Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums15

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