Heart of the Immigrants explained

Heart of the Immigrants
Type:	studio
Artist:	Al Di Meola
Cover:	Al_Di_Meola_Heart_of_the_Immigrants.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1993
Studio:	The Hit Factory and Skyline Studios (New York, NY) Churchill Digital Studios (New Jersey) Sound Chamber Recorders (North Hollywood, California)
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Length:	64:51
Label:	Tomato
Producer:	Al Di Meola
Prev Title:	World Sinfonia
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Orange and Blue
Next Year:	1994

Heart of the Immigrants is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1993.

Track listing

1. "Nightclub 1960 " (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:46
2. "Vistaero" (Al Di Meola) – 4:36
3. "Carousel Requiem" (Di Meola) – 6:18
4. "Tango II" (Piazzolla) – 5:35
5. "Under A Dark Moon" (Di Meola) – 5:12
6. "Bordel 1900" (Piazzolla) – 4:33
7. "Indigo" (Di Meola) – 7:05
8. "Heru Mertar/Don't Go So Far Away" (Arto Tuncboyaciyan) – 4:39
9. "Parranda" (Di Meola) – 4:26
10. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (F.E.Churchill, L.Morey) – 5:12
11. "Cafe 1930" (Piazzolla) – 6:16
12. "They Love Me From Fifteen Feet Away" (Tuncboyaciyan) – 1:24
13. "Milonga Del Angel" (Piazzolla) – 3:46

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – acoustic guitar (1, 6, 7, 11, 12), classical guitar (2, 4, 8-10, 13), charango (2), all guitars (3), all instruments and parts (3), guitar (5), Roland GR1 guitar synthesizer (5), Synclavier (5), voice (5)
• Chris Carrington – classical guitar (1, 6, 7, 11)
• Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon (2, 4, 6, 8-12)
• Arto Tunçboyacıyan – percussion (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), voice (7, 8, 11), Turkish string instrument (8)
• Astor Piazzolla – arrangements (11)
• Hernan Romero – voice (2, 5, 9)

String Section (Tracks 1, 6, 7 & 11)

• Vince Mendoza – arrangements and conductor
• Frank Capp and Gus Klein – contractors
• Tim Barr and Arni Eglisson – bass
• Jodi Burnett, Barry Gold, Tim Landauer, Ronald Leonard, Gloria Lum, David Speltz and Nancy Stein-Ross – cello

Production

• Al Di Meola – producer, mixing
• Dan Garcia – recording
• Roy Hendrickson – recording, mixing
• Sean Haines – additional recording, pre-production engineer, project assistance
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
• Carol Spranz – project assistance
• Michelle Laurençot – art direction, design
• Robert Allen – front cover photography
• John McLean – front cover photography (lower left photo)
• Nathaniel Welch – photo of Al Di Meola
• Gordon Meltzer – management
• Peter Shukat – management

External links

• Al Di Meola discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heart of the Immigrants - Al di Meola's World Sinfonia | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.