Orange and Blue (album)

Orange and Blue is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1994.

Orange and Blue
Studio album by
Released1994
StudioThe Hit Factory, Power Station and Manhattan Center Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Churchill Studios (New Jersey)
GenreJazz fusion
Length58:54
LabelTomato
ProducerAl Di Meola
  • Hernan Romero
Al Di Meola chronology
Heart of the Immigrants
(1993)
Orange and Blue
(1994)
Di Meola Plays Piazzolla
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Paradisio" – 7:19
  2. "Chilean Pipe Song" – 4:52
  3. "Ta'alina Chant" (Di Meola, Noa) – 1:56
  4. "Orange and Blue" – 7:31
  5. "This Way Before" – 4:39
  6. "Summer Country Song" – 5:29
  7. "If We Meet Again, Part I" – 1:29
  8. "If We Meet Again, Part II" (Di Meola, Hernan Romero, Mario Parmisano) – 5:03
  9. "Cyprus" (Di Meola, George Dalaras, Polykarpos Kyriacou) – 3:51
  10. "Theme of the Mothership" (Chick Corea, Di Meola) – 5:25
  11. "Precious Little You" – 4:24
  12. "Casmir" – 4:07
  13. "On My Own" – 3:20

Personnel

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Production

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  • Gordon Meltzer – executive producer, management
  • Al Di Meola – producer, front cover design
  • Hernan Romero – co-producer
  • Mario Parmisano – associate producer
  • Matthew LaMonica – recording, mixing
  • Sean Haines – recording assistant
  • Roy Clark – second engineer
  • Tommy Galligan – second engineer
  • Andy Grassi – second engineer
  • Barbara Lipke – second engineer
  • Bill Meho – second engineer
  • Rory Romano – second engineer
  • Shunya Sawada – second engineer
  • Scott Young – second engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Masterdisk (New York, NY) – mastering location
  • Michelle Laurençot – art direction, design
  • Helge Hommes – front cover artwork
  • Polykarpos Kyriacou – front cover design
  • Rodney L. Cameron – photography
  • Jan Frank – photography
  • Peter Shukat – management

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1994 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 17[2]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Robert. "Orange and Blue". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Orange and Blue - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.