Heart of the Immigrants

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