Al Di Meola

Artist:  Al Di Meola
Birth Name:  Al Laurence DiMeola
Born:  July 22, 1954.  Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Rock, World Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Records Producer
Instruments:  Guitar

Al Di Meola is an American Jazz Fusion and Latin Jazz Guitarist, Composer and Record Producer from Jersey City, New Jersey.  In 1974, he joined Chick Corea's Band, Return To Forever, with Stanley Clarke and Lenny White until it was disbanded in 1976.  He is most noted for his Latin-Influenced Jazz Fusion Works.  He is a four-time winner as Best Jazz Guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine's Reader Poll.

Title:  Elegant Gypsy (19877)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Rock, World Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  CBS/Sony Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Flight Over Rio  (7:17)
 2.  Midnight Tango  (7:29)
 3.  Mediterranean Sundance   (5:14)
 4.  Race With Devil On Spanish Highway  (6:18)
 5.  Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil  (1:46)
 6.  Elegant Gypsy Suite  (9:16)

Personnel:

Al Di Meola:  Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Arp Synthesizer, Maracas, Timbales
Mingo Lewis:  Arp Odyssey, Arp Sequencer, Background  Synthesizers, Organ on Tracks:  1, Congas on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 6, Percussion on Tracks 1
Jan Hammer:  Electric Piano, Mini-Moog Synthesizer on Tracks:1, 6
Anthony Jackson:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6
Steve Gadd:  Drums on Tracks: 1, 6
Lenny White:  Drums on Tracks: 2, 4
Barry Miles:  Electric & Acoustic Piano on Tracks:  2, 4, Mini-Moog Synthesizer on Track 4
Paco De Lucia:  Acoustic Guitar  (Second Solo, Left Side) on Track 3      
                 
 Elegant Gypsy is the second studio album by Al Di Meola, was released in 1977 by Columbia Records.  This album won an Annual Award for Best Guitar Album in Guitar Prayer Magazine.  Featuring Jan Hammer, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, Paco De Lucia and more!.