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:  Land Of The Midnight Sun  (1976)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Rock, World Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  Columbia Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Wizard  (6:49)
 2.  Land Of The Midnight Sun  (9:13)
 3.  Sarabande From Violin Sonata In B Minor   (1:20)
 4.  Love Theme From "Pictures Of The Sea" (2:27)
 5.  Suite Golden Dawn  (9:49)
 6.  Short Tales Of The Black Forest  (5:41)

Personnel:

Al Di Meola:  6 & 12 String Guitars, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Chimes, Gong
Anthony Jackson;  Bass on Tracks:  1, 2
Stanley Clarke:  Bass, Vocals on Track 4
Jaco Pastorius:  Bass on Track 5
Barry Miles:  Keyboards, Synthesizer on Tracks:  2, 5
Chick Corea:  Piano, Marimba on Track 6
Steve Gadd:  Drums on Track 1
Lenny White:  Drums on Track 2
Alphonse Mouzon:   Drums on Track 5
James Mingo Lewis:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 5, Keyboards on Track 1
Patty Buyukas:  Vocals on Track 4

Land Of The Midnight Sun is the first album by Al Di Meola, was released on October 25, 1976 by Columbia Records, featuring Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Steve Gadd, Lenny White, Alphonse Mouzon and more!.