Al Di Meola's 'Elegant Gypsy'

Al Di Meola‘s ‘Elegant Gypsy’ is his second album recorded between May and September 1977 and released the same year by Columbia..

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1 . Flight Over Rio, Elegant Gypsy (Toronto Jazz Festival, 2015)

2 . History of Mediterranean Sundance

3 . Mediterranean Sundance (w/ Paco De Lucia)

4 . Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho (w/ Paco De Lucia)

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Track Listing : 1.Flight Over Rio (Mingo Lewis)- 07:16 . 2.Midnight Tango (Al Di Meola) – 07:28 . 3.Mediterranean Sundance (Al Di Meola) – 05:14 . 4.Race With Devil On Spanish Highway (Al Di Meola) – 06:18 . 5.Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil (Al Di Meola) – 01:46 . 6.Elegant Gypsy Suite (Al Di Meola) – 09:16

Musicians : Al Dimeola – Guitars, Timbales On (4), Arp String Ensemble, Acoustic Piano, Maracas, Percussion On (6) . Mingo Lewis – Arp Odyssey On (1), Arp Sequencer And Background Synthesizers On (1), Organ On (1), Congas On (1 – 2 – 4 – 6), Percussion On (1) . Jan Hammer – Electric Piano, Mini-Moog Synthesizer On (1 – 6) . Anthony Jackson – Bass Guitar On (1 – 2 – 4 – 6) . Steve Gadd – Drums On (1 – 6) . Lenny White – Drums On (2 – 4) . Barry Miles – Electric And Acoustic Pianos On (2 – 4), Mini-Moog Synthesizer On (4) . Paco De Lucia – Acoustic Guitar On (3)

Production : Produced By Al Di Meola . Al Di Meola

Arrangements : Al Di Meola

Recorded May–September 1977.

Released In 1977 By Columbia.

(Source Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy | The official site of the guitarist)

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audiomancer @ RateYourMusic
Ah, an idea – I’ll start with what I dislike about it. Yes, it’s shameful nitpicking, but there are things to be disliked here. First, Al’s guitar tone. It hasn’t aged all that well, and often sounds unpleasantly metallic. […]

Sputnikmusic.com
The instrumentation, as with many other jazz fusion groups, is nothing short of phenomenally top-notch. The shredding, abrasive guitar slithering through the album’s best track and centerpiece ‘Race With Devil on Spanish Highway’ never misses a beat, never falters for a second. […]

Ultimate Guitar
Overall, I don’t think it is the best thing that Di Meola has made, but it’s a very strong, concentrated album, with which he stepped a bit outside of the jazz fusion world into a more world-music oriented genres. […]

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