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Al Di Meola mp3 DVD
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MUZ02A0211
38 mp3 albums (1976-2007) 359 mp3 songs Total Time: 33:55:12
GENRE: Jazz, Funk, Jazz Rock, Jazz Latino, Latin Jazz
01 - Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1976)
02 - Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976)
03 - Al Di Meola - Casino (1977)
04 - Al Di Meola - Splendido Hotel (1979)
05 - Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia - Friday Night In San Francisco (1980)
06 - Al Di Meola - Electric Rendevous (1981)
07 - Al Di Meola - Tour De Force-Live (1982)
08 - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia - Passion, Grace And Fire (1982)
09 - Al Di Meola - Scenario (1983)
10 - Al Di Meola - Cielo E Terra (1985)
11 - Al Di Meola - Soaring Through A Dream (1985)
12 - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia - Saturday Night In San Francisco (1986)
13 - Al Di Meola - Tirami Su (1987)
14 - Al Di Meola - Di Meola Plays Piazzolla (1990)
15 - Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe (1991)
16 - Al Di Meola - World Sinfonia (1991)
17 - Al Di Meola - Heart Of The Immigrants (1993)
18 - Al Di Meola - World Sinfonia II - Heart Of Immigrant (1993)
19 - Al Di Meola - Orange And Blue (1994)
20 - Al Di Meola - Acoustic Anthology (1995)
21 - Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean Luc Ponty - The Rite Of Strings (1995)
22 - Al Di Meola - Al Di Meola Plays Piazzolla (1996)
23 - Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia Sunday Night in Boston (1996)
24 - Al Di Meola, McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia - Verve (1996)
25 - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia (1996)
26 - Al Di Meola - The Infinite Desire (1998)
27 - Al Di Meola - Winter Nights (1999)
28 - Al Di Meola - Anthology CD1 (2000)
29 - Al Di Meola - Anthology CD2 (2000)
30 - Al Di Meola - The Grande Passion (2000)
31 - Al Di Meola - Flesh On Flesh (2002)
32 - Al Di Meola - Cosmopolitan Life [With Leonid Agutin] (2005)
33 - Al Di Meola - Consequence Of Chaos (2006)
34 - Al Di Meola - Vocal Rendezvous (2006)
35 - Al Di Meola & Friends - Vocal Rendezvous (2006)
36 - Al Di Meola - Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar Vol.1 (2007)
37 - Al Di Meola - Shelton Master (Live)
38 - Al Di Meola - Super Guitar Trio and Friends
Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola July 22, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an Italian American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist.
Di Meola grew up in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and attended Bergenfield High School. He is now a resident of Bergen County, New Jersey.
Discography
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Solo works:
Elegant Gypsy (1977)
Kiss My Axe (1991)
Al di Meola in concert at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland.Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
Elegant Gypsy (1977)
Casino (1978)
Splendido Hotel (1980)
Electric Rendezvous (1982)
Tour De Force - Live (1982)
The Guitarist (Germany) (1982)
Scenario (1983)
Cielo e Terra (1985)
Soaring Through a Dream (1985)
Tirami Su (1987)
Kiss My Axe (1991)
World Sinfonia (1991)
The Best of Al Di Meola - The Manhattan Years (1992)
World Sinfonia II - Heart of the Immigrants (1993)
Orange and Blue (1994)
Acoustic Anthology (1995)
Di Meola Plays Piazzolla (1996)
The Infinite Desire (1998)
Christmas: Winter Nights (1999)
World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion (2000)
Anthology (2000)
Flesh on Flesh (2002)
Al Di Meola Revisited (2003)
Vocal Rendezvous (2006)
Consequence of Chaos (2006)
Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar (2006)
La Melodia Live in Milano: World Sinfonia (2008)
Collaborations:
Venusian Summer (1975) Lenny White, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell
Go (1976) with Go Stomu Yamash'ta,Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola
Go Live From Paris (1976) with Go Stomu Yamash'ta,Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola
Go Too (1977) with Go
Friday Night in San Francisco (1980) with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
Passion, Grace and Fire (1983) with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
Latin (1987) with George Dalaras
Super Guitar Trio And Friends (1990) with Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène
Rite Of Strings (1995) with Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty
Dance of Fire (1995) - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
The Guitar Trio (1996) with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
Winter Nights (1999) - Roman Hrynkiv
Inspiration - Colors & Reflections (2000) Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Nylon & Steel (2001) Manuel Barrueco
The Running Roads (2001) with George Dalaras
Black Utopia (2003) with Derek Sherinian
Cosmopolitan Life (2005) with Leonid Agutin
Midsummer Night In Sardinia (2005) with Andrea Parodi
Mária (Égi szerelem) (2007) with Miklos Malek and Eszter Horgas
The NYC Session: Beautiful Love (2007) with Eddie Gomez, Billy Drummond and Yutaka Kobayashi
As Producer:
Magic Touch (1985) Stanley Jordan
Return to Forever albums featuring Di Meola:
Where Have I Known You Before (1974, Polydor)
No Mystery (1975, Polydor)
Romantic Warrior (1976, Columbia)
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Al DiMeola (Jersey City, 22 de julio de 1954), guitarrista estadounidense de jazz. DiMeola es uno de los grandes representantes de la fusión jazzística, en su caso tanto con el rock como con las llamadas músicas del mundo, fruto de su interés por otras tradiciones musicales extrañas al ámbito occidental. Es considerado un virtuoso tanto con la guitarra eléctrica como con la acústica.
Información personal
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Nacimiento: 22 de julio de 1954
Información artística
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Género: Jazz, Funk, Jazz rock, Jazz latino
Instrumento(s): Guitarra, Teclados, Batería, Percusión, Violonchelo, Voz
Período de actividad: 1974 – presente
Artistas relacionados: Return to Forever
Sitio web: www.aldimeola.com
Discografía
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En solitario:
* Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
* Elegant Gypsy (1977)
* Casino (1978)
* Splendido Hotel (1980)
* Electric Rendezvous (1982)
* Tour De Force - Live (1982)
* Scenario (1983)
* Cielo e Terra (1985)
* Soaring Through a Dream (1985)
* Tirami Su (1987)
* Kiss My Axe (1991)
* World Sinfonia (1991)
* The Best of Al Di Meola - The Manhattan Years (1992)
* World Sinfonia II - Heart of the Immigrants (1993)
* Orange and Blue (1994)
* Acoustic Anthology (1995)
* Di Meola Plays Piazzolla (1996)
* The Infinite Desire (1998)
* Christmas: Winter Nights (1999)
* World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion (2000)
* Anthology (2000)
* Flesh on Flesh (2002)
* Al Di Meola Revisited (2003)
* Vocal Rendezvous (2006)
* Consequence of Chaos (2006)
* Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar (2006)
* La Melodia Live in Milano: World Sinfonia (2008)
Colaboraciones:
* Venusian Summer (1975) Lenny White, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell
* Go (1976) con Go Stomu Yamash'ta, Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola
* Go Live From Paris (1976) con Go Stomu Yamash'ta, Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola
* Go Too (1977) con Go
* Friday Night in San Francisco (1980) con John McLaughlin y Paco de Lucía
* Passion, Grace and Fire (1983) con John McLaughlin y Paco de Lucía
* Latin (1987) con George Dalaras
* Super Guitar Trio And Friends (1990) con Larry Coryell y Biréli Lagrène
* Rite Of Strings (1995) con Stanley Clarke y Jean-Luc Ponty
* Dance of Fire (1995) - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
* The Guitar Trio (1996) con John McLaughlin y Paco de Lucía
* Winter Nights (1999) - Roman Hrynkiv
* Inspiration - Colors & Reflections (2000) Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
* Nylon & Steel (2001) Manuel Barrueco
* The Running Roads (2001) con George Dalaras
* Black Utopia (2003) con Derek Sherinian
* Cosmopolitan Life (2005) con Leonid Agutin
* Midsummer Night In Sardinia (2005) con Andrea Parodi
* Mária (Égi szerelem) (2007) con Miklos Malek y Eszter Horgas
Como productor:
* Magic Touch (1985) Stanley Jordan
Product Reviews
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - Anthology 2CD (2000)
Posted by admin on 3rd Jun 2010
Al Di Meola aboriginal came to bulge in Chick Corea's groundbreaking ensemble, Return to Forever in an era if admixture bands started breaking out of the clubs and into the concert halls, their reside presentations adapting a added bedrock attitude. In stepped Al Di Meola, in his bound covering pants, exuding all the ability and showmanship of his pop contemporaries, carefully acrimonious up area John McLaughlin, fusion's aboriginal guitar hero, had larboard off. Di Meola caked his ability as a six-string god by arresting out on his own in the mid-'70s. On seminal albums extending from Land of the Midnight Sun in 1976 to Scenario in 1983, he wielded both electric and acoustic guitar as cipher in applesauce had afore him. Di Meola could accumulation abundant guitar pyrotechnics to put a Fourth of July fireworks blast to shame, and again about-face about and play with the adroitness of a adept flamenco.
An aberrant overview into this affecting guitarist's aboriginal abandoned years, Anthology includes such appropriate examples of DiMeola's art as the appellation advance from Land Of The Midnight Sun, Elegant Gypsy, and Casino. These and added appropriate recordings are basic arbiter definitions of artistic fusion, accumulation rock, jazz, Latin, and abounding added agreeable elements into a huge melting pot. Aiding Di Meola on these analytical recordings were a abundant acknowledging casting of musicians, including keyboardist Jan Hammer, drummers Steve Gadd and Phil Collins, and the backward bassist Jaco Pastorius. If there is one affair missing on Anthology it's the absence of annihilation from the plan Di Meola did with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia. The added benefit is the attendance of four ahead unissued reside tracks. Eric Lowenhar, Barnes & Noble.
CREDITS
Al di Meola - Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Timbales; Phil Collins - Drums; Jan Hammer - Keyboards; Alphonse Mouzon - Drums; Jaco Pastorius - Electric Bass; Barry Miles - Electric Piano, Mini Moog; Lenny White - Drums; Simon Phillips - Drums; Eddie Colon - Percussion, Timbales, Roto Toms; Steve Gadd - Drums; Robert Gonzales - Drums; Anthony Jackson - Bass Guitar; Tim Landers - Electric Bass; Mingo Lewis - Percussion, Conga; Philippe Saisse - Marimba (Electronics); Vlodek Gulgowski - Electric Piano; Al di Meola - Arranger, Producer; Dennis MacKay - Producer, Engineer; David Palmer - Engineer; Darryl Pitt - Cover Photo; Retna - Cover Photo; Dianne Spoto Shattuck - Packaging Manager
TRACK LISTING
28 - Al Di Meola - Anthology CD1 (2000)
1 Land Of The Midnight Sun 09:12 160 kbps 10.54 MB
2 Suite: Golden Dawn 09:49 160 kbps 11.24 MB
3 Race With Devil On Spanish Hig 06:16 160 kbps 7.18 MB
4 Elegant Gypsy Suite 09:14 160 kbps 10.57 MB
5 Senor Mouse 07:22 160 kbps 8.43 MB
6 Casino 09:30 160 kbps 10.87 MB
7 Medley: Short Tales Of The Black Forest-Fantasia Suite... 11:08 160 kbps 12.74 MB
8 The Wizard 10:25 160 kbps 11.92 MB
29 - Al Di Meola - Anthology CD2 (2000)
1 Alien Chase On Arabian Desert 08:59 160 kbps 10.27 MB
2 Dinner Music Of The Gods 08:33 160 kbps 9.79 MB
3 Bianca's Midnight Lullaby 01:57 160 kbps 2.22 MB
4 God Bird Change 03:55 160 kbps 4.48 MB
5 Electric Rendezvous 07:52 160 kbps 9.00 MB
6 Nena (Live) 04:59 160 kbps 5.71 MB
7 Egyptian Danza (Live) 05:41 160 kbps 6.50 MB
8 Cruisin' (Live) 05:25 160 kbps 6.20 MB
9 Island Dreamer 04:06 160 kbps 4.69 MB
10 Sequencer 04:08 160 kbps 4.73 MB
11 Al Di's Dream Theme 09:24 160 kbps 10.75 MB
12 Theme To The Mothership 08:44 160 kbps 10.00 MB
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - The Grande Passion (2000)
Posted by John Diliberto & Judith Schlesinger on 9th Feb 2010
World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion is an anthology by Italian-American applesauce admixture and Latin applesauce guitarist Al Di Meola, appear in 2000.
With the adroitness of his playing, Di Meola is generally disregarded as a composer, and The Grande Passion underscores what a accomplished artisan he is. String arrange blush "Double Concerto," the appellation track, and several added pieces, but Di Meola hardly needs agreeable basic to legitimize his already ballsy compositions. The guitarist has slipped from analytical bulge back the canicule of Return to Forever, Splendido Hotel and the guitar leash with John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia (try out Friday Night in San Francisco for a abundant leash outing), but Di Meola spent the 1990s accomplishing some of his best plan with his World Sinfonia accumulation and The Grande Passion starts the new millennium in accomplished form.
A rich, angry carpeting with flashes of fire, this CD incorporates elements of jazz, fusion, classical, Latin, tango, and Middle Eastern music. Sounding like the adventurous soundtrack to an accomplished adopted film, it's abounding of baroque moments, like the ablution of colors on "Double Concerto," a anfractuous agreement by Al di Meola's "musical ancestor and friend," Astor Piazzolla. Di Meola interprets two added beauties from the backward Argentine tango fable -- the breakable "Soledad" and the churning, damaging "Libertango," area he uses MIDI technology to almost the archetypal bandoleon complete -- and offers six of his own. One of them, the appellation track, could be the a lot of gorgeous, soulful melody of 2000, declared in means alternately aerial and powerful; if it assuredly crescendos it's like the ocean lifting, with the sun sparkling on it. His "Opus in Green," accounting with accomplished Argentine pianist Mario Parmisano, is actual Return to Forever-like. Di Meola has astounding address and a allowance for unhackneyed writing; his acclaimed baking runs are in here, but alone if they added the music -- not chargeless added for their own sake. The arrange by di Meola and Parmisano accomplish optimal use of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and soloists, creating an organically textured accomplished rather than the fibrous soup that too generally drowns such collections.
Recorded from February-April 2000. Includes liner addendum by Al DiMeola.
A rich, angry carpeting with flashes of fire, this CD incorporates elements of jazz, fusion, classical, Latin, tango, and Middle Eastern music. Sounding like the adventurous soundtrack to an accomplished adopted film, it's abounding of baroque moments, like the ablution of colors on "Double Concerto," a anfractuous agreement by Al di Meola's "musical ancestor and friend," Astor Piazzolla. Di Meola interprets two added beauties from the backward Argentine tango fable -- the breakable "Soledad" and the churning, damaging "Libertango," area he uses MIDI technology to almost the archetypal bandoleon complete -- and offers six of his own. One of them, the appellation track, could be the a lot of gorgeous, soulful melody of 2000, declared in means alternately aerial and powerful; if it assuredly crescendos it's like the ocean lifting, with the sun sparkling on it. His "Opus in Green," accounting with accomplished Argentine pianist Mario Parmisano, is actual Return to Forever-like. Di Meola has astounding address and a allowance for unhackneyed writing; his acclaimed baking runs are in here, but alone if they added the music -- not chargeless added for their own sake. The arrange by di Meola and Parmisano accomplish optimal use of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and soloists, creating an organically textured accomplished rather than the fibrous soup that too generally drowns such collections. ~ Judith Schlesinger
Acoustic Guitars & Percussion
Personnel: Al di Meola (acoustic guitar, bandoneon, oboe, electric piano, cymbals, dumbek, percussion); Hernan Romero (vocals, guitar, charango); Arto Tuncboyaciyan (vocals, percussion); Erica Goodman (harp); Wendy Rose, Bridget Hunt, Virginia Wells, Victoria Richard, Carol Fujino (violin); Daniel Blackman, Christopher Redfield, Kent Teeple (viola); Audrey King, David Hetherington (cello); Cynthia Steljes (oboe); Michael Sweeney (bassoon); Oscar Feldman (tenor saxophone); Michael Mossman (trumpet); Harcus Hennigar, Fred Rizner (French horn); Mario Parmisano (piano, synthesizer, percussion); John Patitucci (acoustic bass, bass guitar, percussion); Gumbi Ortiz (congas); Gilad (percussion).
Recording information: Churchhill Recording Studioss, NJ (02/2000-04/2000).
Unknown Contributor Role: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Arranger: Al di Meola.
Personnel includes: Al DiMeola (acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, cymbals, percussion); Fabrizio Festa (conductor); Hernan Romero (vocals, acoustic guitar, charango); Arto Tuncboyacian (vocals, percussion); Oscar Feldman (tenor saxophone); Mike Mossman (trumpet); Fred Rizner (French horn); Camille Watts (flute); Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet); Cynthia Steljes (oboe); Michael Sweeney (bassoon); Mark Skazinetsky, Victoria Richards, Mac-Andre Savoie (violin); Kent Teeple, Susan Lipchak (viola); David Hetheringtonm Audrey King (cello); Erica Goodman (harp); Mario Parmisano (piano); John Patitucci (acoustic bass); Roberto Occhipinti, Chas Elliott (bass); Gumbi Ortiz (congas); Gilad (percussion).
Engineers: David Baker, Katsu Naito, Henry Nophsker.
This anthology absolutely afraid me. I had absolutely no abstraction what to expect. After acrimonious up The Infinite Desire and falling in adulation with that, this anthology turns out to be agnate in a few respects but ultimately a absolute new direction. The music is the ultimate crumbling of Al Dimeola as a artisan and arranger. Tracks are dreamy, artistic, and absolutely relaxing. Several cuts, decidedly Grand Passion would accomplish acceptable cine themes. MY admired were Libertango, Mysterio, and The Grand Passion admitting they are not by any agency the best ones. I admired it all!
I achievement humans will not apprehend Al to contiue admixture as it was before. His albums of the endure 10 years appearance that an artisan can not and will not artlessly echo himself over and over. He has to acquisition new admonition and new ideas, or new means to accurate himself. Artlessly put, next to Splendido Hotel and Elegent Gypsy, this may be his greatest anthology of the endure 20 years.
As a continued time DiMeola fan and as one who decidedly brand his apple music activity Apple Sinfonia I accept to say that the Grande Affection is a little bit of a letdown. Yes, I've apprehend all the reviews and the acclaim for its constant quality. The botheration I acquisition is that it is consistently soporific. A DiMeola anthology is harder to review, the music is so complex. Before reviewing this, I listened at atomic a dozen times in altered situations and moods yet accomplished the aforementioned adjudication anniversary time. The music is agreeable and technically nonpareil, but it lacks the affection promised in the title. Libertango is the alone cut with any agreeable vigor. Soledad, one of my admired Piazzolla compositions, does not appear to activity here. I'm not adage that this is a dud like Scenario and Kiss My Axe were, I'm adage that the music lacks soul. If you like Al DiMeola no amount what, you are apprenticed to like this but if you were assured some of the spirit and activity of the aboriginal Apple Sinfonia CD, you are apprenticed to be disappointed. Even the vaunted attendance of a few Piazzolla abstract cannot addition this to a 5 brilliant rating.
Personnel
* Al Di Meola – guitars, dumbek, cymbals, percussion
* Mario Parmisano – piano, synthesizer
* John Patitucci – acoustic bass guitar
* Arto Tuncboyaciyan – vocals, percussion
* Hernan Romero – guitar, charango, vocals
* Toronto Orchestra – strings, woodwinds
* Fabrizio Festa – conductor
* Gilad – percussion
* Gumbi Ortiz – congas
* Mike Mossman – trumpet
* Oscar Feldman – tenor saxophone
TRACK LISTING
30 - Al Di Meola - The Grande Passion (2000)
1 Misterio 07:53 160 kbps 9.03 MB
2 Double Concerto 05:58 160 kbps 6.83 MB
3 Prelude: Adagio For Theresa 01:22 160 kbps 1.56 MB
4 The Grande Passion 09:05 160 kbps 10.40 MB
5 www.mp3sonido.com 08:58 160 kbps 10.27 MB
6 Soledad 07:37 160 kbps 8.72 MB
7 Opus In Green 10:20 160 kbps 11.83 MB
8 Libertango 05:08 160 kbps 5.87 MB
9 Azucar 03:13 160 kbps 3.68 MB
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - Flesh On Flesh (2002)
Posted by Wikipedia & Paula Edelstein on 7th Feb 2010
Flesh on Flesh is a 2002 anthology by Italian-American applesauce admixture and Latin applesauce guitarist Al Di Meola. The anthology contains new compositions and reworkings of earlier ones as well.
Al di Meola continues to augment his agreeable horizons with Flesh on Flesh, his fourth absolution for the Telarc recording label. The abundant guitarist is abutting by two associates of his World Sinfonia acoustic accumulation -- Gumbi Ortiz on bang and Mario Parmisano on keyboards -- in accession to such arch musicians as Gonzalo Rubalcaba, flutist Alejandro Santos, and bassist Anthony Jackson, who recorded with di Meola on his acknowledged Elegant Gypsy anthology in the mid-'80s. Offering archetypal guitar ambit on an arrangement of guitars (including a best Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, and Conde-Romano acoustic), di Meola is memorable, timeless, and accurate to the beauty, ability and animal adumbration that aggressive him to compose and align these eight abundant songs. Each song is a masterpiece, and such compositions as "Flesh on Flesh" (which appearance him on 5 altered instruments), "Zona Desperata," and "Fugata" (which showcases di Meola trading with Gonzalo Rubalcaba on their Fender Rhodes abandoned in allotment three) are just three of the agreeable statements befitting all who've been advantageous abundant to see or apprehend di Meola's astounding complete "live." To apprehend that aforementioned activity and action recorded "live" on Flesh on Flesh is abnormally acceptable back the music is developed and takes abode in a new context, space, and time. You'll acquisition that every adroit agreeable curve, every activating concept, every abstruse amend heard on Flesh on Flesh is a anniversary of new forms and functions, of austere adroit reinterpretation and the consummate di Meola complete and guitar virtuosity. A must-have.
Ever back he access on the arena as a boyish affiliate of the admixture accumulation Return to Forever, Al Di Meola has reigned as a guitar god in jazz, flamenco, and apple music circles. Those genres are able-bodied represented on this disc, with guests Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, flutist Alejandro Santos, and Apple Sinfonia associates Gumbi Ortiz (percussion) and Mario Parmisano (keyboards). While Di Meola's lightning licks are still in effect, they are choleric by Old World, classically brave settings with a birr of '70s-style fusion. Chick Corea's "Señor Mouse" is alluringly reworked, and "Fugata" by the Argentine tango adept Astor Piazzolla retains air-conditioned and circuitous contrapuntal lines. Di Meola plays a amount of guitars on this date, from a 1958 Les Paul to an Ovation model, but it's all Al Di Meola and it's all good.
Al DiMeola's music is harder to address about. I accept had this CD for added than a year now, and still accept adversity award the able words to call it. It's technical, it's virtuoso, and it's acutely intellectual. There is something about DiMeola's compositions, decidedly back Soaring Through A Dream, that is about trance-inducing.
DiMeola is far added than just accession fast guitarist, he is an charlatan and a genre-bending virtuoso. With Flesh On Flesh, he shows already afresh that he is not abashed to yield affairs with the music of some of the greatest avant-garde composers of added lands. Argentine adept Astor Piazzolla has been a adept admired of his and in accession to one of AP's compositions, DiMeola offers his estimation of a plan by the acclaimed Brazilian Egberto Gismonti.
I had feared, as a brace of added reviewers, that the nude woman on the awning was a accessory to beard abnormal aural abundant as with DiMeola's bromidic Kiss My Axe. To my delight, it was not. The CD is awash with abundant music that fills the adviser with a activity of abstruse tranquility.
Some reviewers accuse of a affinity to added DiMeola works. Perhaps there are apparent similarities with music he has recorded in the past, but above that Flesh On Flesh just adds to the archive of DiMeola's accomplished accomplishments. My favorites are the abstracted Innamorata, the Piazzolla archetypal Fugata, and the aged Saffire Soleil. I aswell adore the adjustment of Senor Mouse, an old accepted from Al's Casino album. I am atomic addicted of the appellation cut, but it does not absolutely backbite from the anthology as a whole.
Over all, Flesh On Flesh is an accomplished anthology that should amuse a lot of accepted DiMeola admirers as able-bodied as allure some new ones. The four stars beggarly that its not a part of his actual best, but its not at all bad. Check it out!
Line-up / Musicians
- Al DiMeola / acoustic & electric guitars
- Mario Parmisano / synthesizer, piano, marimba
- Jean Valdes / saxophone (Alto)
- Guillermo Ruiz / saxophone (Alto)
- Williams Polledo / trumpet
- Ernie Adams / drums
- Anthony Jackson / bass (electric), double bass
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba / Fender Rhodes, soloist
- Alejandro Santos / flute, pan pipes, flute (bass).
TRACK LISTING
31 - Al Di Meola - Flesh On Flesh (2002)
1 Zona Desperata 09:25 224 kbps 15.10 MB
2 Innamorata 08:38 224 kbps 13.85 MB
3 Meninas 05:43 224 kbps 9.18 MB
4 Flesh on Flesh 05:57 224 kbps 9.53 MB
5 Fugata 05:46 224 kbps 9.25 MB
6 Deep and Madly 01:45 224 kbps 2.82 MB
7 Saffire Soleil 04:11 224 kbps 6.70 MB
8 Se�or Mouse 09:24 224 kbps 15.07 MB
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - Vocal Rendezvous (2006)
Posted by admin on 31st Jan 2010
The acclaimed applesauce guitarist recorded this absolute accumulating of collaborations with assorted singers over a 6 year period. The aboriginal that started it all was a affair with the Russian diva Leonid Agutin. Always on the anchor for new challenges, Di Meola broadcast on the abstraction for this actual appropriate and aberrant album. The featured actual includes artists like Xavier Naidoo, Angie Stone, Macy Gray, MC Solaar and Swedish pop accompanist Bosson. A thoroughly characteristic absolution in Di Meola’s longstanding career and absolutely one that marks him as an able adventurer amid altered stylistic worlds.
Recording information: Cosmos Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Klangstudio Leyh, Sandhausen, Germany; Luminous Sound Studios, Dallas, TX; Martin Cintron Studio, Miami, FL; Metropolis Studio, London, England; Paramount Studio, North Hollywood, CA; Tills Studio, Berlin, Germany.
Arrangers: Al di Meola; Ego Works Affair Orchestra.
Personnel: Al di Meola (guitar, percussion); Al di Meola; Xavier Naidoo (vocals, accomplishments vocals); Leonid Agutin, Joe, Beverley Knight (vocals); MC Solaar (rap vocals); Albert Fedoseev (keyboards); Arthur Gazarov, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Gumbi Ortiz, Richard Bravo (percussion); Paul Saca, Jr., Nevada Cato, Lauren Carter (background vocals); Macy Gray, Angie Stone (vocals); Till Brönner (trumpet).
Audio Mixers: Igor Laletin; Ego Works Affair Orchestra.
Al di Meola continues to augment his agreeable horizons with Flesh on Flesh, his fourth absolution for the Telarc recording label. The abundant guitarist is abutting by two associates of his World Sinfonia acoustic accumulation -- Gumbi Ortiz on bang and Mario Parmisano on keyboards -- in accession to such arch musicians as Gonzalo Rubalcaba, flutist Alejandro Santos, and bassist Anthony Jackson, who recorded with di Meola on his acknowledged Elegant Gypsy anthology in the mid-'80s. Offering archetypal guitar curve on an arrangement of guitars (including a best Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, and Conde-Romano acoustic), di Meola is memorable, timeless, and accurate to the beauty, ability and animal adumbration that aggressive him to compose and align these eight abundant songs. Each song is a masterpiece, and such compositions as "Flesh on Flesh" (which appearance him on 5 altered instruments), "Zona Desperata," and "Fugata" (which showcases di Meola trading with Gonzalo Rubalcaba ...
Let's face it. Al's music targets a rather baby alcove market. He is a adept guitar amateur and one of the world's greatest active composers, and he writes his music for aristocratic guitarists who cannot get abundant of Al's jazz-fusion appearance that is abnormally his own.
Vocal Rendezvous makes Al's ablaze arena attainable to the added admirers of those who like boilerplate ball music. If you adore the tunes of Angie Stone, Macy Gray, Beverley Knight, and MC Solaar again you will cast over this music. As ball music, VR is the best there is. These songs will absolutely ascend the account on your top-40.
For this activity Al is afterward the blueprint acclimated in the contempo blueprint topping successes of Carlos Santana. If you enjoyed Shaman, Supernatural and All That I Am, again you will absolutely adore this album. VR deserves the aforementioned accepted accession that Santana has enjoyed of late.
For those of you that are determined Al-Di fans, like myself, and about HATE ball music, there are four instrumentals (yes, four - the anthology anorak is ambiguous by advertisement alone three) that will be actual abundant to your likening. And no accurate fan can beddy-bye able-bodied at night alive that four ADM compositions are missing from his/her collection.
Five stars for four instrumentals and for gluttonous to aggrandize the minds of those ashore in the bloodless apple of dance-pop.
TRACK LISTING
34 - Al Di Meola - Vocal Rendezvous (2006)
1 Shame 03:41 210 kbps 5.51 MB
2 I Tried 03:53 210 kbps 5.84 MB
3 Different Pages 03:59 206 kbps 5.88 MB
4 Topaz [Instrumental] 04:54 221 kbps 7.73 MB
5 Communication 04:28 223 kbps 7.12 MB
6 That's The Truth 04:16 217 kbps 6.60 MB
7 Never Never Never 03:21 217 kbps 5.20 MB
8 You Are The One 03:49 219 kbps 6.00 MB
9 Syncopatico [Instrumental] 03:06 228 kbps 5.05 MB
10 Rendezvous Rhapsody 05:57 206 kbps 8.79 MB
11 Different Pages [Instrumental] 03:38 225 kbps 5.85 MB
12 Cuba Africa 05:33 223 kbps 8.84 MB
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia Sunday Night in Boston (1996)
Posted by Walter Kolosky on 26th Jan 2010
For a array of reasons, The Guitar Trio anthology was conceivably the atomic advancing anthology of John McLaughlin’s career. What could be new? How could John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, and Paco DeLucia top their two celebrated albums from the Trio's heyday, 15 years earlier?
Well, the answers are clear. If they offered annihilation new, they absolutely couldn't bigger the aboriginal albums. However, that's not the case. If one wants reassurances that the "old men" can still do it, The Guitar Trio offers proof.
In a bit of irony, the arch new agreement is Al DiMeola's "Beyond the Mirage". All three players get into this canal that appearance the best DiMeola brand rhythms. The tune aswell includes a beautifully focused melody line. It is a actual accomplished and crafted section produced by the weakest artistic affiliate of the Trio. (But in all fairness, that's all relative: to abatement abbreviate a part of such masters is no crime.)
McLaughlin's "Midsummer Night" is aswell a gem. This tune is a bit airheaded and appearance a addictive hook. It is the album's alone ablaze moment, and it comes off as an acclamation number. McLaughlin pulls a few pieces from his classical Concerto and places them in "Le Monastere Dans Les Montagnes", a beauteous tune that showcases the Trio in a aerial way.
DeLucia's best agreement is the album's aperture cut, "La Estiba". It is a flamenco-jazz bout de force. It flutters to and fro and prepares the adviser for the austere alert still ahead.
Unfortunately, the anthology is too long. Cuts 8 and 9, bound by DiMeola and DeLucia, do not absolutely accommodated aggregation and end up confined alone as filler. DiMeola aswell accidentally takes an over-dubbed abandoned turn. But to be fair to him, it's not all that bad.
On the whole, The Guitar Trio still has an communicable sound. The recording superior is top rate, as is the musicianship. Even if the Trio could not abduction the ability of the aboriginal Passion, Grace and Fire, it still amazes.
Related link: John McLaughlin Reviews @ All About Jazz .
Track listing: La Estiba; Beyond the Mirage; Midsummer Night; Manha De Carnaval; Letter From India; Espiritu; Le Monastre Dans Les Montagnes; Azzura; Cardeosa
Personnel: John McLaughlin- acoustic guitar; Al DiMeola - acoustic guitar; Paco DeLucia - acoustic guitar
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - Casino (1977)
Posted by admin & Wikipedia on 16th Jan 2010
This is the anthology that angry my absorption to the aces apple of admixture music (Santana's albums had been advancing me a bit). My Dad bought this anthology in 1979 and I was alert mainly to Queen,Santana and Rick Wakeman in those canicule and I bethink audition the aboriginal song on the album, Egyptian Danza and was astounded, this was amazing playing, the adorableness of his tone, the absurd address and all those abundant melodies and rhythms, I accept been an Al Di Meola's fan anytime since. After I heard that anthology I angry my absorption to his two antecedent albums The Land of the Midnigt Sun and Elegant Gypsy (which I anticipate is his ultimate masterpiece and one of the abundant admixture abstract of the 70's) and aswell to Return to Forever which alien me to the accomplished works of Chick Corea and again on to added abundant admixture masters like John Mclaughlin and Weather Report.
The affair I like so abundant about admixture is the abandon in this blazon of music, altered players are fusing altered things calm so it is difficult to accord a acceptable description of what the admixture appearance is,it is actual varied. (although in the mid 80's the anatomy affectionate of stagnated and breakable into fusac, which Meola thankfully backward abroad from). On this CD, Al is fusing calm Jazz,Latin,Rock,Flamengo and Egyptian music calm in a admirable blend.
Casino is a 1978 album by Latin jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola.
[edit] Track listing
1. "Egyptian Danza" (Al Di Meola) – 5:56
2. "Chasin' the Voodoo" (Mingo Lewis) – 5:05
3. "Dark Eye Tango" (Al Di Meola) – 5:23
4. "Señor Mouse" (Chick Corea) – 7:21
5. "Fantasia Suite" (Al Di Meola) – 5:11
1. "Viva La Danzarina"
2. "Guitars Of The Exotic Isle"
3. "Rhapsody Italia"
4. "Bravoto Fantasia"
6. "Casino" (Al Di Meola) – 9:29
[edit] Personnel
* Al Di Meola: Guitars, mandolin, percussion, hand claps.
* Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar.
* Barry Miles: Keyboards, percussion, synthesizer.
* Steve Gadd: Drums.
* James Mingo Lewis: Percussion
* Eddie Colon: Percussion.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976)
Posted by Josef Gaishun & admin on 9th Jan 2010
SPANISH REVIEW:
El primer disco de Al Di Meola, Land of the Midnight Sun, es un álbum de fusión fabuloso. Con músicos de primer nivel y formaciones diferentes en cada tema, el guitarrista consigue cautivar con su buen criterio y creatividad. Un poco acústico, un poco eléctrico, entre teclados de ensueño y percusiones con reminiscencias latinas, la guitarra de Di Meola juega con estilos variados, en un cocktail que incluye al rock y al flamenco, siempre en un entorno de jazz moderno. Entretenido y con excelentes composiciones, Land of the Midnight Sun es un hermoso viaje musical por diversos países y paisajes.
01 - The Wizard
02 - Land of the Midnight Sun
03 - Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor
04 - Love Theme from 'Pictures of the Sea'
05 - Suite - Golden Dawn
06 - Short Tales of the Black Forest
ENGLISH REVIEW:
Born in July '54, DiMeola was little added than 21 if he recorded this, his debut. There are a few bedrock cliches broadcast beyond this album, but the accepted of musicianship is dauntingly high. This is absolutely what Carlos Santana care to accept progressed to afterwards 'Caravanserai'. But could he accept done it, because DiMeola was actually the a lot of accomplished adolescent guitarist ot appear out of the States for a continued time. He had the lot: aciculate staccato passages that burst like machine-gun fire, top afire solos with addendum that aberration and about-face as he aeroembolism them, and a acute but all-comprehensive acoustic guitar style.
This anthology has a able latin flavour active through a lot of of it, acquired by the attendance of Al's associate Mingo Lewis on congas, who makes the anthology breeze about as abundant as Al does. And there's about an embarrassment of abundance a part of the acknowledging musicians present -- Pastorius, Clarke, Corea ...
The alone abrogating about this anthology is the backbone of the compositions -- there are just too abounding accepted bedrock licks actuality -- but Al would become added constant with the afterward year's 'Elegant Gypsy'. But for me, Al had already accounting his best tune: 'Flight of the Newborn' on Return to Forever's 'No Mystery' is one of those advance I can never annoy of, and I've accepted it for a division of a century. Personally I feel Al is bigger if he doesn't accept the burden of getting affected to advance a bandage -- that's why his three albums with RtF are so magnificent.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1976)
Posted by admin on 9th Jan 2010
DSD digitally remastered copy of the above Return To Forever guitarist's abandoned anthology masterpiece originally appear in 1977. Featured accompanists cover Jan Hammer, Steve Gadd, Barry Miles, Lenny White, Mingo Lewis and the amazing affiliation on "Mediterranean Sunset" with Paco de Lucia. --This argument refers to an alternating Audio CD edition.
Al DiMeola, built-in on July 22, 1954 in New Jersey, is best accepted for his alarming adeptness for acceleration on the guitar, and has generally been criticized for arena with beneath activity than acceleration ... he has back accurate critics wrong.
DiMeola's aboriginal breach was at nineteen in Chick Corea's Return to Forever (1974) and he has back piloted several claimed projects successfully, alternating amidst electric and acoustic sets, generally alive apparatus through agreeable trends. His abounding career has bridged a advanced ambit of styles from the accelerated apparatus gun like scales to the acutely arresting and ablaze affection of Latin afflicted melodies, heavily biased by his active adjacency salsa club haunts.
PS: Please sorry my bad english.
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