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Understand that Jazz is a cross-pollinating "bastard" musical form (in On theĬontrary, he inspired many to seek a new path for jazz's survival into Intelligentsia, doesn't mean DiMeola needs to be discounted. Just because Jazz-fusion is out of fashion with the Jazz Was also a precursor to the best World and New Age music of the 80s andĩ0s. And, this is his best disc from that period. Have for any jazz/fusion fan or guitar enthusiast.Īl DiMeola was certainly the Jimi Hendrix of the 70's Jazz Fusion If you are only familiar with RTF and are wondering whyĪl would leave them for a solo career this disc has the answers. There own right and Dimeola has all of them playing at their usualĪmazing heights. Gadd, Anthony Jackson, and Mingo Lewis all are phenomenal musicians in Piece and then finally there is the title track which is another Dimeola
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The rest of the disc consists of a percussion "Race With the Devil on Spanish Highway" is the electric extravaganzaĪnd a favorite of anybody that has heard it.
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This is a piece that can be listened to over and over. "Mediterannean Sundance" is a duet with Paco DeLucia and a completeĪcoustic extravaganza.The guitar artistry displayed by both is Al and a Les Paul are meant to be together. "Flight Over Rio" and "Midnight Tango"Īre examples of this. Mahavishnu broke up and Holdsworth had yet to reach the great heights
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(Mclaughlin lacked the energy that he had before A near classic in the fusion vein.Īl Dimeola, at the time of this release, was the best fusion guitarist (an acoustic duet with fellow guitarist Paco de Lucía) hints at di Meola's future directions. Sister of Brazil" (an acoustic guitar solo) and "Mediterranean Sundance" He was still a member of Return to Forever at the time and was a stronger guitarist than composer, but di Meolaĭid put a lot of thought into this music. With Jan Hammer or Barry Miles on keyboards, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Lenny White ( Steve Gadd takes his place on the "Elegant Gypsy Suite"), and percussionist Mingo Lewis on most of the selections, di Meola shows off his speedy and rock-ish fusion style. Guitarist Al di Meola's second record as a leader is generally an explosive affair, although it does have a fair amount of variety. The songs include explorations of Latin music themes,Įlegant Gypsy won an annual award for Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player Magazine. With lightning-fast guitar riffs intermixed with lyrical acoustical The distinctive music on the album is a speedy fusion of jazz and rock, It was released in 1977 on Columbia Records.Įlegant Gypsy was a follow-up album to Di Meola's debut release, Land of the Midnight Sun. I'll come back to it again soon.Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. I also purchased Opus when it came out too. Haven't listened to all of his albums either but I did give Consequence of Chaos a thorough spin when that album came out and Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody, I listened to a couple times but never got round to playing again. Again, my attempts were sloppy but will also have to revisit the song in the not too distant future. I did enjoy playing Egyptian Danza on my guitar when I first heard the song. And then there is a rendition of Spanish Highway but a Turkish arrangement instead. The moment I heard Beyond the Mirage, I was already blown away. I actually began my Al Di Meola listening with The Infinite Desire album. And of course, we have Race with Devil on Spanish Highway. One of these days, I'll give it another try. All those times attempting to pick those rapid 10 notes in succession following the chord structure in Mediterranean Sundance, lol.