AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only, from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head
Impex - IMP6060 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl - Limited Edition
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed at RTI
On one of those rare occasions when a jazz album crossed over to the mainstream, guitarist Di Meola’s second solo, from 1977, established him as a front rank performer. Thirty albums later, it still dazzles, the guest list alone enough to ensure it was something special: Paco de Lucía on acoustic guitar, Jan Hammer and Barry Miles on keyboards, Steve Gadd and Lenny White on drums. Its mélange of styles appealed to rock, jazz and Latin audiences, Di Meola making reference to The Kinks and Leslie West, while ‘Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway’ features shredding worthy of any current metal hero. Impex has improved on the original packaging, adding a new note from Di Meola. Hifi News KK Sound Quality: 95%
Fusion maestro Al Di Meola broke into the mainstream with this fiery, certified-gold-selling 1977 album. Backed by impassioned performances from an unmatched collection of side men (including Jan Hammer, Steve Gadd, Paco de Lucía and Anthony Jackson), Di Meola's spellbinding melodicism and explosive technique create what Scott Yanow of All Music Guide calls "A near classic in the fusion vein."
Al DiMeola's second album Elegant Gypsy (1977) proved to become one of the defining albums in Fusion.
While being still a member of Return To Forever, DiMeola delivered his sophomore solo record after Land Of The Midnight Sun by collaborating with Jazz Rock giants Steve Gadd, Jan Hammer and Anthony Jackson.
He even enlists Flamenco superstar Paco De Lucia on "Mediterranean Sundance", a song which predicts the style DiMeola would eventually evolve into: Latin tinged acoustic wizardry. Elegant Gypsy was certified Gold in the United States.
Features:
• Guitar Magazine's Best Guitar Album 1977
• Faithfully reproduced package, including a sheet reproduction of the original liner sleeve with a new note by Al Di Meola
• Pressed at RTI
Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion
Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar
Jan Hammer – keyboards, synthesizer
Barry Miles – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
Steve Gadd – drums
Lenny White – drums
Mingo Lewis – congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion
Side A
1. Flight Over Rio
2. Midnight Tango
3. Mediterranean Sundance
Side B
1. Race With Devil On Spanish Highway
2. Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil
3. Elegant Gypsy Suite
