Al Di Meola discography

Al Di Meola, 2013

This is a comprehensive discography of Al Di Meola, an American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		US [1]	US Jazz [1]	US Cont Jazz [1]	SWE [2]	NLD [3]	NZL [4]	GER [5]
Land of the Midnight Sun	Released: 25 October 1976 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download[6]	129	13	—	—	20	—	—
Elegant Gypsy	Released: 1977 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, 8T, digital download[7]	58	5	—	40	—	35	—	US: Gold[8]
Casino	Released: 25 February 1978 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download[9]	52	5	—	37	—	—	—
Splendido Hotel	Released: 10 May 1980 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download[10]	119	8	—	—	—	—	—
Electric Rendezvous	Released: 1982 Label: LP, Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download[11]	55	3	—	26	—	47	57
Scenario	Released: 1983 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download[12]	128	8	—	—	—	—	—
Cielo e Terra	Released: 1985 Label: Manhattan Formats: LP, CD	—	18	—	—	—	—	—
Soaring Through a Dream	Released: 1985 Label: Manhattan Formats: LP, CD	—	14	—	—	—	—	—
Tirami Su	Released: 1987 Label: Manhattan Formats: LP, CD	190	—	14	—	—	—	—
World Sinfonia	Released: 1991 Label: Tomato Records Formats: LP, CD	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
Kiss My Axe	Released: 1991 Label: Tomato Records Formats: LP, CD	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
World Sinfonia II – Heart of the Immigrants	Released: 1993 Label: Tomato Records Formats: CD	—	—	15	—	—	—	—
Orange and Blue	Released: 1994 Label: Tomato Records Formats: CD	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
Di Meola Plays Piazzolla	Released: 5 November 1996 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, digital download[13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Infinite Desire	Released: 18 August 1998 Label: Telarc International Corporation Formats: CD, digital download[14]	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
Winter Nights	Released: 1 September 1999 Label: Telarc International Corporation Formats: CD, digital download[15]	—	—	15	—	—	—	—
World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion	Released: 24 October 2000 Label: Telarc International Corporation Formats: CD, digital download[16]	—	—	24	—	—	—	—
Flesh on Flesh	Released: 27 August 2002 Label: Telarc International Corporation Formats: CD, digital download[17]	—	—	25	—	—	—	—
Consequence of Chaos	Released: 26 September 2006 Label: Telarc International Corp. Formats: CD, digital download[18]	—	9	—	—	—	—	—
Vocal Rendezvous	Released: 19 May 2006 Label: SPV Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar	Released: 8 January 2007 Label: Di Meola Productions Formats: CD, digital download[19]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody	Released: 15 March 2011 Label: Concord Records Formats: CD, digital download[20]	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
All Your Life (A Tribute to the Beatles)	Released: 10 September 2013 Label: Valiana/Songsurfer Formats: CD, digital download[21]	—	16	—	—	—	—	—
Elysium	Released: 22 May 2015 Label: in-akusitik Formats: CD	__	__	__	__	__	__	__
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US Jazz [1]	US Cont Jazz [1]	GER [5]	NLD [3]	AUT [22]	NZL [4]	FRA [23]
Friday Night in San Francisco with Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin	Released: 10 August 1981 Label: Philips Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download[24]	97	6	—	22	66	5	48	154
Passion, Grace and Fire Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin	Released: 23 March 1983 Label: Philips Formats: LP, CD, SACD, CS, digital download[25]	171	9	—	35	—	—	—	—
Rite Of Strings with Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty	Released: 17 July 1995 Label: Gai Saber Formats: CD	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
The Guitar Trio with Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin	Released: 15 October 1996 Label: Verve Records Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download[26]	—	1	—	55	—	27	—	21
Cosmopolitan Life with Leonid Agutin	Released: 23 May 2005 Label: Ole Records Formats: CD	—	—	—	57	—	—	—	—
Midsummer Night In Sardinia with Andrea Parodi	Released: 16 February 2007[27] Label: ZYX Music Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The NYC Session: Beautiful Love with Eddie Gómez, Billy Drummond and Yutaka Kobayashi	Released: 1 April 2008[28] Label: Isol Discus Formats: CD, digital download[29]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
He & Carmen with Eszter Horgas	Released: 2008 Label: Galaxy Music Ltd./Danubius Music Formats: CD, digital download[30]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US Jazz [1]
Tour De Force – Live	Released: 27 September 1982 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download[31]	165	8
Live in London	Released: 16 May 2007 Label: Di Meola Productions Formats: CD, digital download[32]	—	—
Melodia Live in Milano	Released: 20 March 2008 Label: Valiana Formats: CD, digital download[33]	—	—
World Sinfonia: Live From Seattle And Else Where	Released: 2009 Label: Valiana Formats: CD	—	—
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival	Released: 10 April 2012 Label: The Store For Music Formats: CD	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year	Notes	Album	Ref
1974	band member	Where Have I Known You Before - Return to Forever	[34]
1975	band member	No Mystery - Return to Forever	[35]
	electric guitar in "Prince Of The Sea"	Venusian Summer - Lenny White	[36]
1976	guitar solo in "Man Of Leo", "Stellar", "Carnival", "Ghost Machine" and "Time Is Here"	Go - Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve	[37]
	band member	Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever	[38]
	guitar	Go Live from Paris - Stomu Yamashta's Go	[39]
1977	guitar	Go Too - Stomu Yamashta's Go	[40]
1982	guitar in "Compadres"	Touchstone - Chick Corea	[41]
1984	guitar in "Allergies"	Hearts and Bones - Paul Simon	[42]
1988	acoustic guitar in "The Way In", and "Sledgehammer"	The Way In - Jeff Richman	[43]
	guitar	Latin - George Dalaras	[44]
1993	guitar	Jazzpana - Vince Mendoza and Arif Mardin	[45]
1995	guitar	David Broza - David Broza	[46]
	acoustic guitar	Dance of Fire - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh	[47]
	producer	Magic Touch - Stanley Jordan	[48]
1996	guitar in "El Ciego"	The Promise - John McLaughlin	[49]
	guitar in "Mediterranean Sundance"	Pavarotti & Friends For War Child - Luciano Pavarotti	[50]
1997	guitar	People In Room No 8 - Leslie Mándoki	[51]
1999	guitar	Crossing The Bridge - Eileen Ivers	[52]
2000	acoustic guitar	Inspiration – Colors & Reflections - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh	[53]
2001	guitar in "Beyond the Mirage, for 2 guitars", "Azzurra, for 2 guitars" and "The Grand Passion, for 2 guitars"	Nylon & Steel - Manuel Barrueco	[54]
	acoustic guitar	The Running Roads - George Dalaras	[55]
2002	guitar in "Torbellino (Whirlwind)"	Camino Latino - Liona Boyd	[56]
	guitar	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - No Mercy	[57]
	guitar	Soulmates - Leslie Mándoki	[58]
2003	acoustic guitar in "The Sons of Anu" and "Gypsy Moth"	Black Utopia - Derek Sherinian	[59]
	guitar in "Sinej Reki Voda"	Deja Vu - Leonid Agutin	[60]
2009	band member	Returns - Return to Forever	[61]

Video albums

Title	Video details
The Super Guitar Trio And Friends with Larry Coryell and Bireli Lagrene	Released: 1990 Label: Pioneer, TDK Formats: Laserdisc, DVD
Live At Montreux 1986/1993	Released: 16 November 2004[62] Label: Montreux Sounds/Eagle Vision Formats: DVD
Live At Montreux 1994 with Jean-Luc Ponty and Stanley Clarke	Released: 3 May 2005[63] Label: Eagle Eye Media/Montreux Sounds Formats: DVD
One Of These Nights with Ernie Adams, Gumbi Ortiz, Mario Parmisano and Sturcz String Quartet	Released: 1 February 2005 Label: In-Akustik Formats: DVD
Speak a Volcano: Return to Electric Guitar	Released: 30 October 2007[64] Label: In-Akustik Formats: DVD
Super Guitar Trio: Live at Montreux /1989 with Larry Coryell and Bireli Lagrene	Released: 7 August 2007 Label: Eagle Rock Formats: DVD
Cosmopolitan Live with Leonid Agutin	Released: 4 March 2008[65] Label: Ole Records Formats: DVD
Return to Forever: Returns – Live at Montreux with Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea and Lenny White	Released: 12 May 2009 Label: Eagle Rock Formats: DVD
Live In Tokyo with The Sturcz Quartet	Released: 7 December 2010 Label: IMV Formats: DVD
Live At North Sea Jazz Festival	Released: 19 October 2010 Label: The Store For Music Formats: DVD
One Night In Montreal	Released: 18 May 2010 Label: Immortal Eur/Zoom Formats: DVD
Carmen	Released: 13 June 2011 Label: The Store For Music Formats: DVD
Morocco Fantasia	Released: 5 December 2011 Label: In-Akustik Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/al-di-meola-mn0000600228/awards
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   http://www.allmusic.com/album/friday-night-in-san-francisco-mw0000097398/awards
   http://www.allmusic.com/album/rite-of-strings-mw0000176786/awards
2. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Al+Di+Meola&cat=a
3. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Al+Di+Meola&cat=a
4. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Al+Di+Meola&cat=a
5. "officialcharts.de". officialcharts.de.
6. "iTunes - Music - Land of the Midnight Sun by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
7. "iTunes - Music - Elegant Gypsy by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
8. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - February 24, 2015". http://www.riaa.com. External link in |work= (help)
9. "iTunes - Music - Casino by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
10. "iTunes - Music - Splendido Hotel by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
11. "iTunes - Music - Electric Rendezvous by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
12. "iTunes - Music - Scenarío by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
13. "iTunes - Music - DiMeola Plays Piazzolla by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
14. "iTunes - Music - The Infinite Desire by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
15. "iTunes - Music - Winter Nights by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
16. "iTunes - Music - The Grande Passion by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
17. "iTunes - Music - Flesh On Flesh by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
18. "iTunes - Music - Consequence of Chaos by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
19. "iTunes - Music - Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Volume I, Music of Astor Piazzolla by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
20. "iTunes - Music - Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
21. "iTunes - Music - All Your Life (A Tribute to the Beatles) by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
22. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Al+Di+Meola&cat=a
23. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Al+Di+Meola&cat=a
24. "iTunes - Music - Friday Night In San Francisco (Live) by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia". iTunes.
25. "iTunes - Music - Passion, Grace & Fire by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía". iTunes.
26. "iTunes - Music - Guitar Trio - Paco De Lucía/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola by Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola". iTunes.
27. "Midsummer Night in Sardinia - Andrea Parodi - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
28. Thom Jurek. "Beautiful Love: The NYC Session Featuring Al di Meola - Eddie Gomez - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
29. "iTunes - Music - Beautiful Love - The NYC Session by Various Artists". iTunes.
30. "iTunes - Music - He & Carmen (feat. Eszter Horgas) by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
31. "iTunes - Music - Tour de Force (Live) by Al Di Meola". iTunes.
32. "iTunes - Music - Live In London by Al Di Meola World Sinfonia". iTunes.
33. "iTunes - Music - La Melodia Live In Milano by Al Di Meola World Sinfonia". iTunes.
34. "Where Have I Known You Before - Chick Corea,Return to Forever - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
35. "No Mystery - Return to Forever - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
36. http://www.discogs.com/Lenny-White-Venusian-Summer/release/3387514
37. http://www.discogs.com/Stomu-Yamashta-Steve-Winwood-Michael-Shrieve-Go/release/967957
38. "Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
39. http://www.discogs.com/Stomu-Yamashtas-Go-Go-Live-From-Paris/release/4060593
40. "Go Too - Stomu Yamashta,Stomu Yamashta's Go - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
41. http://www.discogs.com/Chick-Corea-Touchstone/release/1194469
42. http://www.discogs.com/Paul-Simon-Hearts-And-Bones/release/2735589
43. http://www.discogs.com/Jeff-Richman-The-Way-In/release/2861980
44. "Greece". george-dalaras.com.
45. "Jazz Reviews: JazzpanaVince Mendoza/Arif Mardin - By Andrew Lindemann Malone — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com.
46. "David Broza [1995] - David Broza - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
47. http://www.discogs.com/Aziza-Mustafa-Zadeh-Dance-Of-Fire/release/1116188
48. "Magic Touch - Stanley Jordan - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
49. Thom Jurek. "The Promise - John McLaughlin - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
50. William Ruhlmann. "Pavarotti & Friends for War Child - Luciano Pavarotti - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
51. "MAN DOKI : People in room no 8". jorgenand.se.
52. "Crossing the Bridge - Eileen Ivers - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
53. http://www.discogs.com/Aziza-Mustafa-Zadeh-Inspiration/release/461088
54. "Nylon & Steel - Manuel Barrueco - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
55. "The Running Roads - George Dalaras - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
56. "Camino Latino (Latin Journey) - Liona Boyd - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
57. http://www.discogs.com/No-Mercy-Feat-Al-Di-Meola-Dont-Let-Me-Be-Misunderstood/release/1306561
58. http://www.discogs.com/Man-Doki-Soulmates/release/1930015
59. "Untitled Document". dereksherinian.com.
60. "Amazon.com: Deja-Vu: Leonid Agutin: MP3 Downloads". amazon.com.
61. "Returns - Return to Forever - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
62. "Al Di Meola: Live at Montreux, 1986, 1989, 1993 - Al di Meola - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
63. Ken Dryden. "Live at Montreux 1994 [DVD] - Stanley Clarke,Al di Meola,Jean-Luc Ponty - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
64. Joe Viglione. "Speak a Volcano: Return to Electric Guitar - Al di Meola - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
65. "Cosmopolitan Live [DVD] - Leonid Agutin,Al di Meola - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.

External links

• Al Di Meola Official Web Site