Electric Rendezvous

Electric Rendezvous
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	1982
Recorded	May-July 1981
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	34:27
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Di Meola & Dennis Mackay
Al Di Meola chronology
Splendido Hotel (1978) Electric Renedezvous (1982) Tour De Force - Live (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Electric Rendezvous is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola released in 1982. It features Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía who also recorded Friday Night in San Francisco with Di Meola.

Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

1. "God Bird Change" (Mingo Lewis) – 3:51
2. "Electric Rendezvous" – 7:47
3. "Passion, Grace & Fire" – 5:34
4. "Cruisin'" (Jan Hammer) – 4:16
5. "Black Cat Shuffle (Philippe Saisse) – 3:00
6. "Ritmo de la Noche" – 4:17
7. "Somalia" – 1:40
8. "Jewel Inside a Dream" – 4:02

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – electric and acoustic guitars
• Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar on "Passion, Grace & Fire"
• Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
• Jan Hammer – keyboards
• Philippe Saisse – keyboards on "Black Cat Shuffle"
• Steve Gadd – drums and percussion
• James Mingo Lewis – percussion

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard 200	55[3]
1982	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	3[3]

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Electric Rendezvous - Al di Meola | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Electric Rendezvous - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.