Elegant Gypsy
| Elegant Gypsy | ||||
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| Studio album by Al Di Meola | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | May–September 1977 | |||
| Genre | Latin jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Elegant Gypsy is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1977 on Columbia Records.
Background
Elegant Gypsy was a follow-up album to Di Meola's debut release, Land of the Midnight Sun. The distinctive music on the album is a speedy fusion of jazz and rock, with lightning-fast guitar riffs intermixed with lyrical acoustical passages. The songs include explorations of Latin music themes, including acoustic genres like flamenco.[3]
Elegant Gypsy won an annual award for Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player Magazine.
Track listing
All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.
Side One
- "Flight Over Rio" (Mingo Lewis) 7:16
- Al DiMeola - electric guitar
- Mingo Lewis - Arp Odyssey, Arp Sequencer and background synthesizers, organ, congas, percussion
- Jan Hammer - electric piano, Mini-Moog synthesizer
- Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
- Steve Gadd - drums
- "Midnight Tango" 7:28
- Al DiMeola - electric and acoustic guitars, Arp synthesizer, castanets, maracas
- Barry Miles - electric and acoustic pianos
- Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
- Lenny White - drums
- Mingo Lewis - congas
- "Mediterranean Sundance" 5:14
- Al DiMeola - acoustic guitar (first solo, right side)
- Paco De Lucia - acoustic guitar (second solo, left side)
Side Two
- "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway" 6:18
- Al DiMeola - electric guitar, timbales
- Barry Miles - electric and acoustic pianos, Mini-Moog synthesizer
- Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
- Lenny White - drums
- Mingo Lewis - congas
- "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" 1:46
- Al DiMeola - acoustic guitar
- "Elegant Gypsy Suite" 9:16
- Al DiMeola - 6- and 12- string electric and 6-string acoustic guitars, Arp String Ensemble, acoustic piano, maracas, percussion
- Jan Hammer - electric piano, Mini-Moog synthesizer
- Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
- Steve Gadd - drums
- Mingo Lewis - congas
Personnel
- Al Di Meola: Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, percussion.
- Paco de Lucía: Acoustic guitar (track 3).
- Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6).
- Jan Hammer: Keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6).
- Barry Miles: Piano, keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 2, 4).
- Steve Gadd: Drums (tracks 1, 6).
- Lenny White: Drums (tracks 2, 4).
- Mingo Lewis: Congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6).
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Billboard 200 | 58[4] |
| 1977 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 5[4] |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 61. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Review in Ultimate-guitar.com
- 1 2 "Elegant Gypsy - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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