Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	March 15, 2011 (Digital Download) April 8, 2011 (CD)
Genre	Jazz fusion, Latin jazz
Length	72:26
Label	Concord
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
World Sinfonia – La Melodia (2008) Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(positive)[2]

Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody is an album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2011.

Track listing

All compositions by Al di Meola except where noted.

1. "Siberiana" – 8:30
2. "Paramour's Lullaby" – 7:47
3. "Mawazine, Pt. 1" – 2:09
4. "Michelangelo's 7th Child" – 7:33
5. "Gumbiero" – 6:19
6. "Brave New World" – 1:54
7. "Full Frontal Contrapuntal" – 4:53
8. "That Way Before" – 3:06
9. "Fireflies" – 4:02
10. "Destination Gonzalo" – 5:17
11. "Bona" – 6:02
12. "Radical Rhapsody" – 5:03
13. "Strawberry Fields" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:11
14. "Mawazine, Pt. 2" – 2:55
15. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) – 3:06

Personnel

World Sinfonia

• Al di Meola – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer
• Fausto Beccalossi – accordion
• Péter Kaszás – drums, percussion
• Victor Miranda – acoustic upright baby bass
• Gumbi Ortiz – percussion
• Kevin Seddiki – second guitar

Guests and other musicians

• Mino Cinélu – percussion (3, 4, 13, 14)
• Peter Erskine – drums (4, 10, 12)
• Charlie Haden – acoustic bass (13, 15)
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano (5, 10, 12, 13)
• Barry Miles – additional keyboards, string arrangements
• String section:
  • Gyula Benkö – viola (4, 11, 15)
  • Gábor Csonka – violin (4, 11, 15)
  • Gergely Kuklis – violin (4)
  • András Sturcz – cello (4, 11, 15)
  • Viktor Uhrin – violin (4, 11, 15)

Other credits

• Claus Altvater – executive producer, photography
• Róbert Balázs – engineer
• Paul Blakemore – mastering
• Francesco Cabras – photography
• Gary Casson – business consultant
• Martin Cooke – assistant engineer
• Susie Doherty – production coordination
• Frank Filipetti – engineer
• Roy Henderson – engineer
• Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
• Katsuhiko Naito – engineer, mixing
• Michael Page – art direction, design
• Dave Poler – assistant engineer
• Spyros Poulos – engineer
• Hernan Romero – associate producer
• Viktor Scheer – assistant engineer
• Viktor Szabó – assistant engineer
• Csaba Tóth – engineer, photography

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2011	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	4[3]

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola : Release Information, Reviews and Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
2. Wood, Stephen (3 April 2011). "Al Di Meola: “Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody”, jazz review by Stephen Wood". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
3. "Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody - Al di Meola | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.